Editorial

And a reckless disregard for human lifeCoal mining is considered to be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. It is therefore up to the company or government overseeing the project to en

Across one of the world’s most militarised bordersThe Kartarpur corridor issue has led India to hold talks with Pakistan without prior conditions, something the BJP led government had ruled

Those responsible must be identified The World Bank’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes has ruled in a 700-page judgement that Pakistan must pay the Tet

Baby steps towards peace Earlier this year Pakistan and India somehow avoided an all-out war after an airspace violation by India and a corresponding response by the Pakistan Air Forc

It’s now or never A number of organisations of the trading community gave a call for a countrywide strike on 13 July against the FBR’s move to bring all traders into the tax net.

Taxes cannot be raised through sermons Prime Minister Imran Khan spent a day in Karachi on Wednesday trying to persuade the business community to pay taxes. He talked about his Cabine

18 dead, 80 injured It may not be the worst disaster in the history of Pakistan Railways, but the one at Sadiqabad did result in 22 people being killed and more than 80 injured. As fa

International observers aren’t blind The utility of avoiding attacks on press freedom, and instead promoting it, was to be seen in London when Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi

A lot at stake for the PML-N The video clip released by PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday had a dramatic impact. It raised serious questions about the integrity of the acc

A crucial breakthrough in Doha talksIt is rightly maintained that there cannot be peace in Pakistan unless there is peace in Afghanistan. The positive developments during the 7th Doha round of

Are convicts deprived of free speech automatically?In another exhibition of self-righteousness, Prime Minister Imran Khan has, with the support of the Federal Cabinet told PEMRA to ask channel

Parliament and media under attack Sustained attempts are afoot to dismantle the democratic system brick by brick and column by column. Despite elections having been announced in South