Opinion

Under Trump relations between the United States and China have not begun well

Modern education creates multiple barriers to pursuit of real knowledge we desperately need to lead meaningful live

As journalism evolves, one has to worry about the trend of fake news

How many of us are willing to give up our notions after they are disproved?

Albert Einstein once said that world won’t be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch and do nothing

Epicentre of current row of terrorism is Afghanistan, where regional & international players are blamed for proxy war

The Quaid was the product of his times and yet he saw farther, much farther than those of his times

China would be delighted at prospects of India joining CPEC as that would give a great boost to its bilateral trade

Is it possible that Indian industry might be behind the lobbying to keep local or other foreign competitors out?

In contemporary world, economic and political factors play more dominant role in defining national security

Will the year 2017 be any better? If uncertainty and chaos prevailing can be a guide, the answer is a categoric no

The grim reality is that no one and no place is safe any longer

A recent study reports how indoor air pollution from cooking on open fires varies by season in Pakistan

Sole blemish on Gen Raheel's performance was the fact that he did not do as much as he could or should have in Punjab

The new year could well see a love triangle between Russia, America and Pakistan

General Sharif has set a strong precedent to the world that they should not look at Pakistan with an evil eye

Print newspapers the world over are withering and many have already died having failed to adapt

One could argue that there is something liberating and empowering in active awareness of life’s frailty and finitude

Trump himself most likely did not share his supporters’ mindset that he knew was based largely on bias and ignorance

Pakistan has finally let go of the US-led-trajectory and is increasing the ties with China and Russia

One must bear in mind; a couple of years cannot rub off ingrained corrupt mindsets

American liberals who profess shock at Trump’s victory are in denial about socio-economic trends in their country

Ideally, the report should trigger a national debate for both reflection and course correction at several levels

Being a bystander in the time of need and heinous atrocities is never an option

Changing minds for climate change was the title of four day international conference in Islamabad

I had heard scary stories about the writer’s block. Trust me they are all true

I was shocked to know about the horrific incident of violence against a child in Cadet College Larkana

What will be Donald Trump’s approach towards the Islamic world once he takes office?

Police reform in K-P, it seems, is not yet reflected in performance

The bigger issue is not jirgas. It is governance, or the lack of it

Though they are not in a state of war, a virtual warlike situation exists on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir

In short duration of 3 years, our MIT for Pakistan members have won over Rs700 Million in competitive research grants

At over 2000 dowry-related deaths per year Pakistan’s reported number of dowry deaths are surpassed only by India

It is crisis that is being managed poorly by govt and, it is absolutely clear, even more shoddily by the opposition

How many more death anniversaries do we need to observe in December before it is too much?

The promise of change sounds good. Yet its contours are seldom defined

It is the policy that matters, not the man who represents the actual holder of the portfolio

Around 70 per cent of private schools are either being run by government teachers or owned by them

I had no tears left till one day, a few months later, I saw this picture of my wife with some APS children

Every winter, Lahoris are used to thick fog descending upon the city

After my parents banned music in our household, I had access to only one contraband song as a nine year old boy

December reminds us of the painful drop scene when some 45 years ago Pakistan flag was lowered at Ramna Green, Dhaka

I first saw him more than 30 years ago. Tall, fair, with a Waheed Murad-like KoKo Korina charisma

The problems in Qabb Ilyas are a reminder of the evil within us

The internet has been playing jiggery-pokery with the truth as well to the surprise of nobody

It seems that India is hell-bent on deteriorating already dismal relations with Pakistan to the point of no return

The Physics Centre of Quaid-e-Azam University, 37 years after he won the Nobel Prize will at last carry his name

A senior Afghan security official called the Russian support for the Taliban a "dangerous new trend

Lessons are proving hard to come by for the losers of the shocking US Presidential election

Pakistan’s power sector has come out of its worst financial crisis