Opinion

Majority of the exports made by Pakistan are agriculture based

The purpose of a federal republic is to empower the people by decentralising and diffusing the state’s powers

India thinks that it can benefit from a clash between China and America

Global corporate capitalism becomes a barrier to inclusive democratic governance

Pakistan to prioritise its relationship with Saudi Arabia, despite allegations of the unfortunate incidents

Pakistan confronts a longstanding, largely unaddressed public health crisis

Country’s economy has been run into the ground for the last ten years

Governments in Pakistan invariably inherit a mess and also leave a mess

The unprecedented terrorism in the last 14 years destroyed the state apparatus

The blurring of institutional boundaries and targets has made the game of credit claim and shifting blame very easy

Pakistan’s epic fight to reverse the odds is a story of courage, resilience and innovation

Muhammad Bin Salman is all over the place

A disgrace to see professors holding top positions in the administration of two universities of the Punjab humiliated

Pakistan strived to allocate increased resources from its limited fiscal jacket for quantitative headway of education

Jamal Khashoggi's murder shook the conscience of the world, will continue to be the focus of media for a long time

Most Muslim countries that battled with Arab Spring only realised how important it was to keep their fists clenched

It is high time we all moved beyond party politics, affiliations, personal likes and dislikes

Some may argue that we should side with Saudis no matter what

Despite having open knowledge of a handful of money transfer agents, the enforcement remains non-existent

If recent events are anything to go by, NAB has displayed that it is its own worst enemy

In other words, what happens in Afghanistan matters a great deal for Pakistan

If Pakistan is to avoid the IMF then only three countries can provide the way out

Let us stop dreaming of the old days of PIA

Trauma responses such as friend, flop and freeze are frequently mistaken as consent

A lawmaker must not be rebuked or punished for acting in accordance with his conscience

If the PTI wants to fix the economy in the long term, it cannot go after quick fixes

The language of love and compassion knows no boundarie

If tabdeeli has arrived in Pakistan, Punjab hasn’t heard about it as yet

The results of the recent Punjab by-elections have not been reassuring for the ruling PTI

Pakistan's Foreign Office needs to be geared up to meet the ‘new challenges'

At present, our anti-corruption regime is reactive and not preventive

There is now a pro- and anti-PTI divide

Questions about poverty are important when considering means to develop better welfare and development schemes

Hanif Kureishi wrote about V S Naipaul

Some experts would have us believe that Pakistan has no choice but to seek the IMF’s help, which is a fallacy

One hopes that those in power would pay attention to the much neglected elementary education

The incoming government has included two initiatives for resolving the water crisis in its first 100 days agenda

An important sector for action is girls’ education, which exerts a potent influence on demand for family planning

The failure to control the situation in occupied Kashmir, is also a motivation for hostility towards Pakistan

KSA came up with a laughable face-saving fiction, that some rogue officers killed Khashoggi in an operation gone awry

Inscriptions have been discovered in the Khirthar Mountainous Range and in Thatta

Reform in the police structure is long overdue

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative of planting one billion trees in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa sets an example of hope

Pakistan continues to remain under pressure from both the US and Afghanistan for its perceived support of Taliban

Turkish government reports that MBS sent a squad of 15 men alleged to have killed and dismembered Khashoggi

The winds of austerity can be quite brutal

Under a new banner called I Empower Me, an organisation wants to change the narrative to women becoming heroes

There are three patterns that define fiscal management in the last five years

Zero hunger is a definitive call for a transformation of the rural economy

'We take pride, it seems, in pulling down our national heroes'