Opinion

The offence does not either provide protection to transgender persons and gang-rape victims

The meeting of Pakistani envoy with the Bangladeshi PM was the result of quiet diplomacy

Both politics and media need to give way to another set of mind, another set of eyes and ears to take over

Let Pakistan be run per the law

Doctors do all they can to save every life but some deaths are inevitable

The loopholes in the existing system should be plugged after a detailed debate in parliament

All these personal peculiarities would have remained Hollywood myth had it not been for Trump's political style

Like in the past the opposition parties are still part of the system

The Australian Army Chief needs to be complimented for showing resolve to punish those who are guilty

This is time to mobilise the Kashmiri diaspora the world over and gear it into a powerful voice to plead

The world’s largest democracy has plunged into a majoritarian abyss since the BJP came to power in 2014

There is a long history of proposals, plans and projects to positively transform Karachi

This global pandemic has laid bare the deep inequalities plaguing our world

Ending poverty requires that we end landed privilege

Musharraf’s decision to join the US in the war on terrorism was made out of necessity

Afghans remain apprehensive that US is tired of the war as the issue never surfaced during presidential debates

The coronavirus has changed our values and relations

Taliban and Kabul government are exchanging their role, habits, and actions

The bottom line of all the manifestos has been the assurance of good governance

I have never been afforded the liberty to create an inclusive environment for myself or exhibit casual mannerisms

For Africa, Chinese aid and investments has led to economic growth

Over the past 50 years, Oman’s story has been one of success

The state’s problem is that it uses a hammer to strike every challenge to the status quo

Even political slogans seem to evolve by geography

For many civil servants, especially those in the early years of their careers, issue remains inadequate compensation

University leaders do not have a monopoly on doing everything to climb up the evil ladder of rankings and ratings

Joe Biden, the incoming president, has not spelt out his approach to international trade deals

PTV needs to also broaden its horizon

Ironically, less people died of starvation and diseases as nomadic hunter gatherer than as farmers

The American model of democracy is no more idealised

Keeping protests outdoors in the daylight and the provision of hand sanitisers is a doable strategy

Our enslavement at their hands is not much different than the enslavement we experienced at the hands of British Raj

PDM is an arranged marriage of ideological partners that make no sense in bed together

Pakistan today is not even self-sufficient in producing its basic staple crop wheat

Constitution-making will be a particularly sensitive issue as debates and negotiations will be heavily polarised

The government needs to invest heavily on the education related internet infrastructure

The opposition parties in Pakistan are older than the governing party

Maradona was like a guided missile that hurtled through his flustered, nervous and terrified opponents

It is to be seen if the world will stand behind Abiy to strengthen democratic process or fall for selective interests

The way out from the prevailing predicament of Afghanistan is unity and determination of the people of Afghanistan

Vocal critics of the present British govt consider the merger of DfiD with the Foreign Office to be a conscious shift

Those who own land benefit enormously in unearned value from infrastructure and other development

Pakistan has always accused the US of not understanding its regional interests

Biden knows the region and the stakes of good relations with Pakistan well

Pakistan is blessed with a large hydroelectric potential and should not ignore it

Afghanistan is going to suffer from hunter gatherer class that will soon be in charge of the most lethal military

Archaic idea of nationalism gives the demagogues a field day to manipulate public sentiments

Islamabad has to carefully play its cards, while dealing with Afghanistan in particular

We have lost respect for the weapon. We all take antibiotics for granted

Biden administration would have to first ascertain its expectations, pre-conditions prior to talks with Iranian govt