Opinion

Absolute entitlement to respect for the elder males has opened the doors for an evil that we all pretend doesn’t exist

A terror operator hidden among digits is as difficult to detect as his or her diffusion among local population

The amount of rights given by the laws of Pakistan to employees working in the private sphere needs to increase

Truth be told, we primarily look at SEZs as mere industrial estates with tax holidays and some other incentives

Academia is often the engine of progress, and a driver for positive change, only when it confronts its own dark side

We are a resource rich country but are not willing to turn this into a surplus of energy sources

India and the world will take Pakistan seriously only when we unleash our true economic potential

Military commanders believe treaty with Russia restricts US from building new weapons

Tea as we know today was introduced by the British

The role of media and its effect on national security is being emphasised now for a very long time

Due to the price war in the telecom industry, Pakistan offers one of the cheapest rates for mobile data in the world

Will of the people is supreme, but supreme as compared to what?

'Bilawal would make a much better fighter for the cause of democracy and progressive values in the country'

Pakistan and India and their nuclear postures have always been a cause for concern for international players

Pakistan is fast becoming a water-stressed country

Suggests that the steam has gone out of globalisation

The decades-old Kashmir struggle is arguably gridlocked today

Our global economic system is visibly failing a large majority of people around the world

Despite 72 years of its existence, the country is still grappling with the issue of new provinces

The negotiations need to go ahead to ensure peace in the neighbouring country

Attempts to build a consensus around this constitutional amendment will be mutually beneficial

If the govt in Kabul is not directly involved, do talks, or the government, have any legitimacy?

Pakistan has lost more lives than the Afghan military and police lives combined 'over the past decade'

The project has destroyed the existing road infrastructure of Peshawar

Pakistan is of a size that should be very capable at producing vehicles and then using them

Reports indicate that the US and Taliban negotiators made ‘significant progress’ in the talks in Doha

POTUS Trump announced drawdown of US forces in December 2018 and thereby reducing US troops presence by half

Pakistan has always aspired to derive maximum strength from its geo-strategic location

It is one of the smartest investments we can make in building more prosperous, fair and resilient societies

What we have failed to comprehend is that antibiotics are not ordinary drugs

The anti-encroachment drive should not deprive us of what little is left of our relation with books

Rs2tr were allocated for development spending in Punjab but govt could spend only Rs1.7tr

The war in Afghanistan is a war without an end, a war that cannot be won

There are two key actors left in Afghan peace equation: the US and the Taliban

Unlike the past, this time there is a genuine glimmer of hope for peace returning to Afghanistan

World may end up with a better mouse both on the technological as well as genetic planes

Rise of Indian version of nationalism has a disturbing meaning for Pakistan

While cricket is attracting billions, our national game is surviving on a pittance

The presidential system can overcome all maladies of the parliamentary system of governance

It took the US 17 years to wrestle with the idea of what it would take to defeat the Taliban

Imran Khan is bending the future of Pakistan in his own image

Black sheep are easy to find in rhetoric, slogans and vows but real hard to find in real life

Problem of judicial populism is not about direction of populist policies, but about locus of authority

Failing states are the voids of authority that have clashing groups and ideologies vying for control

Indian policy circles seem in no mood to exercise their prefrontal cortex

Actual purpose of PMRA is not to regulate but to control the media

The looming anarchic world is thus the result of vacuum in the global power structure

The 18th Constitutional Amendment and the 7th NFC award have reduced the role of the Planning Commission

There is a need to regulate and compel the global business elite to do less harm

Pakistan should not be beguiled by American talk of any 'reset' of strategic relations