Opinion

Lies can never erase truths

Pakistan is a federation and its future depends on strengthening democratic institutions and practices

There are three major concerns that might undermine the reform effort

This disparity is evident in the fact that Pakistan’s top quintile consumes 4.76 times more than its bottom quintile

The conscience kills you long after you kill it

There is lots of talk and resources focused on national security, but little interest in general safety

If govt is serious about Digital Pakistan, issue of network coverage & affordability of services needs to be resolved

How should the state act and behave now as it is grappling with another grave economic crisis?

Typhoid fever is a major burden on our healthcare system

We run our airports like we run our “bus addas”

The question is: can the renewed push for a peace deal succeed

'Pakistan and Egypt have the highest disease burden of Hepatitis C in the world'

Are challenges to other state institutions driven by assumptions of autonomy within intelligence circles?

'Musharraf was not fake and there was too much Pakistaniyyat stuffed in him to commit anything close to treason'

Is Pakistan in the midst of another disruption or on the verge of another slide?

As per a research, by 2040, cost of climate change to agriculture in Pakistan is likely to rise to 7% of productivity

Pakistan should reintroduce the Kashmir issue to the world through the UN and other relevant fora with renewed vigour

That the cold war is actually between India and China and the US is India’s proxy

Much needs to be done and much can be done to put G-B on a strong and sustainable development trajectory

IMF, WB struggle to stay relevant in a world where climate change continues to undermine prospects of economic growth

Most stories were rewritten by him to add some punch, and the most powerful were written by him pseudonymously

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

A guide to scientific approaches for matchmaking of eligible singles, traders and other seekers

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?