Opinion

Can Shehbaz Sharif or Imran Khan be the transformational leader that Pakistan deserves?

Peace-builders have always found themselves on the edge of society, sometimes seen as threats

The US obviously, with a person like Trump at the helm, would not at all let the Chinese to expand their influence

The PCRWR warns that the country may face an alarming situation of ‘water scarcity’ by the year 2025

There is a clash of institutions on the internal front, political uncertainty and visible paralysis in governance

The Kingdom has already hosted mixed music concerts this year

Building a modern, dynamic nation is a long, uphill transformatory process

The government has been avoiding taking tough decisions

Does Pakistani democratic governance simply suffer from a moral dilemma and spiritual bankruptcy?

The first order of business is to appoint a fully empowered and competent finance minister

Several important anthropological contributions have helped shaped understanding of culture over the past century

The case does not directly dwell into the fate of his innocence or guilt

With Jahangir Tareen’s disqualification, the PTI is likely to step into a new era of internal dynamics

In a few months, I had adjusted to the reality of being ogled at and had come up with a survival strategy

It is time that China provided its leadership for a grand and candid regional dialogue

In the case of public education monitoring plays a crucial role

The structure of local governments is not designed for maintenance of such sites and areas

If we look back, vested interest groups initially welcomed military or technocratic takeovers

For Trump, recognition of Jerusalem is merely the fulfillment of a promise made during his election campaign

Pluralism calls on us, first, to understand that diversity in and of itself is not a threat

The reality is when strong nations do not want to do something they stick to the law and vice versa

With exception of a few universities, our major public universities have few initiatives to engage community at large

The current summit, yet again, seems another episode of the OIC’s lip service over the Palestinian cause

While December 16 of one year tore a nation apart, in 2014 it brought it together in its darkest hour

The Trump administration has attempted to pass on to Islamabad its failure in Afghanistan

There was a time when Pakistani public was accused of being too obsessed with India

Any change in the country’s law and order situation can have far reaching implications

Pakistani foreign policymakers must realise the importance of Complex Interdependence of the international system

"Trump can mess with America, but should stay out of our business," says Amal

Trump and his allies are not yet ready for such a compromise

Imran Khan and Shehbaz Sharif may share a Zodiac sign and an age (almost) but will they share electoral glory too?

India is also doing everything it can to match it by enhancing its own military capability and capacity

Where is the disconnect in Pakistan?

British govt commitment will reduce the number of opportunities for criminals to use shell companies to hide wealth

The street power of religious groups is dependent on issues on the choice and availability of their leaders

If you wish to understand Donald Trump, you will have to understand collective consciousness of common Americans

But a good number of Pakistani writers particularly those writing fiction have now adopted this ‘imposed language’

Manipulating cultural differences to divide and exploit people remains unfortunately widespread in our world today

One million Karachi residents are set to be displaced in the areas of Korangi, Keamari, North Karachi, Sohrab Goth

Our own Prime Minister Abbasi attended and was one of the more robust and forthright contributors

The state and nature of relations between Pakistan and the US fluctuate frequently

The thing to watch is where the rupee will settle down

Saying no to corruption is very inconvenient in Pakistan

The Pakistani economy is not beyond saving — because it never did anything as foolish

It is almost impossible to calculate just how far and how fast America has fallen in the eyes of a wider world

Important to note that due to various social and cultural factors, K-P has a high girls’ schools dropout rate

When we talk about the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), it is seldom applied to the keepers of law

If there is a single thing the current government can take pride in it is the ability to shoot itself in the foot

Whether its opponents like it or not, the China’s ‘One belt, One road’ (OBOR) initiative is getting global traction

Rage that was felt and expressed by some young people is fuelled by the inability of Arab governments