Opinion

This is no time for starry-eyed loyalty.

At times the leftists were our staunch adversaries while at times we more than glorified the extreme rightists.

Our strained healthcare system cannot afford to combat yet another deadly viral contagion

Delhi elections will only be known as a moment when the BJP got greedy

The plague of racism is more insidious, it’s more contagious than coronavirus

With over eight billion metric tons of plastics produced since 1950

Another potential chaotic situation within Pakistani borders

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance reveals plans in his maiden appearance in the National Assembly

A vicious cycle of corruption, misuse of authority, nepotism, genocide of merit and criminalisation of politics

Trump’s Afghanistan strategy has audibly crumbled

The point is that the slips and sneaks through the cracks are not unique to any country.

Survival of the health sector depends on the “disruptive” forces to shake off the status quo

The pause in the Afghan peace process has had mixed results

The problems are so expansive that even the report’s authors only offered up the simplest of solutions

With the G-B elections around the corner, the prevailing situation is not in favour of the PTI

The only possible way to peace is for the Taliban to announce a comprehensive ceasefire and agree to hold direct talks

Pakistan’s interests would be best served if Taliban and other factions cooperate in building an effective state

As a state with a population of over 20 million, we cannot play with the lives that exist within our borders

Pakistan is brimming with paradox.

The best medical advice is to stay where you are, be confident and adopt all preventive measures.

We spent more than what we collected, imported way more than what we exported and did not save much.

Some may ask why the history of policy matters when there is inflation, shortage of flour and sky high prices of sugar

Maybe the corona epidemic can spark a social movement.

Does this performance warrant a rethink on part of Sindh govt seeking the police chief’s repatriation back to Centre?

The word reconciliation seems to be very notorious in Pakistan.

The Muslim world is engaged in political experimentation.

When Hindus left Pakistan during partition and in the mid-60’s, many temples were lost to encroachment.

At the same time it should next do for sugar what it has done for wheat — free up the imports

How far and for how long will we maul IK and his government?

Anti-US sentiment on Pakistani streets has also sharply receded

Mr Hoodbhoy gave the example of Japan that it doesn’t have any ideology and that it thrives while we only survive

It is high time we start penalising those inflicting pain and violence on animals

Rapidly growing population has direct negative implications for adverse climate change

Pakistan is at a place where instead of manufacturing hardware we have failed to make a mark even on the software side

Pakistan has the potential to repeat the transformation of countries like Singapore, Israel, South Korea, and Finland

Oxfam releases its report which focuses on these two problems in much detail

As most people in Pakistan avoid paying taxes

As this rift between South American nations widens

The impossible task of fence-mending between arch enemies

The prevalence rate of breast cancer in Pakistan is highest among Asian countries

The faux pas wouldn’t affect national security but the peace gestures would, and they have

Use of proxies abroad, affords Iran operational flexibility by retaliating against an adversary elsewhere

Controlling a disease like coronavirus is not going to be a herculean task but one that we simply cannot take

When countries world over are reducing coal use, why is it that Pakistan is increasing its reliance on coal energy?

Pakistan is one of the fastest urbanising countries in the region

The curse of the big office may be upon us all

Wrangling over transfer of Sindh has exposed tall claims of good governance of federal govt

There should not be any debate on why we need more women in our committees and among our faculty

It is ironic that despite being central to interests of both, Pakistan has not been able to benefit from either

The US is now forcing one-sided “peace” plans down the throats by oversimplifying complex problems