Opinion

Govt could face a serious embarrassment, especially if it ends up doing much worse than its predecessors

Whatever may be the reason, it is evident that this government doesn’t have any clear Kashmir strategy

Clearly the government is moved by a huge desire to look busy and create voluminous ‘forest depleting’ folders

The change in the legal status of Kashmir led to the renewal of violence

In this age of economic downturn, such banks are taking full advantage of the vulnerability of its staffers

Fear guides us to make our decisions.

The latest locust emergency is about to knock at our doors. Are we ready?

The state, till the 18th, assumed a more central role in our national affairs

In order to conduct an effective pandemic response, the ongoing crisis necessitates a ‘whole-of-community’ approach

Lifting the lockdown at such a critical time could mean a human disaster of equal proportion

Social movements too are likely to suffer with prospects of collective actions reduced due to the restrictions

Misgovernance of this proportion creates unfortunate, painful, and paradoxical choices

Tackling cross-border health threats in CAREC is challenging due to a lack of regional mechanisms for policy dialogue

There is no other option for Pakistan and its people but to be ready for severe austerity

A Covid-19 lesson is that population per bed continues to be much larger and poses a threat to our health sector

Unproductive rents harm all of us but benefit a few people who use political connections to restrict competition

One hopes that India (as well as Pakistan) will pay more attention to why they have been placed on this USCIRF list

A truth is used to create a lie

Overseas Pakistani workers will need all the help they can get from the authorities to limit their losses

Finally some words about criticism in a fashion directed at our simple mullah (cleric)

Even though women have come a long way, their journey to equality has only begun

Engaging in a war of words and bringing down the Sindh government undermines the national purpose

We can prove the online class system to be a profound alternative to the classical system of learning

We need to work assiduously for the virus cure, curtailment and testing for mutual benefit

It is better to focus on governance by fuller implementation of the Constitution, laws, better tax collection

Incidents of domestic violence are rising due to growing economic pressure and close proximity to an abusive partner

Generating five lakh green jobs, has already proven that the revival of nature and economy can go hand in hand

These rules are indeed a step in the right direction and would help in jolting the civil servants out of their slumber

We have to demonstrate the will and commitment to protect special-needs citizens

A clear and loud messaging is needed from the leadership, which so far has only sent confused signals to the masses

It is time for the government to think about how to develop a national action plan to jump-start the economy

There is a long way before online healthcare becomes mainstream in Pakistan

US reaction to Covid-19 was to greatly expand the role of govt and the govt’s presence in the lives of people

As societies will need to adapt to the emerging biogenesis and mutations of coexisting creatures like viruses

Introduced by corrupt politics that became Pakistan's second nature

With increasing reports of the Pakistani Taliban sneaking back into the tribal districts from Afghanistan

Considered Imran Khan’s go-to man for getting things done today, a de facto deputy Prime Minister

The economic and psychological impact of the lockdown has been enormous, with the major concern being that of survival

Covid-19 has also created opportunities for Pakistan in the short, medium and long term

A cure to reduce government expenditure, based on sound economic reasoning, is to create a retirement funds’ marke

As the economic disparity grows today fresh proof is emerging that ideas seldom die

Will the President, please, rise to the occasion?

Oil and gas then, still seems to be major factors in today’s geo-economics

The only thing that should surprise us in all this is that we are surprised

Farmed animals are treated as commodities rather than living things

Left to themselves the forces of provincial prejudice and bias are centrifugal

Taliban have remained steadfast to their commitment, abiding by the initial seven-day ceasefire

Unfair and unequal treatment of working women is one reason why I went into politics

America led by a president who initially thought coronavirus was a hoax spun by Democratic Party to take him down

Time has come to break down fences and to defeat the global pandemic