Opinion

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

Pakistan needs to discover the virtue of slow, boring, incremental change

Lahore has become gas chamber toxic enough to wipe off the population

People can neither survive nor prosper on a diet of statistics alone

Second round of Afghan peace talks to be held in Saudi Arabia soon

In the wake of PTI's election victory

The new management orders members of the cabin crew to reduce their respective weight within six months

As temperatures rise in most parts of the globe

As a vortex of violence

Until now India’s most powerful foreign policy instrument is selling of the idea that ‘Pakistan is a rouge...

China makes history landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon

Tussle between the ‘good guys’ and the ‘bad guys’ for carving out areas of influence

It has been estimated that the land-owning classes have been evading taxes to the tune of over $1.2 billion a year

Even though your head hurts thinking about what this country had to endure you will have to take stock

There are simmering currents within the US establishment which point towards an incoming storm

Uncomfortable with this baggage from old Pakistan, the PTI government introduced a supplementary finance bill

Due to Environmental Enteropathy fecal pathogens like E. Coli permanently damage the intestines of young children

An integrated online system would allow BHUs to direct patients to hospitals which have vacant beds

Afghanistan is an important component of ethnic identities present in Pakistan

Not a day passes without the vigilant media reporting the debut of yet another ‘ambassador’ in the country

We have made it clear to all stakeholders that we will not talk to the Afghan government yet says Taliban spokesperson

Will determine the future character of the Indian union as well as the nature of society

With defeating Daesh as a priority

Various initiatives introduced by the present government are positive steps towards this transformation

Pakistan enjoys an ideal location for installation of solar systems with the highest irradiation levels

In many ways, 2018 was an extraordinary year for Pakistan

The history may repeat itself again

Why do we need a population growth rate just above the replacement rate of 2% to 2.1%. To give us a youth dividend.

What is past is prologue

There have been various conflicting reports on CPEC-related liabilities

In 2019, let us strive to support both the scholars and the scholarship!

Looking back, one can say that the media industry in Pakistan was bound to go into correction mode

The decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was announced without any consultation with Washington’s allies

This article presents a few ideas that may illuminate the path towards establishing this university

What is the definition of dissent? An expression of an opinion that varies from those commonly held

Economic literature highlights a link between a country’s institutional quality and its economic growth

Removes the ban on issuance of prohibited-bore gun licences

The young man only looks at Pakistan and the world from the eyes of his father

US troop drawdown in Syria and Afghanistan takes many by surprise

Pakistan, as it stands today, was once forced to be one administrative unit

The two states will link up through corridor, fulfil their needs amid existential challenges

Despite 18th amendment, provinces still seem trapped in the colonial clutches of Islamabad

The PTI government seems to be single-minded in transforming its election manifesto into a reality

The current gas crisis cannot be assumed to be a sudden phenomenon

A simple fact-check shows how far removed we are from the priorities visualised by the Great Leader

Bhutto had faced a similar dilemma with his populism