Opinion

In less than 30 days, an invisible lifeform has shaken the very foundations of human existence

Chaos is setting in amidst the confusion about how to deal with a virus that is both lethal and hospitable

Perhaps the PM and his team could not comprehend what would happen if the virus engulfs all sections of the population

We will have ample time to fight our petty battles based on ego or so-called principles if we stay healthy and alive

Crisis management should take precedence and govt should divert as much resources as it can to manage the outbreak

Our sense of responsibility to our fellow citizens is the only thing that can help us

Social distancing as a strategy can only succeed if no significant minority is allowed to deviate

PM seems to not be aware that it was exactly this attitude of apathy that got Italy in the position it is in today

Any regional cooperation mechanism in the sub-continent without Pakistan will be incomplete and unsustainable

We are in this together and offer to each other across geographic, religious, ethnic and political divides

Much of the blame should be shared by the PM’s adviser on health, Dr Zafar Mirza

Even at this early stage it would be well to focus on the economic impact of the crisis

The coming days and weeks will require our resolve, patience and spirit of solidarity

Since peace negotiations in Afghanistan are ongoing, it is impossible to gauge who the “winner” is

A strict lockdown, curfew might be the option for many countries, in densely-populated areas, it’s not an easy...

The US still pays billions every year towards the Afghan budget.

There will be light at the end of the tunnel; we just got to make it there with least damage.

Could you be called a leader if you procrastinated when faced with the tough choices?

The world is already being forced to face the prospect of a profound shift to a self-sufficient economy

Mental health becomes a serious concern when you are in a state of lockdown, confined to your living quarters

It is time for the government to be pound wise and penny foolish

Humaneness is a creed above all others. It is what connects us with ourselves, with each other and with nature.

So what is going on in Italy? Why is the pandemic not stopping and why are so many people dying?

Everyone is having a corona moment nowadays

One cannot undermine the seriousness of Covid-19 and its lethal ramifications

Keep aside an emergency fund, which has been done by keeping aside Rs100 billion

My advice to Pakistan is that the solution doesn’t lie in landing the blame at the doors of some foreign hand

The future of global security lies in joint solutions to common problems

The Taliban would need continuous financial aid to run the government, hence the leverage with the world

The combination of academia and policymakers can have Pakistan make revolutionary changes to its health sector

In Pakistan, more than 275 people live in a square km which is far more than China, USA, Italy and Iran

Strict timelines for completing a task must be given to the officials in all government departments.

The civilisation level of a society can be assessed by how it looks after its special people.

Testing as many people as possible is the key to any curative response to the disease.

Iraq is a case study of what happens when foreign powers decide to make a third country their playpen.

If Pakistan ends up having the most conservative estimate of cases, the whole healthcare system could collapse

The provinces and the Centre have to work together — not just in a tweet or press conference, but in actual policy

International business community must realise that Indian economy is in deep recession and FDI will remain very risky

This war is now the flagship project of the Government of Pakistan for the year 2020

All these outcomes will have serious and mostly unpleasant consequences for Pakistan.

It’s a race against time, and we already lag behind.

One would expect people to unite right now, instead what we have found is the ugly side of society prop up

When will we have common sense?

The federal government is not interested in a lockdown for reasons best known to it.

Crisis has shown the importance of the healthcare system at a time when the world clearly was not doing enough

Covid-19 is simply exposing the already existing weakness of our healthcare system

The next one may simply spell our end.

As the health system gears up to battle the pandemic, it must ensure that maternal health outcomes do not deteriorate

Quarantined people are less prone to dangers of coronavirus than to dangers of unhygienic living conditions

Everything has changed in Syria in these 10 years, except its political structure