Editorial

Could Trump come visiting? It seems that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the USA has set off a flurry of activity, all related to Afghanistan. The first US move was an Administ

The Senate check demands greater opposition unity, not less That the opposition’s shock defeat in its move to oust the Senate Chairman should result in mutual recriminations between

No reason for government to celebrate either One can understand the frustration. Despite a majority of 64 to 36 in the Senate the opposition failed to get 53 votes needed to remove Se

But for how long? India seems not to know what to do with Kashmir. The only thing it seems to be doing with any success is shooting up innocent civilians in Azad Kashmir, which it see

A way to shift burden to othersForeign Minister Qureshi has reaffirmed what the Prime Minister has been saying earlier about his government and the armed forces being on the same page. A persi

Inflation kicks in and fuel prices go upThe chickens have begun coming home to roost. CPI inflation in July, the very first of the new financial year, was recorded at 10.34 percent, the first

Reminiscent of post-2002 elections 'Zamir ki awaz'As many as 64 opposition members stood up in favour of the resolution against Senate Chairman Aslam Sanjrani. When the ballot box was opened t

Pakistan must tread warilyUS Special Envoy on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad came to Islamabad on Thursday, on his way to oha, where he is to lead the US delegation which expects to sign an MoU

A city let down by its elected leadersWhile the monsoons have just started, two days of light to medium rainfall have already paralysed Karachi, the industrial hub of the country. Water and po

Why didn’t anyone think of it before?The latest step by the Federal Board of Revenue might be praiseworthy, but the initial reaction is one of incredulity. It should make sense for taxmen to

From euphoria to appreciation of ground realities Revelling in Prime Minister Imran Khan’s successful US visit, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmud Qureshi has claimed that the PTI governm

Need for airfields to be away from population centres An Army Aviation King Air 350 Turboprop crashed in the wee hours of Tuesday in Rawalpindi while trying to land, leaving five mili