Opinion

There are thousands of such cases in which innocent people are charged despite having alibis

Progress has been slow and unable to keep pace even by South Asian standards

In Pakistan “politician” is a byword for a “corrupt man”

Ironically, the so-called world powers have remained divorced from the issue

Despite the fact that none of these major events came as a shock or a surprise, I do find myself changed.

Support for the presidential system originates primarily because of the failure of the current form of governance.

Many are openly hoping that through the Omicron variant, most of the world population will acquire “herd immunity”.

Perhaps the reason there is disappointment is not because HEC is not doing enough, maybe it is trying to do too much.

A writ petition has been submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking a ban on PubG.

World affairs are again subject to several serious ideological conflicts, four have taken shape in the last few years.

There is a marked difference between knowing that history is held in good hands and the state of excessive fatalism.

Pakistan’s decision to attend the Winter Olympics ceremony is a signal to the West that Pakistan stands with China.

President Putin is not wrong when he stands up against the encroachment on the Russian sphere of influence

The only force that can effectively counter ultra-right-wing religious extremist politics in Pakistan is the left

The odds of a deep thinker emerging out of this lot are tiny

Scapegoating and victim-blaming seem to be the most commonly used tactics by authorities

In a world that is increasingly digitising we are being left behind at a blistering pace due to acts of those in power

Surveys of leading government hospitals in different cities reveal identical exploitation and cruelty

Is Russia about to walk into a trap in Ukraine? What are the forces that may want it to invade?

It was perhaps the first time that local elections at every tier were held on a party basis

There is ample room for external actors to promote environmental diplomacy in South Asia

Challenges can only be viewed in the global, regional and local matrixes, keeping the humanitarian question in mind.

The PM in his last ‘meet the nation’ interaction laid out three positives in the economy.

Given its meagre professional, financial resources, and the lack of autonomy PBS has done a good job of rebasing.

Vitality of small-scale organisations supporting minority communities is the need of the hour

The IWT offers an economic, energy-efficient, employment-intensive and almost pollutant-free mode of transport

It is time to ‘revisit’ this project, instead of leaving a hemorrhaging legacy.

The responsibility of changing the mindset lies on the shoulders of parents and teachers the most.

"Money is not only a dirty game but also a vicious one"

Bacha Khan's messages of social equity, truth, purity and liberty carried a universal appeal.

Volatile politics have to be stabilised and the culture of hate and populism should be discouraged.

"Guantanamo tortures left a deep scar on the conscience of humanity."

"Hate-driven nationalism and the countries espousing it ultimately evaporate into nothingness."

With narrowing space for their community in India, Sikhs are congregating under the umbrella of Sikhs For Justice

Given fundamental concerns, the NPT loses its credibility, adoptability, fairness and expanded membership

Such a potential city cannot be left to die at the hands of shenanigans

Pakistan — unfortunately — is not the only country that chooses to stay silent

When Taliban returned to Kabul in August last year, Pakistan was more than hopeful that its interests would be secured

The self-help industry is another — which seeks to outline a set of principles that allegedly lead to prosperous life

The return of Covid-19 pandemic can also be attributed to nature over which the country has little control

One cannot blame the youth of Pakistan. They have done the best they could but most of them can barely read or write

Politics in its current shape in Pakistan is no more than a spectacle or exhibition

In the last few hundred years, ideas to unite Europe to a conflict-ridden continent remained an uphill task

Is there any point in us trying to make a difference, if he can’t?

We need to enact programmes and policies to protect generations across the board from spiralling into despair

It is easy to not hope in such times because not hoping protects us from the heartache that may inevitably follow

That’s the other thing about the word greatness; it forces you to believe in absolutes

Much of intellectualism is not proactive in terms of support for masses via constructive criticism of state policies

Probability of nudging TTP to resolve differences with Pakistan has dimmed after the Afghan Taliban attack

Opposing interests are inflicting bruises to common Afghans as well as people of whole region