Opinion

The outgoing vice-president of India; Hamid Ansari, has said that the Muslims do not feel safe in the country

It is possible that US would support the Indian position in Kashmir in its declaration of a Kashmiri freedom fighter

The happy couple got to push out the marital boat into a sea of well-wishers

Our sorrows, just like our happiness, are connected with others around us

While the practice of child marriage is a global issue, it is most common in South Asia and in West and Central Africa

So let us take the Senate chairman’s proposal seriously, this may be one way of correcting our direction

Pakistan is on the verge of becoming an ideal state for men

The world has been suspicious of what has been going on in our backyard

The divided house of the opposition and their internal contradictions give some hope to the PML-N

Let us strive to make the souls of both the countries’ founders rest in peace

Pakistani institutions of higher learning should rest on three pillars; quality, access, and independence

Across the globe, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly perceived as an appropriate policy approach

It is the duty of every civilised government to educate masses

Trouncing ‘Fitna’ is a religious obligation

Study showed that acts of violence attributed to non-Muslims in the population were greater in number

Seventy years have passed and we still are not sure what kind of government we want

Holding a daily press conference or appearing on TV is not only wasteful but redundant

Key to success lies with the people of Afghanistan who have suffered the most in this war on terror

With a vigilant opposition, independent media & courts, Nawaz Sharif may be third time unlucky

Happy Independence Day, Pakistan

I do not see any solution even for the next 70 years, the period we have wasted in firing at each other

Our technological progress has elevated our hopes manifold

Pakistan should expect soon the revival of another transactional relationship (the fourth round) with the US

Resolving deviated risk behaviour into peace and prosperity requires rehabilitation through alternative engagement

In the past, the PBS was kept at an arm’s length from the Finance Division and the Planning Commission

So why did Ms Gulalai choose to go for boisterous media propaganda and not a legal trial?

The city of Gwadar that we proudly own today did not belong to us, it was bought from Oman

Relations between the current US administration and Pakistan are becoming turbulent

The launch of their latest offline magazine Sunnat-e-Khaula is to target a different audience, urban Pakistani woman

Civil servants of the 21st century need concrete skills to manage complex challenges and face new imperatives

In the end it will be fake news and soundbites, and we will look back in seven days and wonder what the fuss was about

The first example of mistrust can be found in HEC’s criteria for indigenous PhD programmes

Pakistan, on its part, must do everything it can to continue to remain a US ally in the war on terror

Pakistan was meant for all sects; Sunni, Shia, Barelvi or Deobandi and it was never supposed to be a divisive state

There was a time when reading a good book represented a single pleasure most people looked forward to

Women are taught to be perfect, fragile and helpless, they aren’t taught to be fearless and fierce

A massive humanitarian and human rights catastrophe has been unfolding across the LOC and IOK

Male Champions of Change commit publicly to real, tangible action

The 70th birthday next week has to be more than about new songs and cultural dances

Constructive and result-oriented negotiation process between India and Pakistan still remains a dream

Even after 70 years, South Asia has not yet settled down in ways that it could act as a region

When parliament should have demanded an explanation, all discussion centered on Ayesha Gulalai and her allegations

The real change would be, perhaps, to evolve our misogynistic mindset and that, too, indelibly

Almost seven months into his office, Trump seems to be following the same old and familiar template on Pakistan

The power differential between the harasser and the victim complicates things, and makes harassment more insidious

Before asking parents to get registered their children in school, we have to reduce the influence of feudal lords

The primary aim of a computer science teacher should be to inculcate logical thinking and problem-solving skills

The rise in stock markets will never be able to cover up for the fall in literacy rates

Will Imran again be muscled out of limelight by sharp elbows of Zardari to claim throne vacated by Nawaz Sharif?

Pakistan ranks seventh in the 10 countries that are worst affected by climate change