Editorial

Constitute election rigging commission — or else! Shrill protests and slogan-chanting by opposition members in the new National Assembly commenced on August 17, the same day Imran Khan was elected prime minister.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/12/rash-opposition-ultimatum/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Differences should be ironed out through discussionAt a time when Pakistan is facing an unprecedented financial crunch and FDI has shrunk to the minimum, China has committed  $60b,  the larg

Threats and disruptionsGood that the government has, as promised, agreed to PML-N’s demands of probing alleged rigging in the national election and spared everybody the prospect of a

More than charity will be required With only 30 days of average water storage capacity Pakistan in on the brink of a water crisis. What organizations like the IMF and UNDP have<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/09/looming-water-crisis/" title="Read more" >...</a>

A friendly but critical approach is the need   The Chinese government had reasons to be worried about the over a yearlong political confrontation in Pakistan. The Chinese government was keen to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/09/pti-and-china/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Credibility, image, merit go up in smoke…And the only buoyed up ‘winner’ in the PTI’s abrupt about-face in first laudably appointing and then abruptly removing an internationally renow

Imran Khan gets on-the-job trainingWhile he was in the opposition Imran Khan had little time to prepare himself for the office he was seeking. He is now getting tutorials. The last one was ar

PTI’s bold positionPTI’s robust defence of Dr Atif Mian – who has been appointed to the prime minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) – is welcome and sends the right message to e

Trying to reset Pak-US tiesThe visit by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and CJCSC General Joseph F. Dunford was welcome as it showed that both sides were keen to resolve differences thro

The need to improve relationsSecretary of State Mike Pompeo and CJCSC General Joseph F. Dunford are arriving at a time when Pak-US relations are in a tailspin, with fears being expressed that

Funereal silence on Pakistan sports sceneThe 18th Asian Games held in Indonesia recently, participated by 11,000 athletes from 45 countries, was essentially a celebration of youthful physical

PPP quits opposition ‘alliance’ The PTI has the highest number of votes in the electoral college. The opposition is therefore incapable of defeating Arif Alvi even it was to put up a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/04/no-permanent-friends-or-foes-in-politics/" title="Read more" >...</a>