Opinion

Claiming a minor impact of air pollution on people’s health based on these numbers is not correct

The recent escalation in conflict and resulting upheaval have exacerbated needs

The power that China now projects in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific is its strategic necessity

When there is a leadership vacuum, the country descends into chaos, disorder and anarchy

The prevalent jirga system stands in the stark contravention of the Supreme Court Order issued in January 2019

The winters that we grew up in were warmer than the ones in which our grandfathers grew up and so on

Dissent peaceful or otherwise is immediately branded terrorism

Is it a requisite for the Taliban rule to gain state recognition under international law?

That Pakistan has a persistent suicide problem that has continued unabated year after year and under every government

Pakistan recognised the dangers emanating from an unstable and fragile Afghanistan even before Taliban came to power

Ukraine must look for a delicate diplomatic balance

Pakistan’s Afghan problem including the TTP will continue to haunt medium to long term stability

It aims to work with individual gov]ts, private sector to make the South Asian region more climate resilient

Workers are looking up to the Supreme Court to settle the delivery of the right to life once and for all

Pakistan has the lowest budget for sports in South Asia

The difference between the monkeys’ and the human beings’ DNA is less than 2% — an almost negligible difference

Betting on the right horse would be very profound. That might be the real tabdeeli in the offing

The intelligence reception comprises a string of individuals not in direct contact with its controller

National interest must take precedence over partisan gains

We need a type of governance that is far more people-oriented, not one that is mostly serving the elite

The stray dog in Pakistan must be among the most miserable

For many govts, sport is used as an unconventional diplomatic tool because of its generally inoffensive nature

The entire region has suffered immensely

US President’s snub to the greater Middle East at “Summit for Democracy” further establishes his lagging interest

Truth is that we still know little about Omicron

Not always, but every now and then, we are in a situation when there is only one right answer

Both countries claimed the summit was not meant for democracy but to advance the geostrategic interests of the US

The BRTS has to succeed. Public transport remains a politically charged issue in this city

The week of December 4 brought a number of developments that Pakistan should be watching carefully

PM’s favourite topic includes ensuring that there is just enough moral policing that citizens don’t get led astray

Put simply, PTI cannot win the next election with Shaukat Tarin as Finance Minister

Those attempting to decline the national mood of the country are many and they waste no opportunity

Conflict in Sindh can be averted if the provincial government pursues a pragmatic and accommodative approach

It is the need of the hour to formulate a coherent and consistent mental health policy

Lynching of someone because of differences of any sort and buying free will of voters are two sides of the same coin

In any case, members of Modi’s security team do not retire, they die

There is a need to instill democratic norms within our enterprises

Never ignore any symptom how trivial it may seem

Air pollution’s annual death toll is now higher than that from smoking

We have produced more of the Prufrocks and converted the world to Wasteland, as said by TS Eliot

Extremist thought to the point of exclusion of the other is the first step to its ultimate form of violent terrorism

Kamyab Pakistan is some indication that the bottom may begin to get serious attention

Corruption is a termite that is eating up the pith of our society

It is Pakistan alone, with some subdued support from regional countries, which stands with impoverished Afghans

To offset the mountain of challenges, Pakistanis will need to be more resilient than ever

The drug empire running out of Syria has seen these drugs replacing Syria’s traditional exports

Policy think-tanks in DC, London and Brussels boast many senior positions occupied by people of Indian-origin

In the modern world, good governance is accorded the highest priority in both corporate and public sectors

Being on the receiving end of the backlash of global warming places a developing country in a precarious position

In Pakistan, we have been witnessing the consequences of a majority that is deeply insecure in matters of faith