Editorial

Trump’s UN speech sends shivers down listeners’ spines  The maiden speech of the weird White House occupant in the United Nations General Assembly left many among his shaken listener

Arrogance, ignorance and incompetence Nawaz Sharif faces the consequences of mishandling the Panama case. Had Sharif agreed to resolve the issue through the joint parliamentary committee,

Downgrading US-Pakistan ties a no-win optionThe PM’s New York visit to attend the 72nd session of the 193 member United Nations General Assembly, which he is scheduled to address on Thursday,

Charity resources for politicking Despite the PML-N’s  great expectations, the  party simply failed to raise  a sympathy wave in NA-120.  While Maryam Nawaz delivered speeches recou

Same old story  Despite Trump’s new Afghan strategy, Washington and Kabul seem to be falling over each other trying to find a solution to the war. News reports of a tripartite (Pakista

And the future  The Panama case seems to have had a limited impact on the ground in NA-120. There is a visible lot that has turned. Yes, they stuck with Nawaz Sharif even though he did n

New NAB chairman must unanimously be considered Mr. RightThe race to appoint a successor to the incumbent NAB chief retiring in October after four tumultuous years has started timely, though on th

ECP failures and the reservations about the future The results of the bye elections in NA-120 will have important implications for the PML-N and PTI. These will show how far the verdict<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/15/the-battle-for-fortress-na-120/" title="Read more" >...</a>

And the ECP bouncer   Imran Khan’s troubles with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would not have snowballed if he had only applied the same rules of the game to himself<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/15/imrans-sense-of-justice/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Eyes wide shut!   The thought that poor Sharoon Masih’s cruel death reaching the august National Assembly might bring about some change, however delayed, for minorities in the future is self defeating.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/14/minorities-and-the-state/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Avoid nurturing another set of unrealistic notions It was highly embarrassing when two federal ministers took a contradictory stand on the Xiamen declaration. It speaks volumes about the

The old unrealistic policy will have to be changed The government is in the process of hammering out a strategy in response to President Trump’s South Asia policy. National Security Committee has<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/13/china-and-us-both-want-action-against-terrorists/" title="Read more" >...</a>