Opinion

Efficiency of Pakistan’s authority will prove to be key in how successful it is in ensuring the convention works

What we need to appreciate is that Sindh police is run by different lobbies that in turn patronize different mafias

Pakistan is now the most powerful exponent of inclusiveness while India is busy slipping into the cocoon of Hinduism

How did whales enter into the international columns of newspapers in the first place?

The standoff between Iran and the US hasn’t unequivocally thawed

Pashtuns don’t divide us they are all over Pakistan and act as a great community that unites us all as Pakistanis

With the government on the retreat in the political arena, its partners woke to more gains in flesh

The internet and social media have given a new dimension to the regime change strategy

We began with a smoldering democracy and its cold replacement by power politics

The country’s maternal mortality rates reflect inequality and hardships faced by the marginalised women of Pakistan

As two-state approach fails to accomplish a final agreement, Palestinians are showing interest in a one-state solution

It is a testimony to how isolated the Palestinians are right now and how radicalised the Israeli position is

Media also gave them what they deserved for their sometimes preposterous, logic-defying defence of unpopular decisions

Glaring inequality are still evident in the power that men exercise at home, in the workplace and in politics.

Corruption is a mindset that has permeated the genes of the majority of the people of Pakistan

There is a tacit admission by the Governor that hot money flows are like a fair weather friend

Pakistan is moving towards being a gender-balanced society - but it still has a long way to go

Smart algorithms on big data power innovations leading to speedier transformation

Not all waste produced in Healthcare Establishments (HCE) is hazardous

Military support is neither unlimited, nor unconditional and almost always sensitive to the deafening crescendo

There is struggle between global & regional players over expansion of their political and economic sphere of influence

Pakistan reneged on its promise because the enemy, who is disguised as an ally, exerted pressure.

Availability of working capital at such high rate led to a growing disinterest of business community in bank borrowing

And the situation so far only worsens

Imran needs to be think & prepare for the state of the future instead of reforming a state that is only left in theory

Pakistan’s leadership is fully aware of the global power and influence of the US.

When justice is delayed and hence denied, the pomp of police reforms becomes meaningless

For corruption to end we need to get rid of the Gilgamesh in our politics and respect the Enkidu and give them time

It is capitalism at its most exploitative

There is no control of narrative, and there is more confusion than answers.

Why is PTI losing the battle of narratives?

It is now an open secret that the US is opposed to CPEC

It will require a great deal of effort to bring about modernisation in the Muslim world

China’s domestic donkey population has collapsed by 76 per cent since 1992

The state of our toilets isn’t a laughing matter. It is an issue of public health

This ‘social warming’ on a human level is like global warming & is touching our daily lives with an increasing impact

Why isn’t there a delivery of any kind? The party appears inadequate in its conception of governance.

The twin myths in collusion shut down Balochistan in a state of socio-economic backwardness

The stock market is already ignoring the noise of the anchors’ doomsday coverage. Next up? Their audience.

China and Pakistan have come to each other’s help in many ways at a number of crucial junctures over the past decades

Indian situation now enters a phase where Modi’s reputation also harms people who have one way or other appeased him

It has shortcomings that are likely to render it ineffective and toothless

Five other countries have also reported infected cases, all linked to travel

The Planning Commission is an expensive parking place for professional members running into each other

Generals may have erred at national level but they have not allowed Pakistan’s demise in the geopolitical chessboard

Absolute poverty has decreased alongside inequalities growing starker around the world

Economic crisis is like a time bomb and a major human security predicament for Pakistan

The FATF will kiss Pakistan goodbye if and only if America can do the same to Afghanistan

Despite geo-strategic constraints and economic hardships, Iran remains defiant, proud and extremely nationalistic

The landscape of urban mobility should include walkability, public transport as well as bikes and cycles