Opinion

Escalating tension between Pakistan, India has brought worst out of our artists and they’ve picked guns over guitars

The scale may be smaller but the savagery is no less in Pakistan

Not one local newspaper bothered to fawn over Kim Kardashian being robbed at gunpoint at her luxury apartment in Paris

No surprise that the two countries have found containing violent religio-political groups difficult

The Kargil war (1999) was the first occasion that showed the restraining role of the nuclear weapons

How do leaders detoxify the narrative once they have brainwashed their people into hating the other country?

When everything is in a flux, some semblance of constancy is required to anchor our being

One needs to peel off some basic layers of thought processes that have popped up in both the countries

The situation is highly complex but it is essentially the ruthless iron grip of Assad

I am not arguing here against higher education or scientific research or the pillars of the scientific method

Both the Senate and the House overwhelmingly voted in favour of the bill

Any move by India to unilaterally tamper with IWT is only going to highlight the enormity of the Kashmir dispute

Decisions taken by India on September 26, especially its renewed adherence to the IWT are inconsequential

Neither country deserves, nor should they have, nuclear arsenals

The “end of history” celebration by Francis Fukuyama in his best-selling book of that title turned out to be premature

Chief minister of Sindh, Murad Ali Shah, has taken some decisions that have been welcomed by many

‘Modi is a life-long member of the RSS, a para-military Hindu organisation inspired by fascist movements of...

The poll conducted by CNN showed Clinton beating Trump by 62 to 27

As the world integrates, cooperates and opens up to its regional needs, India and Pakistan look inwards

Will this surgical strike put an end to terror? And if not, what will India do when the next terror strike happens?

The new Indian ‘aggressive defence’ is testing the limits of what is clearly an outdated Pakistani narrative

As the mantras go: ‘history repeats itself,’ and ‘we must learn from history’

Future of Farooq Sattar, Mustafa Kamal or any other Altaf rebel harbouring leadership ambitions appears rather murky

There are various actors and institutions which have to relinquish powers for FATA mainstreaming

Any military confrontation, even when not threatening to spiral out of control, has serious consequences

Pakistan must stay alert against the current cementing of Indo-US ties

I continue to press all those with influence to get talks started towards a long overdue political transition

Vietnam and Bangladesh have begun looking at designing and implementing disaster-resilient infrastructure systems

Years ago on a visit to India, I came face to face with this ugly side

Fata is administered through the ministry of SAFRON, Governor K-P, Fata Secretariat and office of chief secretary K-P

Modi’s words weren’t the first thing to make a reference to Gilgit nor were the last

Geopolitical resolution is yet far away for the people of G-B

I wouldn’t like to be in Fawad Khan’s shoes at the moment

Military has a very unique association with the political system of Pakistan

Pakistan has just completed its three-year IMF-supported economic reform programme

Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria are screaming examples of unintended consequences of a military onslaught

Let’s do some fact checking and analyse whether the Indian foreign minister’s speech has any substance in it

The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA), under section 34 of the PECA, has authority to remove or block any information

Modi is going allout to exploit Pakistan’s soiled international image as a breeding ground of terrorism

Despite all the odds, there are public officials who are making it possible for the citizens to get education

In Pakistan, malnutrition is responsible for 54 per cent of over 10 million deaths per year in children under five

Travelling is noble and enlightening, almost like living an enchanting book of mysteries

Doval Doctrine has failed to control Kashmir, failed to control terrorist attacks & failed to contain Isb’s agenda

No one could have fought Pakistan’s Kashmir case better than Modi’s India

An unprecedented 65.3 million people have been forced from home

Media houses and others are waking up to the potential and power of social media in Pakistan

Election Commission of Pakistan has set up 25,000 Display Centres for 21 days (Sept 20 – Oct 10) across the country

Best way to empower our daughters is to have them get into marriage with a clear exit policy

Stoking fear, blaming the ‘other’ or scapegoating minorities will only increase the dangers for all

None of those commenting on the matter do not have the information that Modi has