Editorial Section: Editorial: Democratic threats to the parliament. Special Note: Looming financial crisis News Stories: Pakistan banned rights advocacy INGOs under its new security policy KP: Peshawar’s traffic warden system fails to deliver As elders accept mediation-fee, tribesmen fear corruption of jirga Christian women at the mercy of Christian Divorce Laws 1869 in Pakistan Sewerage water shatters …

Editorial Section: Editorial: Peace agreements narrow space for actual laws Special Note: Is Hafiz Saeed expendable for Pakistan? News Stories: Pakistan enters another grip of tamed religious right In Swat, honour-killing on the rise in absence of legislation Musical heritage of Banr on the verge of extinction A social dilemma: RISHTA AYA HAI! (Here comes a marriage …

Editorial Section: Editorial: Of the rulers, by the rulers and for the ruler Special Note: The need for US-Pak cooperation in Afghanistan News Stories: Child abuse escalates in Pakistan amid state neglect  Home alone: Domestic violence spirals in KP and Balochistan in the absence of laws In North Waziristan, locals losing sleep over wild pigs Fresh displacement …

Editorial Section: Editorial: Pakistan: A controlled democracy with a remotely controlled government Special Note: Unearthing the spoils of politics News Stories: The Future of succession in Pakistan’s long ruling party Drug addiction rife in Punjab’s higher educational institutes Urbanization and Gender: A day in the life of Zahida KP U-23 Games failed to tap sports talent in …

Editorial Section: Editorial: ‘Do more’ is now Pakistan’s own policy Special Note: The test of courage News Stories: Political outrage in Pakistan exposed amid agencies’ proxy wars Turkey’s footprints: Motorcycle ambulance services in Lahore In remote Kohistan, ghost schools proliferate despite education reforms For trans people in Pakistan, transcending taboos is the challenge In Southern …

Editorial Section: Editorial: The great game in Afghanistan and limited options for US Special Note: Diplomacy: A game changer for Pakistan News Stories: The mind-boggling mystery of PIA’s ‘missing’ plane Hands behind the anti-press draft still a mystery Pakistan’s federal right to information law gives weak rights Drug abuse on the rise among youth in Gilgit …

Editorial Section: Editorial: Ultimate rulers of our democracy are citizens Special Note: Pakistan’s foreign policy choices News Stories: The many guises of Pakistan High Commission UK Glaciers play havoc in Gilgit-Baltistan and so does government Biased leniency correlates to escalating harassment incidents in educational institutions Voices against misuse of blasphemy laws in Pakistan gradually rise TVET …

Editorial Section: Editorial: Pak-US cooperation in Afghanistan is indispensable Special Note: The American War News Stories: Sharif’s accusation jeopardizes civil-military relationship Lahore sees female head of police station after 15 years In absence of RTI Law, PATA and FATA remain information blackholes In Swat, authorities register smuggled vehicles for fear of use in terrorism Life tough …

Editorial Section: Editorial: Lesson: Don’t challenge after serving them Special Note: When the bell tolls News Stories: Pak top court verdict to oust PM adds to ruling party troubles ZIKA VIRUS might strike Karachi soon, warn experts Hindus in Peshawar in a futile bid to reopen closed temples False information over social media distressing users The underlying …