Editorial

And issues to ponder on On the first day, a broadside, stopping short of  the extreme that Zardari had gone to in June 2015. The second day, a  toned down  version, though  without any change in<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/18/zardaris-tirade-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Ugliest scar on the national consciousness Of all the things the prime minister said about the APS tragedy – great sacrifice, need for better security and education, etc – nothing stood out<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/17/remember-remember-the-16th-of-december/" title="Read more" >...</a>

But still no claritySo now, once again, there’s no need to go to the IMF anytime soon. That is how the finance minister feels after giving every indication that the government is, indeed, ge

A crisis created by federal government’s own negligence   The PTI government is facing the first major crisis of its tenure. The  ongoing gas shortages throughout  Sind have caused widespread disturbance in<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/15/gas-shortage-in-sindh/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Problems all around Fitch Ratings could have picked a better moment, from PTI’s point of view at least, for downgrading Pakistan’s long term debt rating. After all the trauma that the market<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/15/the-economy-again/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Absence of policies and reliance on miracles  COAS Bajwa has assured local and foreign investors of a secure environment in the country. Security is one of the basic requirements for business and<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/14/ptis-quest-for-investments/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Business of legislationFor once one of Imran Khan’s U-turns has resonated so well with the opposition that Shahbaz Sharif, at least, is suddenly all praise about the government’s seriousne

Complacency and political exigency harm performance Earlier this month Imran Khan had hinted at getting rid of the incompetent members in his cabinet and a possible reshuffle in portfolios. After a record<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/11/laying-foundations-of-naya-pakistan/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Balochistan prosperity always promised, never fulfilled Something is rotten in Balochistan province, has been for decades, and will doubtless remain so in the foreseeable future, unless by some miracle mixture of political<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/11/continued-callous-neglect/" title="Read more" >...</a>

NAB’s impartiality, integrity, proficiency and legality are essential  The National Accountability Bureau, despite frequent allegations levelled at it by politicians,  captains of industry, high-ranking bureaucrats, and spoilt brats of feudal lords, should<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/11/endemic-curse-of-corruption/" title="Read more" >...</a>

In democracies laws are passed by Parliament Forming the parliamentary committees should be the topmost item on the agenda of the NA’s ongoing  session. The committees play the vital role  of oversight<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/11/emperors-ruled-through-ordinances-in-medieval-times/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Some direction, please! Hopefully the prime minister’s pep talk with stock market representatives will soothe market sentiment a little – he did agree to a number of their demands without giving it<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/09/blood-on-the-market-floor/" title="Read more" >...</a>