Opinion

Real and lasting change would require policies that strengthen interactions between provinces and social groups

It makes no difference to the US if Afghanistan bleeds.

The adversarial designs to isolate Pakistan still exist.

It is common wisdom that it saps the energy of a nation when country’s political leadership operates at cross-purposes

Investing in the education of girls is critical in Pakistan for investing right for generational gains in learning

Inclusive communities are cohesive, vocal, confident, resilient and less vulnerable to hazards and to the powerful

There is a need to rationalise the disproportionate expenditure of the federal government

Critical thought by individuals, criticism of those in authority are not just discouraged, they are stamped out

The Indian government took no time either and held Islamabad responsible.

While we call them mafias, they see themselves as entrepreneurs.

Deforestation has resulted in a significant loss of tree cover in Pakistan.

IMF programme is, by definition, anti-growth and calls for steps to do away with macroeconomic imbalances.

People saw hope in Erdogan - whereas they only lost hope in two democratic govts that exchanged hands in Pakistan

This will in turn play a significant role in the empowerment of rural women and minding the gender gaps.

This is no time for starry-eyed loyalty.

At times the leftists were our staunch adversaries while at times we more than glorified the extreme rightists.

Our strained healthcare system cannot afford to combat yet another deadly viral contagion

Delhi elections will only be known as a moment when the BJP got greedy

The plague of racism is more insidious, it’s more contagious than coronavirus

With over eight billion metric tons of plastics produced since 1950

Another potential chaotic situation within Pakistani borders

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance reveals plans in his maiden appearance in the National Assembly

A vicious cycle of corruption, misuse of authority, nepotism, genocide of merit and criminalisation of politics

Trump’s Afghanistan strategy has audibly crumbled

The point is that the slips and sneaks through the cracks are not unique to any country.

Survival of the health sector depends on the “disruptive” forces to shake off the status quo

The pause in the Afghan peace process has had mixed results

The problems are so expansive that even the report’s authors only offered up the simplest of solutions

With the G-B elections around the corner, the prevailing situation is not in favour of the PTI

The only possible way to peace is for the Taliban to announce a comprehensive ceasefire and agree to hold direct talks

Pakistan’s interests would be best served if Taliban and other factions cooperate in building an effective state

As a state with a population of over 20 million, we cannot play with the lives that exist within our borders

Pakistan is brimming with paradox.

The best medical advice is to stay where you are, be confident and adopt all preventive measures.

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