Opinion

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

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