Editorial

Former Finance Minister Macron’s win a triumph of ‘hope over hate’Just when it seemed that the iconic principles of the French Revolution, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, that had guided F

Heat’s up again  The military’s rejection of the Dawn leaks ‘notification’ – even though there’s been no notification so far – is one of those things that are easy and diff

And Saleem Safi and Ehsanullah Ehsan Conflict journalism, especially active war reporting, has undergone tremendous change since the war on terror. There are no more stories of correspondents

And blasphemy charges Perhaps the official, social and media storm that came after the recent lynching of Mashal Khan – on charges of blasphemy – petered out before reaching the coastal d

A second protest in five months As once witnesses the PPP’s performance on the ground the party leadership’s claim of forming the next government in Punjab sounds farcical. The PPP h

Exports rise as Rupee falls, but what of the bigger picture?IMF has repeatedly warned its most addicted borrower, the Pakistani leadership at any given time, to exercise fiscal discipline an

And the need to wrap it up in time The Supreme Court – less than two weeks after the Panama case verdict - has formed the Panama case verdict implementation bench that will co

Hubris can only lead to more bloodshed The military machines of Pakistan and India, equipped as they are with nuclear weapons and multiple delivery systems, can inflict so much devastation on each<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/04/indias-refusal-to-talk/" title="Read more" >...</a>

‘Mind your language’ should be the watchword Social media is a double edged weapon. It has made the planet ‘small and round’ through intense global connectivity, but is also the h

The need to abide by the rules of the game The Prime Minister and his advisers have thoroughly mismanaged the Dawn leaks probe. Initially, the federal government repeatedly denied Cyril A

Beginning the journey with baby steps This paper has long espoused the cause of improvement of relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The stand was based not solid reasons. First and

Not just symbolic The Pope’s visit to Al Azhar University, that old citadel of learning, came at a historic time. And it couldn’t just be a coincidence that he talked of the need to comba