Opinion

When words are put together hurriedly, selfishly, or unimaginatively their power is mostly destructive

Mass awareness campaigns by gov, media and private sector are important but insufficient to stop the violation of SOPs

Gilani’s appointment as Senate opposition leader has disarrayed the opposition

As often happens in this unfortunate land of ours, all good things come to pass sooner than later

Lines in the sand, or soil, need blood to sustain and shedding blood is not easy

For Iqbal, thought is much more than the hardships of discovering the finite world that the thought finds itself in

China and Pakistan need to work to turn CPEC into a blueprint for greening BRI

Serious-minded policy analysts in India have always recommended a détente in Indo-Pakistan relations

The Taliban would never share power with whom they call a “puppet”

To add insult to injury, a significant number of GBV crimes remain unreported

Even when elections are held, power is hardly devolved to the last tier

For anyone managing the education system, the priority should be to keep education going in a safe, productive way

Unquestionably, the China-Iran deal is an affiliation having great consequences

It is possible we may be reading too much in Prime Minister Imran Khan not being invited to the climate summit by US

The first major fault line was our appeasement of the religious groups during the process of constitution making

Decency and development is farther than it appears

No matter how autonomous a central bank may be, it cannot divorce itself from growth imperatives

Another key objective for India has been to use the dialogue process to demoralise the Kashmiris

It is not just asylum seekers that are vulnerable ; there are a significant number of Indigenous Australians

Xenophobia in US can be traced back to Trump who made no secret of his worry that US would lose its white identity

The manner in which journalists are killed and their murders not investigated puts a lot of questions before the govt

The guns are not just silent on the LoC but the two sides also seem to have halted verbal assault against each other

The US, China, and the EU are responsible for 52% of global carbon emissions

A former ambassador in the US spits venom against his own country

With Covid-induced economic slowdown affecting businesses worldwide

An impending disaster if a comprehensive agreement is not reached

Enlightenment continues to elude us because nobody cared to push forward the its drivers

The downfall of Pakistan’s film industry is a result of ill-conceived dubious national visions

India due to its mastery of social control can resurrect the hitherto defunct constituency of peace in a heartbeat

To add to the country’s woes this has been a period of substantial political instability

Pakistan needs to recognise that PPP in the education sector will pose some challenges

Majoritarianism, populism, and other hybrid forms of governments remain a prevalent threat to deepening democracy

Even if there are arguments for depoliticisation, this does not mean that decision-making should be unrepresentative

A people cannot be denied their freedom and if a nation yearns for it, she will realise its aspiration

While we are all in this together, we also really are not at the same time

Truth be told, it is not the Afghans who need to fight for a paycheck but rather the US

The major problem with bogus conferences is the lack of oversight and quality control

Pakistan seeks to extend CPEC to Central/Western Asia as an energy and trade corridor

What good has the pandemic brought to Pakistan?

The third wave of Covid-19 is here but we could have prevented it or minimised its impact

March 20 marked 18 years to the American invasion of Iraq

Pakistan has faced a monumental challenge of defending itself from the aggressive designs of India

The manner with which the child was treated is testimony to the callousness and scant respect for the relevant laws

Do we want to build a future or repeat the past?

Premarital counselling can play an important role in improving our appalling maternal and child health indicators

By the time the import-led consumption would lead to a crisis, it would be someone else’s headache

Populist leaders thrive on divisive politics and create virtual ‘in and out groups’ to monopolise power

Women are agents of change, resourceful and innovative

When driving across Pakistan, what comes across is the genuine belief amongst most that Covid is an urban phenomenon

There is also a change in tone and tenor of Indian officials towards Pakistan