Opinion

Countries like Pakistan have had a tough time with international indexes such as the Corruption Perception Index

Perhaps the time is ripe for a single social protection window for all

Women in Pakistan have to bear pervasive sexism throughout their lives

In the long list of US/NATO failures, counter-narcotics and counterinsurgency strategies never complemented each other

Green governance is the life-saving medicine urgently required by our ailing economy

If Biden wins, Afghan peace loses, India wins, Kabul wins but Afghanistan loses

FIA is advised not to play a game which is not in accordance with law and adhere to the law than to the rule of man

We as citizens have every right to ask some basic questions from our political leaders and heads of political parties

Karachi is a megacity and needs strategic rainwater management planning based on collective wisdom

Covid-19: a game changer

Effective policing not only requires enforcement but also public engagement and consent

Indian Covid crisis is being equated with zugzwang as there are no good options left with Modi’s govt anymore

Jinnah got us home 73 years ago. But ever since, we have done nothing but given up our liberty bit by bit

Privilege has ruined countries and societies, we should not allow technology to further cement inequity

Unfortunately, the problem cannot be wished away with the issuing of statements and the showing of solidarity only

The disease has resulted in what some economists called the “pandemic depression”

Both sides must engage in a long discussion over governance systems and Taliban’s role in a new dispensation

Lebanese failing system, corruption, economy will make it another chessboard for regional and global powers

Karachi is a classic example of such choking of the political system

The existing local government is a sham. There is no political responsibility. That is how cities die.

What will these tens of thousands of university graduates do in terms of finding employment?

China and the US must remain cognizant of red lines

States must be challenged for encroaching civil space and if need arises defiance will be the only option

Because of its wealth and diplomatic clout, India has a lot of holding power

Social media seems to have totally disrupted the fourth estate’s economy and its clout

The culture in Pakistan around women’s economic empowerment is unfriendly and unaccepting

Overabundant capacity to store information results in higher propensity to memorise which reduces machine intelligence

Ram temple is a serious test case for the so-called Indian democracy and secularism because of three main reasons

Our unsustainable population growth has rightly been described as a ticking time bomb

Evidently, this was not a onetime statement, but a well thought-out strategy

It was Maryam’s first public appearance after about five months

If after 70 years state policies have failed to deliver then it is time to turn the policy around

We need to remember that status defines critical friendships and financial clout bestows status

Epidemic curves always fall even if we don’t do anything as the pathogen runs out of vulnerable victims

Americans are notoriously averse to saving money

We have all kinds of laws but implementation is missing, hence this mess

Pakistan has to also balance its relations with Iran, even if the tilt remains toward Saudi Arabia

World cannot be complicit to seeds of bigotry that have been sowed by BJP and ignore the plight of Indian Muslims

Beirut explosion was sheer incompetence by a corrupt and broken state

Eminent educationists have raised questions as to the stated goals of the SNC

Modi’s goal is to change the demographics of the Kashmir valley by flooding it with a Hindu majority

Tania’s biggest mistake was not making any friends in the power corridors

Beirut’s citizens have shown that you can be both angry and kind at the same time

Even today, the PPP is not ready to empower the local government, particularly in Karachi

Erdogan in Turkey and Imran in Pakistan broke tradition of political dynasties

Perhaps the next six months would provide insights into how the evolving dynamics play out

Kashmir is not a static issue anymore

A time would come that the true reality in Kashmir will also hit Modi’s India and Modi himself

Smart policy opens space, options and choices; India’s has pushed it in a blind alley

For the non-believers out there, the data is now irrefutably clear