Opinion

Civilian supremacy is an input to governance outcomes, not an excuse to underperform

By delaying local govt elections, provincial govts are harming process of good governance ,development

Prospects for recognition would brighten up with any single initiative by any of the regional countries

If you look closely the same decay is underway in every country

NADRA’s policy decision comes in line with right of all and sundry to name themselves as they please

Hundreds of thousands of women face violence and in many cases meet death without any justice

According to a UNHCR report 14 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity

Time to separate ISI from civilian ambit; return it to its primary purpose of an inter-Services military institution

Under the guise of its civilising mission, colonialism perfected extractive economic systems

Throughout NFRs, SSK is trying to convince political leaders that his programmes can support not supplant govt efforts

It is for the state to find out, lay out opportunities, and define and design ways to enrich its people’s potentials

Recent merger of different violent groups with the TTP is a sign of strengthening shared gains and survival techniques

The real war against humanity and human decency has been waged by Zuckerberg through Facebook

The rivulet that forms after glacial melt trickles to become streams has inviting sights, sounds and scenery

Over the past several years, the mindset of the average Indian has shifted too, perceptibly

Countries in future warfare will focus on speed, information warfare and AI

Atomic empowerment cannot precede economic development, nation has to be self-reliant

Federal, provincial govts should take aggressive steps to regulate gold sector

Govt negotiating teams can sometimes be ad hoc assemblies with uncertain hierarchies and without trained staffs

Captain, you need to bowl very lethally in the last spell against the status quo; this is what you are, where you are

The barrier is not the language per se, but the training of the applicants to express themselves

Accumulation of wealth and power leads to an unnatural state of a human where abd is given the position of a maalik

Even under 20 year-long US-sponsored regimes, western standards of women’s rights did not work in Afghanistan

The first generation of Pakistani rulers opted to locate the capital in Karachi

The only livable hotels are the so-called five-star ones which are prohibitively expensive

Pakistan has a problem with prioritisation. What should be prioritised in our reform process?

How can Pakistan keep itself safe from impending humanitarian crises after the takeover of the Taliban?

Did not hear was a single word about carbon tax or governmental policy targeted at transitioning from fossil fuels

Pakistan cannot afford to shy away from reaping the rich dividends that are up for grabs courtesy the tech innovations

Coming from a heavy toll of 147 wild polio cases in 2019 and 84 previous year to only one thus far is a mega success

There’s still time for US, int'l community to facilitate peaceful and meaningful talks between Polisario and Rabat

This much power in one man’s hand should never be acceptable

Democracy is said to be the worst form of government except all others that have been tried

The neurosurgery ward of Holy Family Hospital lacks basic functioning framework

The already inordinate water burden being borne by women and girls is continuing to worsen

Once we re-evaluate our situation through the geo-economic lens, we won’t be resorting to quick answers

We need urgent infusion of credible economic intellect in our governance model

K-P must act before the area plunges into darkness again, shattering its touristic dreams

Freedom and democracy are in dialectical opposition with one another

Pakistan’s power play is a joint venture between politicians and the establishment.

Our political cadre — ironically — has always forced the military’s hand

Facebook seems to be in the business of two devilish things: spread of fake news, manufacturing mentally ill people

According to the PDHS in 2017-18 about 18.3% of women aged 20-24 were married before the age of 18

Pre-modern Muslim societies were often cultures of dignity

Maybe it is time for a new NAM — a movement of countries that do not wish to completely side with China or USA

Good science, and good scientists, need to be connected to the society.

Who are these people and how is their moral scale so different from any other reasonable human being?

Harmony between Islamabad and Pindi would lead to necessary reforms in all sectors particularly on the economic front

This fascination for developing tourism spots to attract foreign tourists never seems to end

There is enormous amount of information available in the records that have been kept by patwaris for decades.