Opinion

Life is cheap as road and rail accidents, fire in factories, and collapse of building structures are common occurrence

Donald Trump is succeeding a man with deep knowledge and interest in the Asian continent

This is a challenging, disturbing and exciting time to be a journalist

As media glare moves on, one can be sure that the families of victims of the Regent Plaza Fire will never get justice

PML-N government is allocating huge resources towards establishing a knowledge infrastructure in Pakistan

We need to find more considered ways to engage with the ordinary yet remarkable things found in life

For the third time a Nawaz Sharif government has pulled a rabbit out of the hat

Modi’s style is exact opposite style as Manmohan Singh, who was detail oriented as you would expect an academic to be

When zest, zeal and zap overrides fundamentals of reason and rationality, situational train wrecks are matter of time

A few of my friends have no filters. They evidently have serious problem in keeping very private information private

Lately India has been using a combination of her ‘hard- and soft-power’

The US-Pakistan relations stand today at a critical juncture where multipolarity has gained ground

Pakistani and foreign visitors may still find Islamabad picturesque and serene. The reality is quite the otherwise

To keep up with global food demand, the UN estimates, almost 15 million acres of new farmland is needed every year

The long standing notion has been debated by men and detested and denounced by women for a long time

Imagine a new university being planned in Pakistan

The BISP is aware of the importance of consultation to make the process more transparent, dynamic and vigorous

Classy events to mark the opening of a high-end salon are not my usual beat

People on both sides stand to benefit from an era of peace

General Qamar Javed Bajwa took over command of the Pakistan army’s 16th chief on November 29, 2016

Sindh proudly maintains eight percent religious minorities, the highest religious diversity according to 1998 census

Will the Indian belittling attitude force Pakistan into submission?

Let media become pragmatic and give the country a chance to learn to sift the right from wrong

A global real estate tycoon is being elected president of the USA

Pakistan government’s decision to attend the “Heart of Asia” conference was not easy

Let’s learn not to push academia in the direction of Stalin’s Steel

From Imran Khan to Bhutto, from Tahirul Qadri to Altaf Hussain to Zia, our Pied Pipers have come from diverse domains

Telephonic conversation between Donald Trump and PM Nawaz Sharif discovered linkages with ground realities in region

Ashraf Ghani is not Hamid Karzai. He does not harbour an irrational hatred for Pakistan

Beijing is entering the space created by the likely withdrawal of the US from a leadership role in international trade

It must be acknowledged that there is a dearth of jobs and an increasing number of graduates graduating yearly

There are two central elements which lie at the core of the fragility of the financial system

The sabotage of the SAARC summit should have been a wake-up call for the Sharif government

It was excruciating to hear a large political party’s MNA debate that gas load-shedding is leading to more divorces

Unlike some of the other big cities, Surat was built by Indians and it has a recorded history going back centuries

There has never been a family of women with such diverse and dissimilar approaches to life, literature and politics

The heir to the throne of the PPP is now inching closer to reclaiming the throne of the country

To see something your eyes need fine distinction between black and white

Transitions are always prone to accidents

Merging Fata with K-P is a great disservice to the aspirations of the people of Fata

Pakistan is likely to be the third largest contributor to the additional world population during 2015-2050

This past month, The Hague witnessed an unusual event in form of a Tribunal organised by civil society organisation

Pakistan walked free on August 14, 1947. It now needs to run

The last census carried out in Pakistan was in 1998

The CPEC is a multidisciplinary project where systems integration plays a key role

‘Depression can suck all the energy out of you'

So-called ‘bomb sniffers’ were exposed as fraudulent years ago and its ‘inventor’ Jim McCormick jailed in the UK

Fidel was an international icon, a fiery apostle of revolution

Most Americans are aghast at the speed Trump is building a political dynasty made up of family members

Leaders must realise that the nation doesn’t have short-term memory anymore