Opinion

India is consolidating its hold over IOK and Pakistan is unable to challenge New Delhi because of its fragile economy

While US engages with China in a severe trade war — Beijing has been making friends with South Korea and Japan

When political zeal is drilled into the minds of the youth there’s no stopping the lunacy

There is an absolute possibility that our political philosophy has not yet really born

The state would have to address the chaos surrounding the concept of legitimacy and power

Daesh is still capable of launching attacks on its opponents — although not with the same level of ferocity

Pakistan has invested heavily politically in Kashmir since its inception and paid a heavy price for its commitment

Contentment is only going to be achieved through sharing and humane principles instead of fostering competition

Perhaps the solution to our bureaucratic worries lies in addressing the challenges surrounding the lack of meritocracy

Silver lining in this whole episode is the departure from the practice that Army Act cannot be called into question

The repeated blunders by our power-elite are continuously causing embarrassment to Pakistan and its citizens

There was only one truth, the one the government wanted everyone to believe in

It was pleasant to find out that the app that was declared as the second-best govt mobile app in the world

The rule of law is an ideal, but it is an ideal we should be striving for rather than moving away from

Economic empowerment of women is a fundamental path towards gender equality that serves the whole nation

The problem is the common man is asked to deal with not the natural environment but contrived and man-made conditions

y 2050, the World Bank estimates, erratic rainfall, combined with rising temperatures

It’s time for a national debate on the rise in fake medicines in Pakistan

HIV response in Pakistan is not reaching those vulnerable to it

Many sterling careers have been brought to an early end by whimsical and venal biases of a few

PTI government had to administer chemotherapy to fight the cancer of twin deficits ripping our economy

Preservation of life is, after all, the bedrock on which the hierarchy of human needs is based upon

We need serious policy-level interventions to safeguard the youth instead of merely asking them for votes during polls

Only when we would liberate the provinces, would we be able to unleash the creative forces in the federating units

The AG’s inability to cite the relevant law for the extension would only be problematic if such a law existed

Imran Khan may not, but the nation might eat the fruit of his labour

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Pakistan should think of how it can better work with the US to avert the chances of falling into a 'debt-diplomacy'

I am excited to watch them again tonight. Are you?

China is a strong proponent of peaceful co-existence and the world must take advantage of it

CPEC can be a catalyst in accelerating the process of development in Pakistan but will certainly not be a game-changer

The Indian Supreme Court decision proves that it is one of Modi’s willing tools to spread such fear and loathing

China's model of economy is better than the darkness Pakistan lived with for more than 50 years of US-Pak relations

Not knowing about one’s stupidity is no excuse, especially when in a position of power and trust

Gulf countries have seemingly grasped that spending billions on purchasing arms cannot guarantee regional peace

It is high time that the federal govt took a lead role in settling the thorny issue of revenue allocation for K-P

Diversity should not be the weakness but the strength of a federation

While assessing US-China’s contribution toward Pakistan, we have to see what price the country has paid in return

A tragic feature of the vicious cycle of poverty of child brides is the transmission of misery to the next generation

Student unions can help Pakistan achieve something that it drastically needs: a development of a culture of democracy

Perhaps the saddest part is the loss of hope that seems to be prevailing among all social classes

Climate change is the biggest existential challenge to human life

US-China decoupling has hardly benefitted Pakistan, which has been battling with its own challenges

Time and again we have seen how policemen have shot locals and one has to ask what training is imparted to them

Iran is now in the eye of a storm that is the result of the stiff sanctions imposed by the Trump administration

What is needed now is a thorough and dispassionate introspection of our past foreign policy experiences

An economic turnaround is not possible for Imran Khan as long as he remains hostage to his flawed narrative

The reason each medical student had to know about tetanus, rabies was that though very rare, they were highly fatal

Authorities must conduct an impartial audit of all schools and determine what it actually costs to run a school

An injustice can only be tolerable if it results in the undoing of the greater injustice