Opinion

Secularism does not necessarily provide a neutral ground for all religions

Provinces have to do a lot better, but the federal blame does not stick

For Pakistan, the concluding assessment of Afghanistan has been: one, to leave Afghanistan to its own devices

So in sum, we are more prepared to deal with the second wave than we were the first time around

We are losing a good crop of cricketers only because the dressing room has no place for mental health

The kind of democracy the US likes to install around the world is a code word for furthering US interests

Files reference seeking interpretation of Article 226

Taliban must agree to a political setup providing chance for all the political groups to participate in the elections

The present conflictual relations between the government and the opposition adversely affect governance

Most countries, including Pakistan, have seen their economies crushed and showing negative growth

Wearing a mask wearing has become a statement of how you behave towards others

The zoos and the treatment of animals is part of a bigger problem in our tradition

The elitism allegations on bureaucracy are not far-fetched

Being widely appreciated in the West is Imran’s smart lockdown strategy advocates a balance between lives, livelihood

Curbing hatred amongst our people should have been one of the top priorities of the state

It is time to make use of our vast stretches of land and create habitats where animals can run free

President Biden will follow in the tradition of president Obama

Pakistan suffers from a shocking level of hunger (88 out of 132 countries) as per the Global Hunger Index 2020

Despite ranking second in the list of countries with the worst air quality, Pakistan’s authorities seem indifferent

Besides conflicts, the Muslim world is haunted by a feeling of inferiority complex

'I had to bid farewell soon after completing my task on August 14, 1947 — hopefully to rest in peace'

Civil servants are often criticised for giving in to vested interest pressure

Government is equally guilty of being insensitive to the threat to the public at large

India not being included on the CPC list this year is a cause for consternation

As a society, we might need a better and advanced mental health awareness regime

While security infrastructures exist to combat some challenges, there is little preparation for the challenges to come

For the successful management of a national crisis there were six major requirements

In August of 2018 Pakistan was in the midst of a full blown economic catastrophe

Karamat was among the spearheads of the Social Forum that brought the workers of the world together

The way KLB was received in Pakistan, it appeared that Obama’s attempt to improve US-Pakistan relations had backfired

The Saudi-UAE combine is also ostensibly wary of the “Erdogan-effect” on Pakistan

For our country, the worst is yet to come

Truth be told, democracy and capitalism are incompatible

Govt has been drumming gravity of Covid-19 situation but unfortunately its energies are all focused on impeding PDM

So it seems that we are back to where we were

For over more than a decade, people of north-east Nigeria have become conversant with the horrors of Boko Haram

It is the need of the time to move away from traditional cabinet forming and give proper representation to women

Modi has bulldozed major liberal and pro-minority movements in the recent past

From a constitutional perspective, the judiciary has no business making policy

Underlying differences amongst the PDM leaders kept them from giving a clear way forward

Engineering curricula need to incorporate reading and writing

Just as terrorism is a reaction to aggression, climate change is the reaction to what we have been doing to earth

Persons with disabilities must be represented in the parliament

Pakistan could serve as a model for the restive nations in the larger Middle East

Maternal and child health indicators are a good measure to gauge a country’s level of development

As a society we should never forget about the plotters, the schemers and the inventors of political conspiracies

In operational strategy domination is endowed to the one who retains initiative

Only in Pakistan can we trade other people’s lives for our own respect and call it a deal

President-elect Joe Biden and VP-elect Kamala Harris are certainly a historic ticket

To effectively utilise temporary decision-makers' attention we need to set up effective systems of health intelligence