Opinion

The 2016 monsoon season is not over and around 8 million people remain at risk of flooding across Pakistan each year

It is the first endeavour on part of any province to make police law in conformity with the ideals of the Constitution

No matter the roj, mah, sal, we will find a reason to celebrate together

Comparing pictures I took a year ago with those I took last weekend it is visibly crumbling away

Anti-racism organisations and human rights groups are up in arms against what they believe is a deeply worrying ban

The design was approved with a majority vote, later on accepted by all members

Marginalisation is not just about poverty and vulnerability

Patriotic nationalism thrives on the hatred of the 'other'

Integration is the watchword for every aspirational economy in the world today

Nationalism means taking the silencer off your motorbike and riding through the city being a nuisance

Almost everyone you come across in Kabul has a direct or indirect family or business connection in Pakistan

The settlement of IPDs should be given high priority. Their satisfaction is key to the future of Fata

Misbah isn’t one to take credit. He lavishes it on others and moves the spotlight away from himself

Recognising our errors is not akin to showing weakness, but is a testament of moral strength

Literalists believe Islam is under threat and must be defended by drawing boundaries firmly around the faith

Today, the BJP government blinds kids in Kashmir, while watching the land that actually belongs to India bleed orange

The world is likely to pay a heavy price for the United States’ 2016 presidential elections

Rarely do we find curse words that target the male relation of an individual

Trying to control events and people can lead to more frustration

One wonders whether we need the help of the British media to get them to reach their logical conclusion

Even justice has been separated from morality

To Qaim Ali Shah, change meant a huge cabinet which was soaked to the brim by a variety of freeloaders

Women’s divorce from the spiritual realm is at the root of the segregation of the sexes

It is not the external world that is stopping Indians from winning medals. It is Indian culture

Our Usain Bolts & Michael Phelps are waiting for opportunity to prove themselves like our Javed Miandads, Imran Khans

The drop in the remittances is clearly a reflection of the current economic slowdown in Middle Eastern countries

There are huge threats and challenges faced by this small country I call my home

There is a genuine fear that due to Pakistan’s inaction and misplaced priorities, it may isolate itself

Cricket and the English language are not the only legacies of colonial rule that we love

When my dadi was in hospital, she masterfully trained a maid to smuggle her paan to her from under her hospital bed

Many local NGOs have begun to accuse the international aid sector of being racist

Hell hath no fury like Quetta valley

We are policing in the 21st century using an obsolete model of the 19th century

As an aviation enthusiast, I’ve been monitoring the recent Emirates crash-landing

We see another arrangement for intelligence-sharing, which has been brought about with the help of China

Detention should be the last resort and for the shortest period of time possible

Sadly, the two old men of Pakistan’s foreign policy have failed to bring any catch home

Recent engagements between Russia and Pakistan define a new era of friendship

Our leaders have said that the Quetta attack was an attempt to sabotage the CPEC

With the 2018 elections in sight, the government is running out of time for experimentation

Anita Ghulamali was, to me, a Dumbledore

No similar meeting of leading national minds in science, has ever occurred

What should the government do and what should it not do to provide good governance?

Urban Kashmiris are now sick of untimely knocks and breaking in of their doors in the middle of the night

Young Bilawal is not a Bhutto. He is a Zardari, and he just does not inspire hope

Thatcherism and Reaganism brought about ‘globalisation’

There has been wide coverage in the media lately, of the several 'written-off loans' over the past many years

In 2015 alone, there were more than 1,200 kidnappings reported in Punjab

Pakistan is moving towards a major political confrontation between the ruling PML-N and the opposition parties

it was time CII make some useful suggestions instead of plunging the country back to the 13th century