Editorial

Can bluster transform ground situation? PPP was acclaimed for its liberal credentials, its penchant for the common man, its support for the rights of women and minorities and its struggle

It might take time, but there is no alternative to peace Nawaz Sharif’s address at the plenary session of OBOR’s High-level Dialogue stressed the need for cooperative and inclusive de

Fighting imaginary enemies With the election campaigns having started virtually, various political parties are holding public meetings. In Karachi PSP leader Mustafa Kamal called for a mi

Bull in a china shop  So, finally, the most unpredictable US president goes to the world’s most volatile region when it is suffering its worst catastrophe in living memory. But alr

What better time to look back?  Nobody really believed Shahbaz Sharif’s six-month boast about ending load shedding on the last campaign trail. Even Nawaz dismissed it – before th

Iran again   Once again Pakistan cannot boast friendly relations with any bordering country except China. India’s been a bad-to-worse case since the Modi administration took over. And little good news, if<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/14/border-tensions/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Hopefully those who tried Jadhav have a fool proof case India had three objectives when it approached the ICJ on Monday i.e., to seek a stay order against Indian spy Jadhav’s executio

Two main contenders start early campaigning General elections are not due until May 2018, but both the PML-N and the PTI are already making their pitch to the otherwise ignored and forgotten<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/12/battle-of-rallies/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Transparency needed at all levels With the CPEC being the flagship of the One Road, One Belt (OBOR) project, Nawaz Sharif will be treated as a prominent participant at the summit. He<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/12/the-obor-summit/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Dose of his own medicine  The way PML-N has tied Imran Khan in legal knots it would seem the ruling party has taken a leaf out of the PTI chief’s own favourite book. Parliament

The neglect harms mutual relations Pakistan’s border management has come under discussion in the past on account of smuggling. Heroin coming from Afghanistan has frequently found its way to Iran through Balochistan.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/10/whither-border-management/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The beginnings of a year-long accountability Nawaz Sharif’s style of governance was bound to land him in a cul-de-sac. For the last four years he has run the country like a family enter