Opinion

What the country needs right now is sustainable human development

Both men have three crore followers and both use social media to reach their voters directly

Three names in Pakistan cricket will be remembered: Imran Khan, Younis Khan and Misbahul Haq

Pakistan’s economy needs to grow at an annual average rate of 10-12 per cent

The poor are our most efficient means to development

This is not the end of the road, it is just the beginning

The weakness of institutions in Pakistan has made domestic issues more important than the external challenges

The two countries should develop a symbiotic relationship

The proposed spur will help in diverting the river flow leftwards and thus minimise the risk of a flood

Effective devolution can have important implications for furthering democratisation

Both sides could use the biometric verification system to avoid any untoward incidents

The ancient Silk Roads played a central role in ensuring prosperity of the peoples across region

Successes of the Taliban in Afghanistan will give a huge boost to the TTP

Villages are depopulating and efforts to rejuvenate them have come too late

Pakistan’s foreign policy has always been ideology-specific

According to experts, Pakistan will start the payback of the CPEC loan after 2020 and it will be a significant amount

Pakistan has a better chance of persuading the ICJ that the Indian claim is not admissible for two main reasons

Ending transphobia requires big decisions such as legislation and court rulings, media policies & religious dialogues

Our continent will be immune if we don’t take responsibility and seize the opportunity to act today

These poor social indicators will haunt Pakistan for decades to come

There is a need to rethink the civil service training regime

The cracks in the system are visible and hopefully irreversible

We will miss you Mr Mooraj and your writings

The political systems in the West, as well as the Islamic world, are in a state of flux

Gujaratis need not feel ashamed of the lack of this martial tradition

I am so delighted that Ahmed has now received this award which celebrates his remarkable attributes as a great scholar

The big rock in front of Macron is now to win enough seats in parliament

Can’t we do something for our mothers without spending money?

Civil-military divide may have been bridged for now, but in the larger scheme of things, we are worse off than before

Trump, too, is terrified of reporters who expose his daily tranche of lies and fabrications on their front pages

It doesn’t make sense why the elected governments require a five-year tenure to deliver results?

Liu Jinsong says China has no intention to interfere in the disputes between India and its neighbours

How General Raheel’s appointment will impact Pakistan’s ambitions of balancing dual engagement with the Gulf states?

Pakistan requires greater cooperative interaction between the civil and the military leaderships

The lotas of yesteryear managed to become the ‘electables’ of today

The more they delay, the more they will struggle to catch up

We also need to evolve as organisations

Macron’s message of hope and reform-centric policy agenda did win him the presidential race

Merely putting more power into the wires as the government is striving to do may not be a solution

Both neighbours should be included in NSG criteria based

Nobody has resigned yet, nobody directly involved on any side has been sacked

Any number of security measures will be futile or partly successful as long as the mindset continues being nourished

Sharifs' defence was so unbelievable that all five judges were not satisfied with the explanations

Problem of extremism and terrorism in Pakistan has also been due to denial to the individual its basic rights

Focus of such workshops is practical training of lawyers which bodes well for Pakistan

Pakistan’s internal contradictions are reflected in our external policies

Imran had a remarkable flair for risk taking with aggression and sublime confidence

Are we doing justice to our future, or are we trying to create an overspecialised workforce?

In these days of press freedom, the media has a duty to play a positive role

If India was not playing the role of a spoiler, would we ever have an Afghanistan that would dodge Pakistan’s offers