Editorial

Sharif brothers’ adventures in the Holy LandWhen that wiliest of Pakistani politicians Asif Zardari cannot comprehend or explain away a specific event involving fellow politicians whom he ot

Easier to deal with an enemy than a frenemyThe US charges against Pakistan of sheltering militants belonging to Haqqani network and Afghan Taliban are not new. Pakistan’s response to the cha

Testing times for establishment and politiciansHolding fair, free and transparent elections poses the most immediate challenge followed by an orderly transfer of power to the next government.

Where there’s smoke…Finally, a news report published in this newspaper confirmed what was suspected all the while when now PM and former minister for petroleum, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, playe

Inflection point?After a good deal of trading accusations and asking each other to ‘do more’ it seems the Pak-US equation is finally reaching a turning point, especially with regard to the

Need for official clarification First Shahbaz, then a number of PML-N leaders followed soon after by Nawaz Sharif made a beeline for  Saudi Arabia. None cared to explain the purpose behind the vi

Neither of the main players want a delay in electionsAs the Model Town incident report provided mere observations as opposed to accusations followed by concrete recommendations to follow up and arre

Influential hit-and-run Baloch MPA released on bailThe race may not always be to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but in our society one thing is certain, the law generally favours tho

Civilian diplomacy is the way outIt is a sad occasion when a country is short of options against a dire threat it faces. The ISPR does not rule out unilateral action by the US against Pakista

Punjab CMs sudden baffling flight to Riyadh By sending a special aircraft to ferry Shahbaz Sharif to the kingdom on Wednesday evening, the Saudis no doubt had Pakistan’s best interests in mind,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/12/29/out-of-the-blue/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Benazir Bhutto’s death anniversaryBenazir Bhutto’s 10th death anniversary brought together a sizable crowd of charged PPP activists predominantly from Sindh. Fewer people came from other p

Optics matter   Islamabad was well within its rights to deny Kulbhushan Jadhav his request for the meeting with his wife and mother. He is, after all, convicted of subversion as well<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/12/28/the-kulbhushan-affair/" title="Read more" >...</a>