Opinion

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.

US investment in opposition politics; China’s admiration of Imran Khan’s govt are indicators of changing geopolitics

Since the beginning, communist China had maintained a principled position for joining UN focusing on one-China policy

The fact that Imran Khan is asserting his civilian authority shatters the narrative of puppetry

The AI revolution, which is going to create a completely different world, is around the corner!

We were happy to observe many events of remembrance and enjoyed the hustle and bustle in and around Balakot

One precious commodity that is increasingly rare around the world is democracy

Achieving these ends has the potential to reverse many of the sustainable development setbacks

Cruel treatment began when advertisements explicitly required ‘only non-Muslims’ to apply for janitorial jobs

Solution to the pandemic does not lie in richer countries sending vaccines to poorer countries but waiving patents

Majority of rural women work in the agriculture and livestock sector, but unfortunately their efforts go unrecognised

Our problems, threats remain; Kashmir is still an unresolved issue; our political, economic woes aren’t any better

In the NRSP schools as a whole, enrolment has more than doubled, from 15,556 to 39626

Pakistan’s population policies have for long revolved around operational and structural reforms,

No country other than Pakistan is affected more by Afghanistan’s prosperity or turbulence

The Government of Pakistan must include influenza vaccine in the EPI

What we see in Afghanistan happening between ISIS and the Taliban is not much different

There is a big question mark as to which direction our country is heading towards?

Trade between the two countries will create capital and increase investment for industrial production

Our future lies in investing in improving human capability and manufacturing what China, South Korea have done

The major sources of terrorism now reside in Afghanistan, and nearly all the regional states are under threat

Countering, eliminating such networks would depend on whether Taliban have succeeded in delivering peace to its people

Pakistanis remain indebted to Dr Khan for gifting us a sense of security, especially during a period of instability

According to Labour Force Survey 2017-18, total graduate and postgraduate unemployment rate was estimated at 16.3%

Discoveries in experimental sciences require sophisticated equipment that is expensive to purchase, costly to maintain

First there were the Panama Papers made public in 2016 and now, five years later, we have the Pandora Papers

The major worry for the US is that Afghanistan must not again become a safe haven for terrorist groups

The last time a journalist got a Nobel Peace Prize was in 1935 when the prize was awarded to the German

The stingiest controversy which the government has so far been able to stir is the introduction of the NLE

The safety, security and prosperity of Afghanistan means the safety, security and prosperity of Pakistan

Pakistan’s political culture still reflects feudal, tribal, and ultra-conservative characteristics

Rest assured, with oil usage, we are not only taking wholesale humanity, but wholesale life

He was a staunch patriot; a devoted artist who worshipped his work; an activist who cared for people

SNC is direly short of providing a holistic solution to the dwindling quality of education in the country

Opposition and the Bar have in one voice rejected the Ordinance

Afghanistan has just 30 physicians, 40 hospital beds, 20 nurses per 100,000 people

Planting trees is not going to be enough to address climate risks confronting children in countries like ours