Opinion

For the third time in its history Pakistan is seeing off a seemingly lost decade in terms of the economy

Women parliamentarians have consistently outperformed their male counterparts in the country

Like every other developing nation in the world Pakistan has a burgeoning reliance on the interne

It is difficult to grasp the enormity of the deception practised by elected representatives

'Both are renowned lunatics, though one is a tad more than the other'

Political class provides jobs to its friends, relatives and constituents without merit

Massive corruption and widespread insecurity across large parts of Afghanistan remain other major stumbling blocks

The military can be best used as an institution capable of removing any obstacles

Comparative analysis of manifestos of five parties reveals they are unaware of Pakistan’s commitment under SDG 2015-30

The world mourned her death, and extolled her courage in standing up to hardened terrorists

America has a long and dishonourable history of intolerance and an embedded fear of ‘The Other’ that might ‘infest’

America, the long-standing global champion of human rights, just pulled out of UNHRC

Journalists have to keep their activism to one side when reporting

There are still those dark forces that do not believe in democracy

The CPEC road infrastructure can provide a very busy transit and trade route in future

The coming elections may be won by a leader and a party that has credible vision of change

Pakistan, Afghanistan and US forces have to earnestly cooperate to eliminate all symbols of terrorism in the region

Trump has destroyed the work done over a period of 70 years, leaving all countries to fend for themselves

The kids in Yemen may not live long to tell us how wrong we were

Over 70 United Nations Member States now have established government space agencies

Those who insist country, not its constitution comes first need to brush up their understanding of Pakistan’s...

Govts of Punjab and Sindh introduced several policies at a time when they were literally packing up

Shabnam's case was reported and tried as a dacoity and not rape as a euphemism for rape

Suicide of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade earlier this month shocked everyone

The overall trend of tourism has increased in Pakistan, especially during Eid holidays

Politics in this country needs to rise else what good the military success will be if the country remains in shambles

Politician Rasool Bakhsh Palijo breathed his last on June 7th 2018

For the past two decades, we have seen a steady rise in collaborations between NGOs and multinationals

Quality of governance in both authoritarian and democratic rules always remained a subject of make-believe

In broad terms media agenda have a great role in setting the public agenda

One of the most important judgments for the protection of children in Pakistan very quickly slid down the news agenda

Afghan blast, rising fuel prices in Pakistan invokes despair

Such an election will mark new alignments of social and political forces

MIT has launched the world’s first artificial intelligence-powered psychopath called ‘Norman’

Pakistan views US unilateralism with frustration, yet it would be a willing partner

Pakistan’s energy crisis stands tall to see off yet another government

Khadija’s case shows that nobody has more influence on cases than the elected members of the numerous Bar Associations

Chronology of events demonstrates China has been re-active rather than preemptive to safeguard its interest

Punjab claims 51 per cent of Pakistan’s population

Fundamentally, there is nothing wrong with an Eid party or an Iftar get-together

Since 1967, global plastic production has increased from two million tonnes to 380 million tonnes

Bourdain did what most journalists reporting for the Western media in the region could not do

Washington has brought the world to the edge of a trade war

Using dissent and self-criticism to your advantage is an art that many developed states have now mastered

Framers of the Constitution stalled avenues for bifurcating existing federating units

PML-N govt has encumbered the nation with external debt now in excess of $90 billion

With time, the word family planning was taken out of our national dialogue

Today when PTI wakes up in the morning and looks in the mirror, it sees PML-N and PPP staring back

Malnutrition is a global issue but it has been tackled successfully in certain parts of the world

In elections where autocrats have rigged polls, the contest is rigged from the start