Opinion

Civil society is ‘the aggregate of non-governmental organisations

According to Pillar IV of Vision 2025, all sections of Pakistan's population must be ensured access to clean energy

With China flexing muscles, the Indian army also test fires howitzer guns at Pokhran

It's our collective responsibility not to get derailed from track,especially when elections are due in next 10 months

Ultimately and most importantly, a truly rare opportunity for peace was lost

It is difficult to accept the logic that democracy will suffer a serious setback if the PM is removed

Not only does he have to turn around the airline, but also rebuild its brand

Currently, the share of coal in Pakistan’s energy mix is negligible

The absence of security in cash vehicles endangers valuables and is a threat to security guards and drivers

The bigger problem was not just the delay, but that there was no one to take responsibility

There is a dire need for a joint venture between the government and civil society on SDGs in Pakistan

Pakistan’s mainstream media completely ignored an important by-election on July 15th in NA-260

To sum up the discussion, it is apparent that urbanisation, development and displacement are inextricably linked

In other words, the world is faced with a problem it cannot afford to brush under the carpet

The only hospital where some sort of system exists to check on such cases remains Aga Khan University Hospital

The Climate Change Council will receive recommendations from the Climate Change Authority

Whatever is happening at the SECP may be nothing less than divine justice for the injustice the SECP has done to some

Absolute power is like visual cancer that creates tunnel vision that impairs rational thinking, retards mental growth

It is 2017, Pakistani women have scaled the Everest and won Oscars still none of that is enough

Social sciences needs to be valued and this requires a bigger investment to expect positive results

It is time to rethink our electricity sector policy and try and emerge from the surcharges loop

Countries are inanimate entities incapable of doing anything on their own unlike neighbours

The stubbornness of Mattis and McMaster is hopefully strong enough to fend off this greed fuelled proposal

The demand that the overseas Pakistanis be given voting rights is not only unreasonable but impractical as well

Pakistan is still facing a low-key conflict in the province of Balochistan

Pranab’s appointment was a slap on the face of the nation

A major proportion of Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty, local philanthropy offers enormous opportunities

Over 60% fall in the pre-primary age of three to five years

American and Israeli role in backing terrorist groups fighting against the Syrian government is an open secret

The fragmented education system has negative implications for upward mobility and social cohesion

It was Sadaf that went first, riding on the back of the bike carrying her baby in Karachi

'You affect the world by what you browse'

Ignorance is at times manufactured, maintained and manipulated

The realisation of this potential depends on transformation of the economic structure

the Afghan government’s semi-dysfunctional status poses a dilemma for Pakistan

further improvements and reforms can be anticipated to resolve electoral issues

Blind hereditary political culture needs to end

There are some who believe that entertainment of any kind is evil and must be stopped

The plight of women in Pakistan is so daunting that it is never told in a narrative form, just in statistics

The social media went abuzz with varied opinions on the Pakistan women’s team’s debacle

But the reality is that coal may be even nastier than the source of biogas

Sistani has millions of followers not only in Iraq but also abroad

Now it is up to the Supreme Court to decide what needs to be done next

What kindled interest is the apprehension that we in the Land of the Pure are on our way to become a nation of anglers

The latest G-20 summit was held in Hamburg under darkening economic and political clouds

By keeping the rupee to dollar parity at an artificially higher level, Pakistan will suffer

Donald Trump and Nawaz Sharif are top offenders of nepotism

Basic conditions need to be met at the resource level

It is not a clash of ideologies, policies or processes but a clash of egos

If the JIT holds out, it will set a remarkable precedent in terms of investigating a money trail