Opinion

The judgment of the Supreme Court in the Panama case is legally and constitutionally sound

Life is cheap on both sides of the border

This ex-editor lives on a diet of Kenrick Lamar songs for inspiration

The United States is still engaged in determining what are its short- and long-term interests in Afghanistan

Did the establishment coax Nawaz Sharif to produce evidentiary material like the Qatari letter

I have learnt one thing in life that there is no plan A or B there are only different ways to reach an objective

This sorry state of affairs certainly warrants a code of conduct

Unless his base turns against him, it is hard to see what else will force Trump to step down

America, Saudi Arabia have double standards that none can challenge

Outside the bubble though lies the smouldering wreckage of the National Action Plan

Pakistan’s last census was held nearly 20 years ago (1998)

Let us not lose her legacy, let us receive her baton and make a new beginning where Dr Pfau left

Tax havens have attracted large companies along with wealthy private investors

This World Humanitarian Day calls for continued focus on the rights and dignity of people

The magazine calls women to “get together” in their homes and congregate to join extremist forces

What would yield a stable Afghanistan?

Pakistani state and intelligentsia may consider that US is making it a scapegoat for its own failure in Afghanistan

It may also be said that the federal government has to cater to the tertiary education in the same areas

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