Editorial

Moderation is the way outThe PML-N leadership continues to ratchet up its rhetoric against the judiciary. At his Jaranwala rally Nawaz Sharif questioned the legitimacy of disqualifying a lead

The only way out Pak-Afghan relations have reached such a low ebb lately that unless APAPPS (Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity) secures concrete and quantifiable pledges from both sides, they<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/05/pak-afghan-mess/" title="Read more" >...</a>

At public expense For a party of change, reform and breaking away from the status quo it is often tough to ignore the similarities between the PTI and the political parties its party chairman Imran

Politics of contempt noticesThe only real surprise about this new contempt of court episode, really, is that it took its sweet time coming. Surely Nehal Hashmi, just like Talal Chaudhary and Daniy

Abusing children’s vulnerability and innocenceNever was the function and role of electronic media more important than in exposing hidden social evils that represent the dark side of human na

Expanding an enduring and entrenched conflictThe Kulbhushan Jadhav episode is an altogether new chapter in the history of spy war between India and Pakistan. Jadhav was arrested by Pakistan au

Hashmi’s sentence a message for serial judiciary-bashersNawaz Sharif’s policy of confrontation with the country’s apex court has claimed its first high-profile casualty. The dubious dist

Kabul acts wisely by sharing intelligenceWhile the US threats can further strain relations, the Afghan government’s gesture needs a positive response. With the US authorising its commanders

Discord within, pugnaciousness abroad While Trump spoke of ‘one team, one people, and one American family’ in his first State of the Union Address, and sought to cast himself as the president<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/01/trumps-new-american-moment/" title="Read more" >...</a>

President Trump’s war ‘trumpet’ and military victory fallacy‘Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it’ or to rephrase this proverb realistically, ‘we learn fr

Seat of learning, but victim of intolerancePitched fights between groups of ‘miscreants’, use of firearms, injuries, physical and judicial remand of over 200 brawlers under Anti-Terrorism

Corrupt officers and the force If it weren’t for the media – especially social, internet – glare that brought the Naqeebullah staged encounter case to the Chief Justice’s notice, Rao Anwar would<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/01/29/catching-rao-anwar/" title="Read more" >...</a>