Opinion

Perhaps we should dream of a future where people will be encouraged to think, read and write

Ankara must remember that learning from the past is much more important than living in it

Only mystery in all this: why does rain come as a surprise to both the govt and the people of Karachi?

How this particular crisis will develop will be the subject of an article in the future

Is it any wonder countries that reported best results in containing Covid-19 were ones with lower inequality

Can Pakistan maintain that balance in a world increasingly becoming polarised?

Military will have to assist the government in stripping of all the frictions and inefficiencies

The world — the West — lost China on two counts

Has a time come to review the election process?

Both India and Israel use diversion tactics in order to shift the focus away from their actions

The dignity of prisoners is the first victim of our criminal justice system and so-called correctional facilities

The world order that we see coming to an end was not shaped by the US or China but India

Great crises are said to bring profound social change

Even if Africa managed to escape from Covid-19’s lethal ramifications, its impact on livelihoods would be stupefying

Shelves of govt ministries are laden with policies which have almost no bearing on what goes on in the ground

Trump not only isolated his country by augmenting conflicts but also amplified hostility

It remains vital for post-colonial countries like our own to use it as an opportunity to question or own racism

Effective local governments have been a feature of the dictatorial set-ups to fill the political vacuum they create

18th Amendment has been reduced to a mechanism of dividing Centre’s financial pie among provinces

30,000 strong Afghan Local Police (ALP) militia units are singularly despised for brutality and abuses

This past weekend was dreadful

As far as the Americans and the Taliban are concerned, both sides are taking care of their end of the bargain

To achieve high standards, universities require a superior governance model and effective regulatory bodies

If Joe Biden wins the polls US would in all probability assume conventional leadership role with some caveats

The past two decades have seen ballooning of defence budgets by major global powers

Owing primarily to Trump’s inept handling of the Covid-19 crisis, US has been pummelled by the pandemic

Indian support to proxies in Pakistan’s neighborhood stands exposed and the world is well aware of that

Societal discourse is often an insight into the hierarchy of power.

Covid-19 has had dire implications as it is coupled with factors such as lack of access to adequate medical care

We should not be playing Russian roulette with our health, wellbeing and economy

The government has left it all to us. Those who die will die. Those who live will live

We lost because Trump and those around him decided it was in their political interests to let the virus run wild

SBP and the government require more co-ordination to provide relief to the private sector

It was inexplicable as to why the govt and even PM kept mum over Burhan Wani's death anniversary

We have had enough of the 10%, 20% and even 100%

Since 2006, I have personally witnessed many high-level attempts to grab this land under different contexts

Not just balance books, we need thinkers and doers — not accountants — to lead this economy

There’s no need to stab democracy from the back door

Pakistan’s “Protected Areas Initiative” will prove to be a historic milestone for nature conservation in Pakistan

It never ceases to amaze me how often fascists use the future as a propaganda tool

This year the Government of Pakistan has issued a special commemorative postage stamp on population

The impact of the patriarchal system can be felt across the board with its roots in various cultures and societies

China’s rejection of the McMahon Line has left several pockets along the border that both states contest

So far Pakistan has been able to expose Indian atrocities in IOK before the UN, OIC, European parliament etc

Pakistan has tried to internationalise the Kashmir issue but with limited success

Bekaar mubash kuch kiya kar, kapre udher kar siya kar

The question is: how has the world come to this pass?

Urbane Pakistan should stop fearing, dying daily and start living

“Justice, though due to the accused, is due to the accuser, also.”

Escaping to Mars might be an escape from the truth