Opinion

The biggest beneficiary of the prevailing chaos in the Middle East is the state of Israel

The present government is planning to restructure the ailing air carrier

Our national policy seems to be based on using and reusing band-aids

Pakistan needs exporters and industrialists who are young, dynamic and entrepreneurs

Best interpreters will not only translate text of the speech but also convey mood and intonation

Of particular worry for Pakistan is Washington’s building tension with Iran

Mediocrity, incompetence and conflict of interest have damaged PIA

When we adjust our ‘privacy’ settings, we take it for granted that our ‘public’ post will be exactly that –public

Difficult to construe single-standard curriculum if objective is to make education system conducive to evolving

The captain lost his star opener in the first over and sent in a Night Watchman

Pakistan needs to be well placed for this great revolution knocking on our doorsteps

Universities need to speak to employers to find out exactly which skills are needed

'Pakistan has not been able to treat its liberal community well'

Many countries are said to be on the frontline of a catastrophic and ongoing assault on free expression

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