Opinion

There are a welter of motivations — many of them frankly militaristic or self-serving — that underlie foreign “aid”

Pakistan is drifting aimlessly in turbulent waters without there being a visible captain on the deck

Droughts, water scarcity and other climate-related disasters can become drivers of conflict across the world

From the perspective of long term sustainable growth, Pakistan’s critical deficits lie in the social sector

Many of the oil giants have been content with their status as pure resource-based economies

The United States continues to maintain the largest nuclear arsenal in the world

Mischief is afoot. Sadly the media’s attention is now focused on the Panama Papers

There is considerable resistance to believing anything other than the worst

Taking off on a famous name can be done smartly and tastefully, without having to resort to hurtful statements

Ramazan is about giving ourselves a second chance at life

Unlike Iran, General Zia’s regime allowed Afghan refugees to assimilate, obtain Pakistani identities

Our rulers need to raise internal walls of knowledge and skills backed up by real democratic governance

Those acquiring loans worth billions had them waived off through unfair means

Death and taxes can’t be beat, but taxes can be delayed and minimised

Hilary Clinton’s views on dealing with Russia and global nuclear issues are close to that of the establishment

The response from the state, when violence against the weak is escalating, is not what one would have expected

Before the Great Depression of 1929, economic theories said the free market automatically eliminates unemployment

Operation Zarb-e-Azb marked a paradigm shift in thinking and approach of establishment and the civilian leadership

The PM’s latest departure is for medical reasons, but he is familiar with reasons otherwise

In what came to be described as the “Obama Doctrine,” the president was inclined to let the world go its own way

Afghans continue to blame Pakistan for all terrorist attacks within their territory

Obama recently admitted that the drone programme had resulted in some “deadly mistakes”

The only green revolution that I am aware of took place with the help of an American, Norman Borlaug, a biologist

Pakistan’s policy on American drone strikes continues to lack credibility

Apparently you can respect the sanctity of a country and still bomb the hell out of the people

In India religion is transactional. We offer money to temples in exchange for blessings

Future of anti-corruption efforts is linked to the collection, consolidation and analysis of big data

Council of Islamic Ideology that Mr Sherani lords over is a dinosaur way past its extinction life

The killing of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in an American drone strike has almost murdered the hopes for peace in the region

Inequality within moderate to poor countries is increasingly denying millions access to even two square meals a day

If you ask me why the Muslim world is ailing today, it is just because of men and women like Sherani

Around 80 per cent of the world’s energy trade passes through the choke points of this region

Type of work children can be involved in differs greatly & not all work done by them has been targeted for elimination

It is unfathomable for misogynists to digest that a man at birth would want to embrace a female identity and biology

Building bridges between the Jewish and Muslim communities is of the utmost importance in today's world

After 9/11, a number of human rights laws were enacted. However, the real issue remains their weak implementation

Corridor at Chabahar could bring down costs as well as time taken to transport cargo trade to Europe by 50 per cent

The moment I sank half an inch into the floor I knew something was wrong, deeply wrong

Twitter went hyperactive in body shaming Fardeen Khan

My search for truth about Pakistan’s National Commission for Minorities ends on a sad discovery

Malala has received international acclaim for her heroic struggle but the fate of thousands of her age is a bleak one

Student unions in Pakistan have been the flag-bearers of progressive trends

The nature of the attack and the unscathed passport of “Wali Mohammad” beg a thorough investigation

We need to recommit ourselves to bring in genuine reforms in accordance with the wishes of the people of the Fata

For Pakistan, the current scenario throws up a fresh challenge on dealing with the emerging Taliban leadership

Lack of education continues to be a major challenge, and the problems that we face may have something to do with that

If we want to address growing humanitarian needs, we need to move beyond business as usual & manage crises differently

There is something about leaving your home when you are not sure if you’d ever come back

For the Pakistani state to be stable, the Afghan state must be stable

In last 20 years, natural disasters affected 218 million people at an economic cost of more than $300b each year