Opinion

India will most certainly go down a “divisive path” and for any Indian, that should not be a desired outcome

It is hard for Americans to believe their armed forces, by any means, had developed a better military environment

Few countries face multiple daunting challenges as Pakistan

As a matter of fact, the local government systems have not been functioning in Punjab and K-P for the last two years

Let us learn not to be misguided by lofty slogans of unity through uniform curriculums

Pakistan is not prepared for climate change

But the real question is: if a chief minister from a deprived region cannot make it happen, then who will?

They pay the price of a crime they have not committed

In light of the adage “What you allow is what will continue”, we welcome the top court judgment

Pakistan clearly faces some strategic choices

US presidential elections: who will win?

Gender harassment in any public space cannot be limited to mere urban regions

What measures can be taken to combat risks of developing typhoid fever?

Instead of implementing a maximalist approach, there is a stronger case for seriously scaling down enforcement efforts

PML-N’s prospects are dim until their war of succession is over

The government now has three full years to put the country on the road to Riyasat-i-Madina

It's time to move towards a more comfortable, affordable, convenient mode of transportation for a progressive Pakistan

Modi appears to be emulating Trump by destroying his country’s economy, mismanaging his pandemic response

SC verdict seeks to ensure justice for women and to prevent misuse of the permission to have more than one wife

Political struggles are not just won on streets, they must be won by writing

Even if Karachi is made a province, its ordeals will not be reduced unless those in power ensure good governance

Reform requires indigenous thinking and political will, not money from abroad

Any notion of a woman’s dependability on men for her survival has been dispelled by the Quran in various places

Saudi Arabia is pivotal to the wider Islamic world and Pakistan in particular

Kashmir is another bone of contention between India and Pakistan which gives little hope to Saarc’s revival

In Afghanistan, in just the last 12 months alone, the Kabul regime has changed stances and faces so many times

Pakistan will face US opposition on CPEC and China’s growing influence in the region

Morality, grace and the BISP Act demands that the programme should be run under its original name

Past glory can be a great opiate

The citizens of Karachi wait for the day the rain will truly be a blessing for them

Truth be told: Lebanon never really recovered from the 1975 civil war

Pakistan has always had a difficult relationship with the rule of law

Pakistan’s position on Israel is principled and based around larger sentiment of the Muslim world

Politics remains the thorniest part

Three tests for UHC

Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has opposed the decision to reopen primary schools until the pandemic is over

There is a good chance that the November 2020 elections would result in a Biden-Harris administration

UNSC rejected a US resolution calling for an extension of arms embargo on Iran

Many women are murdered over property dispute and due to men’s extra-marital affairs

Current government seems to have no clear plan

Lessons for Pakistan are very clear

Impunity for US forces has perpetuated serious abuses, some amounting to war crimes

Even on a good day Pakistani Twitter resembles a high school cafeteria

The most important duty of a state is to protect the lives of its citizens

A non-partisan review of SNC reveals our awakening to international challenges, holistic approach

It's imperative not to succumb to despair spread by naysayers. But to live in a fool’s paradise isn’t an option either

If intra-Afghan dialogue fails, poverty, violence, political instability will turn the country into a living hell

It’s riskier not only for kids but for our elders to send our children back to school

So, what are the “profound changes” that arrogant Macron has demanded before he returns to Beirut on Sept 1?

Anti-Americanism which has surged throughout the world in the last 20 years is a major reality