Opinion

The 70-year-long history of the Pakistan-US relations tells us that the US has wooed us whenever it needed

The present energy planning put Pakistan on a path to deepening its overreliance on imported fossil fuels

There was no box that was left unchecked during the PM's visit to the US

UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty has recently warned of many of the adverse impacts of climate change

As PM Imran declared during the visit to the erstwhile benefactor that he was not there to seek aid

The meeting was expected to break new ground in the somewhat cold relations between the two countries

As the opposition parties decide to observe 25th July as Black Day

Any success or gains by PM's US trip are likely to be ephemeral as Pakistan is going to sink or swim with China

The real good news is that Pakistan is helping America end a war, rather than wage one

Following the Reko Diq award, the Government Should now re-assess its investment trade policy going forward

The PFMA is a document that highlights the direction, scope and philosophy of the budget process in a country

The future of new Pakistan lies in reforms, including those in the Customs department as well

This is a time for Pakistan to keep a close eye on the ongoing international trade developments

The most important contribution of these elected representatives could be to pinpoint issues

The argument that the Taliban should control a portion of the country does not hold good

Will the government successfully complete the IMF programme?

China has fast changed its course of economic development at the turn of the century

Our policy makers also need to look beyond the bogey of Pashtunistan

The saddest part of the tale is complete silence from our honourable ministers of climate change

irregular manner of constructing buildings suggests that administration has no control or planning

The world has learned the hard way to take water seriously

It is difficult to predict how this cycle will end and where it is likely to take Western societies

Instead of making our airports more efficient, we are working on the opposite

It is time to translate tall claims into actions made in the budget

Crisis of learning and schooling highlights challenges of quality, equity, access and inclusion in Pakistan

Freedom of expression should not be the freedom to offend someone

Pakistan may not be ready for accountability it deserves but it is ready for accountability it can afford

Strategic patience plan is yielding some dividends for Pakistan

Economic model established after Second World War generated what is called middle-class society

Pakistan should be applauded for moving up the issue of social protection on the development agenda

Politics cannot work with incoherence, uncertainty, and disunity

Opposing forces operating in divergent directions

Pakistan's eighth encounter with the World Bank-sponsored institution

As Pakistani narrative appears to have reached a dead end

As Imran Khan’s popularity falls following the passage of the annual budget

This might very well be the end of the Sharifs if this criminal empire is set to rest

The more we invest in communities, the closer we get to ending the AIDS epidemic

Peace in Afghanistan is a good omen for Pakistan and the region

We need to change our priorities vis-a-vis our neighbours, since we cannot change them

The government should establish a high-powered entity to examine reform in the Foreign Service structure

Pakistan needs to increase its exports exponentially and eliminate the trade deficit

Quantity alone is not enough and what matters most is quality

If the courts remain passive then the people will soon be spectators to a weak parliament

From time to time, scams surface in the healthcare sector

New police law is a strange, rather a bad piece of law

The PTI leadership seems to be going out of its way to hoist itself by its own petard

It is essential to recognise the underlying reasons due to which there is a continuing asymmetry in the relations

If we are unwilling to face our past, confront what is wrong in the present, the future will not be kind to any of us

For all that Edhi did for Pakistan, Pakistan should have tried to make Edhi’s mission easier

Much of what has gone wrong with Imran’s popularity has to do with bad PR