Opinion

Progress for women is extremely important for a developing country like Pakistan

COVID-19 has aggravated the already precarious situation of malnutrition and food insecurity

Modi govt has an elaborate plan to turn local population into a hunted minority by settling non-Muslim outsiders

Negative implications are paramount and range from physical to personal to social spheres

An invading and war-waging president is worse for immigrants in US than a bad-mouthing war averse one

What needs to be expounded is, why/if the fields of science and religion are anti-thematic to each other

If the true face of India is being exposed, there are major realities which must be considered by Pakistan

Abysmal conditions workers in many poorer countries find themselves in are a direct result of business practices

The status quo reasserts with all its force by labelling the efforts as instruments of favouritism, corruption

Pakistan is on the verge of meeting developmental indicators of a developed country because of CPEC

Developing Asia has experienced many crises and disasters and has always bounced back

A potential rift would be a terrific opportunity for a politically weakened Trump

Applying jerry-rigged solutions will yield similar results

It is high time to do away with the present system of recruitment through the Central Services Examination

Undeniably, the Pakistani diaspora is an invaluable national asset

Improving sentiment & preparation for the Dubai Expo in 2021 will likely moderate the projected recovery

Pakistan’s position on Kashmir remains unchanged

It is important to see whether economic cooperation triumphs or if politics and geopolitics gain upper hand

Erdogan has emerged as a leader with the vision and foresight of a proud nation

PTI’s razor-thin majority in Punjab stands in the way of carving out a new province

Our problems in health, and even in infectious diseases, are not just limited to the coronavirus

Empowered youth can not only achieve great heights for themselves but also positively impact society

We need to find a way to fix our faultlines or we will not progress an inch

NAB needs to be reformed into an efficient anti-corruption body

The debate now is whether the decline happened because of govt’s interventions or despite its confusion

This vision of civil supremacy is certainly within reach provided political leadership remains committed

Karachi has, for long, been facing a crisis of governance and ownership

Neither Pakistan nor India should think of Afghanistan as a buffer state

A nation that can build nuclear bombs will also find a way to protect its children, control its population

The political environment is ripe with discussions on the credibility of NAB

Pakistan and Bangladesh need to realise that bilateral synergy can bring tremendous good to their people

The pandemic is not over yet. Be real and take the Covid-19 threat seriously

If someone is treated like an enemy, they become the enemy

The court’s function is to ensure that authorities do not act unjustly by overstepping their proper sphere

Jinnah’s Pakistan, the country of our dreams has morphed into a nightmare of despair and despondency

It is time to realise that without fixing the SEZ Act, we cannot expect world class SEZs to be established

Current climate has adversely effected crop yields and poses a huge risk on the under- nutrition population

Now let’s look at disaster management

This is how rights die

The threat to women is now growing

But these are details — the core issue is why ban books

It is time this Prime Minister made good on his promise. The lives of thousands of people are at stake

Once the US has pulled out of Afghanistan, Kabul would be free to act to serve its strategic interests

Libya has become a battleground for regional countries and for competing militant outfits like IS

Relations between the two countries have remained tense for the last many years

For Pakistan and flight safety, it’s fair to say that things have worsened.

This story appears to be good to be true to the seasoned scepticism of the Pakistani mind

What will restore our democratic values?

Last week was one of debilitating self-injuries for a people already lost to the maze of distrust.

China has demonstrated a remarkable ability to resolve border disputes peacefully