Opinion

The international commitment to ‘Education for All’ needs a strategy that must be apolitical and uncompromised

Consistent weakening of the state conjures up the image of an ailing father who once enjoyed great power

Beyond comprehension for a common man as to why a party that preaches accountability, avoids conclusion of the issue

Democracies stand on four pillars — legislature, executive, judiciary and media

Measuring problems like inequality is no easy task and each approach for doing so has its strength and limitations

At home we are in the midst of an experiment where one player is playing off a playbook of post-truth elements

Khan has undermined Pakistan’s institutions and processes that oversee and uphold the country’s fragile democracy

PTI has proved having no political acumen, no competence, no experience to handle complex issues at ‘national’ level

I would have ignored political shenanigans if the Sharifs had not claimed major credit of atomic explosions in 1998

Opportunities and challenges become part and parcel of Balochistan which is struggling to cope with them

Hatred rather than love, misinformation rather than information achieve hits and likes

No taxation without representation was the glorious stance that changed Westminster governance for good

The food of Balochistan is simple and reflective of the harsh terrains and punishing climate

There are issues that are more pressing than deciding on the kind of ‘purdah’ Afghan women should practise in public

Kinetic use of force against insurgents and terrorists has at times attracted scathing criticism

When it becomes clear that silence only emboldens the aggressor, or harms the innocent, it is no longer a virtue

In 1,000 years, we’ll have no choice but to become a Type 2 Civilization — an interplanetary civilization

What is required is the will and moral courage of those who have the capacity, weight and muscle to rectify wrong

During Trump’s presidency, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unequivocally called for regime change in China

In order to be rid of slavery, there is a need to say ‘absolutely not’ to the borrowed ideas

Biden was hoping to work with a cluster of Asian nations that had signed the far-reaching Trans-Pacific Partnership

Viruses are not making a queue to take turns to start epidemics and pandemics

Recent political crisis seems to be a continuation of what has been a ‘strategic norm’ established over the years

Democracy in post-colonial societies has morphed into an ugly Orwellian system

PDM’s economic indecisiveness is an outcome of a dramatic political miscalculation

The Taliban have failed to establish a broad-based government and adhere to human rights

As a society, a nation and a state, we haven’t evolved

IIOJK faces economic slowdown, farmers have been forced to either sell produce at throwaway prices or watch it rot

Politics can play a key role in polarising the intelligence in a country

These fights are always of the elite, only they prefer to risk the lives of the poor

US has been in constant efforts to establish its technological, strategic and economic hegemony throughout the world

The government of PM Shehbaz Sharif misread the situation by not correcting the deviation from the programme quickly

Inequality is of course not a Pakistan-specific problem

A massive slowdown in world economic and trade conditions is on the anvil

The failure to respond to early warning signs can have disastrous consequences

The hate-driven Hindutva ideology heavily banks on the use of religion

The cost of instability will overwhelm the country as Khan has moved ahead with his dream plan of marching

The Russian invasion has resulted in the greatest humanitarian and refugee crises in Europe since World War-I

The fear that has engulfed Islamabad right now is the unstoppable Azadi March of Imran Khan

Constitution being a law organic in nature continues to evolve according to the dictates of times

Our leaders should address real core issues head-on, preferably with govt and opposition taking a long-term view of it

With political commitment and adequate resources, young people have the potential to make effective transformation

The existing EOBI, a bureaucratic institution of colonial mindset, needs to be radically restructured

Cycling has helped Dutch people improve their health, enhanced sociability in public life

In this era, the road to glory is not too long and requires passion, unity and consistency of efforts

Elites in Pakistan are not incompetent, they are savvy in navigating a complex political arena to ensure maximal gains

Benefit of traveling is it puts you in your right place, reminds you that you are not special

Once we have exploited our rules and principles, we are driven by anarchy, greed and egoistic tendencies

Appropriate techniques, besides water management and plant density, can successfully regulate insects and pests

The world is changing faster than we could have imagined and in ways that we could not have envisioned