Opinion

Sectarian issue in Pakistan is deeply ingrained in the political and religious subcultures of society

Average wage is highest in the least employing tertiary activities and lowest in primary activities

The outgoing chief justice’s actions can only be eulogised

Not much attention being paid to vital aspects of water conservation and management

Brexit isn’t a democratic exercise though. It’s a populist exercise

Never in the recent history of Pakistan has its economic predicament appeared to be so serious

Five per cent of the world’s continents are occupied by city centres

Similar to the “alternative facts” faux pas of the number of people who attended Trump’s inauguration ceremony

A demonstration erupts instantaneously if law enforcement agencies are not on their toes round the clock

Senator Mian Raza Rabbani introduces a bill on ‘Ratification of Foreign Agreements by Parliament’

The incoming CJP has a reputation of being one of the most efficient judges in decision-making

The unemployment rate in Pakistan is 3.6% (2015)

The issue of fiscal federalism has remained one of the thorniest issues in the history of Pakistan

We have mostly looked at national challenges through a narrow lens and tried to address them piecemeal

Permitting new technology does entail some risks

We have continued to neglect areas that are quintessential in democratisation project

Our criminal justice system is a broken heap of inefficiency which we continue to ignore

Have you ever heard of any underdeveloped country really topping the charts in Olympics?

It is imperative that the two countries resolve to equitably settle all the contentious issues between them

Only with a positive outlook by the citizens will the world outside begin to view the country differently

Approximately 22% of deaths in Pakistan each year are attributed to air pollution, says a report in Lancet

People know that they are only going to be burdened with more taxes in the new mini-budget

Attack on Chinese Consulate was politically-motivated attack making it an act of terrorism

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services lends support to existence of child marriages

Prime actors and benefactors of CPEC project must be the people of Balochistan

US war in Afghanistan was doomed because US underestimated the power of group identity

Fake metrics, meme propaganda, fake news ‘boosting’ are at the heart of disinformation campaigns

There is a gap between what is being done and what is being communicated

There is need to craft a system that on the one hand delivers quick justice

Most foreign aid comes with strings attached

Indian soft power hostility is not a myth

'Prime Minister Imran Khan is truly a case of Plato’s allegory of cave'

For the information of the information minister, the PBS already produces the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)

Urbanisation is also a significant social current in today’s Pakistan

Pakistani FM's ‘shuttle diplomacy’ to Beijing, Kabul, Moscow and Tehran may have helped unleash Afghan peace process

Family planning was a federal responsibility till some years ago, which was then devolved to provincial governments

Modi is hell bent on arousing fundamentalist sentiment by whatever way he can

The focus of ‘doing away with VIP culture’ campaign remains limited to airports

Govt appears to be preparing to extend the tenure of military courts for at least two more years

Pakistan needs intellectual revolution than anything else to boost economy

Taliban call off fourth round of talks with the United States to be held in Doha

Common Afghans, their wives and children are struck violently in surprise attacks

Washington continues to view relations with Islamabad through the prism of Afghanistan

Unfortunately, in the race of being globally validated, we are experiencing a contradiction

The PTI also needs to infuse confidence in the market about their economic management

For Pakistan the challenges are manifold as US forces withdraw from Afghanistan

The seeds of a mindset shift, planted by Khan over 20 years ago, may start bearing fruits in 2019

According to AGP report, PIA reports irregularities of Rs17.11 billion in 2017-18

Thousands died and their lives destroyed for crime they did not commit

Modifying use of plea bargain will help government in creating transparent accountability regime