Opinion

Pakistan govt is under internal pressure to send back both unregistered & registered Afghans living across the country

IS desperately thirsts for recognition and propaganda to keep fuelling its toxic global recruitment drive

State and the Pakistani public are still not sure about the type of country they want to live in and fight for

Battle lines in the Asia Pivot have never been more pronounced

A week ago there were 155 rupees to the pound, today there are 139.63

How could Tusshar Kapoor not have told me about his secret marriage all this while?

This is a remarkable story about the power and resolve of one woman wanting to see her children educated

Unless we fix our problems, we will continue to see ghosts

Pakistan is considered the main transit country for narcotics produced in neighbouring Afghanistan

I found most Pakistani Brits to be anti-eastern Europeans and therefore anti-EU

In this tough international environment, there is no other option for Muslim countries than to reform

Pakistan has already been marginalised in international markets and its share has been gradually declining

I am often told that many social media users have stopped reading newspapers or watching the news

Entrepreneurship is a key component of economic growth worldwide, including in Pakistan

Practices within universities undermine safety and wellbeing of their students

The Civil and Military Gazette, a Lahore-based publication, was a legacy of Rudyard Kipling

It’s perhaps in the nature of things that the Crown was dragged from its colonies kicking and screaming

Happiness does not depend on our external circumstances, but on our internal mindset

The new Cold War has arrived on the shores of South Asia

The Muslim world must stop accepting funding for institutions which promote violence among the most vulnerable

In the brief interlude of peace that the city saw, there was hope that normalcy could be long term

Even if Nawaz Sharif decides to step down as PM, he can still exercise his leadership from the outside

SCO provides Pakistan with an additional platform to further develop its already improving ties with Russia

As president Obama will never visit the only place where he might have left a lasting impact

The project of a united Europe, from Charlemagne to the EU, has constantly been made and remade

Perhaps it is prudent to consider that Karachi was never as peaceful as we were told it was

Brexit will continue to create more division in British society, especially with Scotland largely voting for Remain

Hundreds of thousands of people are associated with the weapons’ manufacturing industry now controlled by the Taliban

Sabri’s death has strengthened the case for introducing some semblance of gun control in the country

The international community needs to accept Pakistan as a normal nuclear state

Although the NSG works on consensus, it appears to be under American pressure to admit India only

In our culture, we throw young girls into marriages at ages when they have not yet understood their bodies

After a terrorist attack, debate so quickly changes from the act of violence itself to the ‘victimisation of Muslims’

Never before has Balochistan been in such a unique position of opportunity

If Georgia and Ukraine can bring about effective police reforms, why can’t we do the same?

Effectiveness of non-salary budget isn't optimum in KP and falls short of best practices internationally & in Pakistan

The Bijli Wallah has featured often enough in these columns to have formal guest status

As he came down from his aircraft on Karachi airport in 1981, Pope John Paul II kissed the Pakistani soil

Efficient management of the Afghan border is the next critical stage of Operation Zarb-e-Azab

NAP took off on a positive note but with the passage of time, it lost steam and zeroed down to reliance on hard power

The Divorce Act of 1869 is a remnant of our colonial legal history and stands largely in its original enacted form

Of late, the government has come under criticism for its foreign policy weaknesses

Pakistan knows, from ideas, interaction, and experience, that Lady Hillary will be especially bad for the country

The most crucial step for restoring service delivery is modernisation of our processes

Good universities, across the globe, evolve to meet the local and subsequently regional and global challenges

What is needed is to listen to the teachers’ account of the various shortcomings within the Pakistani education system

To be fair, our lives are essentially about living the past

It doesn’t take Benazir Bhutto’s birthday to make one think of her in so many ways

Equality, protection of political, religious and economic rights were the foundation stones of Pakistan’s ideology

Donald Trump has made no secret of his dislike of Islam and the migration to the US of the members of this faith