Opinion

Realistically this is unlikely to happen and the people of Thar are likely to be as poor tomorrow as they are today

It is a highly despicable act to try to halt humanitarian work through illegal means

The real impact can be seen by looking at the share of net federal revenues devoted to defence

The Civil Aviation Authority has a helpful website that allowed me to register my dissatisfaction

India has appointed Dineshwar Sharma, former Intelligence Bureau chief, to find a solution of Kashmir’s problems

It is unacceptable to look at people through the narrow prism of religion, ethnicity or caste

This month, the Board of Investment claimed that the CPEC toll income would be three times the budget of Pakistan

Political leaders fail to recognise that their responses in adversity reflect their character and leadership qualities

It will be difficult to adequately address the low rates of immunisation and the high rates of malnutrition

Pakistan takes pride in calling itself diverse with different languages and a rich culture

There are obvious signs of failure of American policy in the region

Canada and Pakistan fall within the First World and the Third World, respectively

Pakistan’s education crisis is no breaking news

Man is the sole creature on earth endowed with the capacity to laugh

There can be few needs more pressing than those of a woman in the throes of childbirth

There must be a genuine, robust effort to take the country out of a state of perpetual anarchy

It is said the measure of development of a society is reflected in how it treats its weak and marginalised

When it comes to harassment, possibly the worst profession in Pakistan is that of the woman reporter

Pakistan has begun to feel the pressure of Donald Trump’s arrival in Washington

Is the US implementing a two–faced policy in Syria?

The gemstone and jewelry sector is arguably one of the country’s most untapped sources of revenue

Trump desperately needs Pakistan’s support for Afghanistan’s endgame

Right to information is oxygen for democracy

Improving nutrition isn’t as easy as just fitting equipment to flour mills

Strain in civil-military relations can intensify if PML-N actively mobilises parliamentary support

The House that Sharif built still holds many cards

Widow of boxing legend Muhammad Ali visits Pakistan

Coming months filled with promise of political upheaval

Sir Syed's work can help reconcile science and religion

Pakistan set to become biggest recipient of Chinese aid

NGO tax to be challenged in court

Politics leading cause of economic woes

When political expediency leads to discriminatory discourse

Pakistan's foreign policy at critical juncture

The trend of electric-powered cars has grown far beyond initial hybrids like the ubiquitous Toyota Prius

Did the Boyles become a bargaining chip to keep Omar Khadr quiet and eventually put the blame on the Haqqani Network?

Cast an eye over the foreign press and media and the reporting of Pakistan and it is pretty much one track

Not many people would know but the women of Lahore played a big part in the PML-N’s victory in NA-120

If Taliban were to capture power in Afghanistan it would strengthen the hand of the TTP and other militant groups

In neighbouring India, the powers of removal of a judge are now subject to parliamentary oversight

The youth population blossomed as a revolt against the system of absolutism and totalitarianism

Court wants land allocated to the legal heirs of the deceased lawyers to be transferred to the Balochistan Bar Council

Pharmaceuticals — drugs for prescription primarily — are big business

Many should have been disqualified years ago

There are a number of fallacies touted as democratic reasoning against early elections that need to be dispelled

Why do women’s clothing elicit so much attention?

One legacy of British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent is the clerical mindset they had left people with

The Pakistani nation is notorious for its susceptibility to conspiracy theories

Health may be a provincial matter, but ultimately it is a national matter concerning all citizens

This is not the first time the Ahmadi community has been attacked by a politician or an opinion leader