Opinion

Higher education and research have to be thought through the lens of a system, not a mere number

Is Pakistan under a long spell of darkness because of the wrong policies of those sitting in Islamabad?

Local governments in this country have only flourished under military rule

The US and the Taliban have been in touch to resume the faltering peace process

Changing the mindset of the people is more important than tree plantation

Not only did Trump move scuttled negotiations; he also invited Islamabad to play the game

Life being the serious business it is, a small dose of escapism to relieve tension may be just what the doctor ordered

Many people are taking loans or converting their fertile lands into hotels, guesthouses, motels and restaurants

Civil law must protect the rights of people concerning freedom from violence and exploitation

Foreseeable hostile environment in Afghanistan does not match the responsible political end to the war Trump seeks

Modi read this reality and decided the time was ripe for his re-occupation of occupied Kashmir

As the largest democracy in the world has given a mandate to these racist, fascist and extremist clique

Women the focus of 10% of news and comprised 20% of experts interviewed in 2018 according to Unesco

As Trump cancels meetings with Ghani and the Taliban

As measuring global happiness proves difficult due to the subjectivity of the term

“Poverty, what poverty? People have to wait to be seated at restaurants?”

India also knows the fact that it will be Pakistan’s last intention to allow Pakistani Kashmiris to cross the LOC

There must be a system to expel people from the service for poor performance or administrative delinquency

Corruption by low-ranking officials who are underpaid and overwhelmed by responsibilities, is understandable

Hindu chauvinist, racist and fascist policies of the Modi government have now compelled a reality check

Online training platforms should be set up for skills training, targetting underprivileged females of the society

Researcher reports from 9th to 13th August report women complaining of “molestation” by Indian security forces

US-Afghan peace talks have suffered a setback because of Trump’s penchant for showmanship

We need leaders who are knowledgeable, thoughtful, visionary and mature.

The cancellation or postponement of the talks can be attributed to the lack of a unified approach from the beginning.

Ironically, the FBR is not to be blamed here. The problem instead lies in the unrealistic target.

Would members of Pakistan’s legislature be able to ever put aside their own desires for the greater good of democracy

For almost half a century, Moscow had offered to the world an alternative way of governing

The mad cow disease keeps on rearing its ugly head in the unlikeliest of places

The provincial police force is allegedly damaged beyond repair

The manufacturers were also understating their cost of sales by showing them as margins of distributors

The Taliban have been waging an asymmetrical war in Afghanistan in which there cannot be a clear winner or loser

Dialling up the heat on Modi, unleashing the aggressive non-violence

What makes the 'middle-class' such an important constituent of a state identity?

Today, India under Modi is successfully defining itself as a country that is drenched in communal bigotry

As his weird diplomacy is flawed building a close rapport with heads of states while slating their countries

A road to incarceration

In conflict with the philosophy and wisdom of the founding fathers of India’s freedom movement

Small developments can have far-reaching effects

The Economist Intelligence Unit in its report names Karachi among the 10 least liveable cities in the world

As the manipulation of religion in bids to challenge the status quo persists

Following the withdrawal of the GIDC Ordinance

An analysis of Pakistan's judiciary

Something which has virtually become socially pervasive and part and parcel of our culture

The World Bank estimates the potential of Pak-India trade at $37 billion against the actual $2.3 billion

One strategy is rainwater harvesting, which is cheap and low on technology

Refuting the idea that imported fuel projects have a lower cost of generation than hydropower projects

The strategy of a storm before the calm has been working for the Taliban and they see no reason to change course

In Modi’s newspeak, Indian nationalism is the new N-word and equals Nazism

The constitutional changes appear to highlight a plan to make the Parliament supreme