Opinion

So I have often wondered why we don’t make Ramazan resolutions every year instead of making them on New Year’s Eve

True to his word, Dr Tahirul Qadri is back

Each human being is unique, with experiences and history like no one else

India is producing barely literate and unemployable citizens

Khawaja Asif has a volatile background when it comes to words and deeds

Gender responsive budgeting can equip lawmakers with tools that bring much-needed gender focus to all financial plans

Imran Khan has been threatening the march on to Raiwind for a while now, but is nowhere close to making it happen

Pakistan’s woes originate from a myriad of problems

The world is at the beginning of a revolution that is fundamentally changing the way we live

Oratorical skill meant power and influence. Being clever at public speaking was a distinct advantage

There are no points for guessing who looks like the enemy today for many Americans

I had the honour of travelling to Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s official residence in London

The 2015 liveability index of the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Karachi 135th among 140 cities

Major difference between the two provinces is in the field of public health or the water supply and sanitation sector

I am proud to see Pakistan and ADB’s bond is stronger than ever as we cooperate to fight poverty & boost prosperity

Maybe the clerics making up the CII misunderstood the brief

The immigrant Muslim (particularly Pakistani) experience is anchored around the ‘myth of return’

There is no denying the fact that issues of human rights violations are rampant in the country

His first wife left him because he beat her for instance. But nobody has identified him as a ‘radical Islamist’

Mateen’s hateful and regressive ideology needs as much stamping out as the US government’s inaction on gun possession

What about pursuing other life goals? Like, for instance, helping those who may not have the same opportunities as us

Do we have the manpower, space and facilities to check 10,000 visas every day in a place like Torkham?

In Pakistan, the global HIV/AIDS epidemic brought to centrestage the significance of safe blood transfusions

“The killer, whose name I will not use or ever say, was an Afghan, of Afghan parents, who immigrated to the US”: Trump

Re-using cooking oil may lead to cancer, heart diseases

There is an urgent need to focus on girls’ education in Pakistan, particularly in areas like Balochistan, Fata, etc

In the traditional Baloch tribal society, women enjoyed far more respect than what the situation is today

We subject women to arbitrary and nasty criterion of how they should look, act and speak

At the time of the establishment of Pakistan, the non-Muslim population of West Pakistan was about 24.6 per cent

The late Mao Zedong and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto personified the Sino-Pakistan alliance

The situation on the ground post-9/11 brought about a turnaround in the character of the tribal areas

Dramatic shifts of fortune experienced by Muhammad Ali reflects the chequered fortunes of minorities he represented

Journey on which the US embarked with respect to relations with India began during presidencies of Bush and Clinton

While representing the prospect of the first woman US president, Hillary has a proven track record of poor judgment

Most Pakistani politicians and government functionaries go abroad for medical treatment, usually at state expense

A troubled political system =cannot be effectively managed singlehandedly by either civilian or military elite alone

Imagine watching your loved one being tossed between wards like a sick, twisted game that humors all those around them

So long as our focus remains on changes produced by govt, India will continue to be slow in its march up the ladder

Inequality matters, most significantly and directly, to those it leaves behind

Bill to curb honour killings also appears to be dead because the maulana & his merry men do not like it

In a clear case of deja vu, the US has blocked $300 million in military aid to Pakistan

Debt bondage in agriculture and at brick kilns within our country remains a glaring problem

We are managing our economy in a manner not only non-serious but also has the potential of undermining our security

Sharia is about justice (social, economic and political)

We have very large, forgiving hearts as a society when it comes to offending women. We let it go instantly

Perhaps the most intriguing factor that contributes towards Pakistan’s subsistence is its social structure

The outcry over Panama Papers has again focused attention on the tides and currents of our global financial system

After all, isn’t our worth measured by our achievements and aren’t our failures a sign of our weakness?

DG of India’s National Investigation Agency clearly exonerated Pakistan government of involvement in the Jan 2 attack

Pakistan lacks diplomatic effectiveness in important areas, such as the issue of the Coalition Support Fund