Opinion

Our national image, in the end, will come not from propaganda, but from our core values

Pakistani media is subjected to ever-increasing pressure to report a narrow spectrum of controlled

The Rajanpur operation saw the loss of precious lives of police officials, as well as 24 hostages

Lollywood is coming back to life, indie films are being tossed together in Islamabad

Which way the Kingdom goes will have consequences for Pakistan’s future

The local government changed Medellin, Colombia, from a drug capital into a modern and innovative city

It is a tragedy that at the twilight of a stupendous career, Younus Khan is busy shooting himself in the foot

The way our politicians continue to behave and the manner in which our parties are run leaves a lot to be desired

It is becoming increasingly apparent that Nawaz Sharif is not in a position to protect Zardari loyalists

I've never read a teeny word of praise for hard-working underpaid dancers who prance around on sidelines of a T20...

I would frame my diploma from MS University as a testimony of how totally wasted those two years of my life were

If we ourselves are nonchalant about engaging with newer ideas, then how are we going to improve anything in Pakistan?

Powerful economic propaganda makes innocent students believe in absolutely incredible myths about how economy works

If you want to know how moth-eaten our family values are, look at how majority of country treats its women & children

Come September, Pakistan would be ‘ready to go at it alone’ without the crutches of the IMF

The plight of the Afghan nationals is not unlike the challenges faced by Hindus who have migrated from Pakistan

The connection between corruption and crime has been seen to be extended to terrorism as well

Panama Leaks are truly a godsend for the PTI, or in Imran-speak, a veritable "suo motu by Allah himself"

Policymakers in our country are fairly apt at reducing poverty by altering how poverty should be measured

To fulfill the EU dream, one of the boxes Ankara will have to tick is learning to accept media critique

Perhaps, we humans will never fully shed the baggage of our savage past

The vision of 100 per cent literacy — especially in Sindh — seems to be fading like a mythical dream

The ANP leadership went through the worst of times, including the suicide attack on then senior minister Bashir Bilour

Why bother with a 700-word paean to coffee shops and up market eateries?

We are now being made victims to the Centre’s alleged proposal to show a film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi

We feel the pain of an event such as the Lahore blast or the attack on APS Peshawar very acutely

To anyone who’s been following the news, it isn’t surprising that the recent Doha meeting was a bust

The law and order in K-P seems to have improved but this is not the police's job alone

The idea of special procedures for juvenile offenders implies compassionate treatment of accused as vulnerable humans

In civilised societies, the death of a single policeman is considered a challenge to the state and a blow to society

There are serious implications for Pakistan and the region if Afghanistan remains chaotic

Our German diplomat friends told us how the curriculum in Germany is heavy on history for all students

Not a single woman has ever been elevated as judge of the Supreme Court in our near-seven-decade-long legal history

Efforts should be made to strengthen the existing nuclear norms and to avoid making country-specific concessions

Independent media has not only liberated human mind, it has fundamentally reshaped the dynamic of public engagement

There are whispers the prime minister has a soft spot for the zombies at the gates

The humble Abdul Sattar Edhi has served as a beacon of hope for millions in the country over the last many decades

Pakistan’s policy towards the world must factor in changing interests outside of our usual ‘India-centric’ approach

Shafik Rehman, a well-known pro-opposition magazine editor in Bangladesh was arrested this month for sedition

How does one break out of the social obsession with losing weight?

I am conscious of the fact that there is a strong anti-Pakistan lobby in the US

There was so much more that I wanted to share with the reader but couldn’t because of shortage of space

Current round of elections will bring terrible news for Gandhis: will return debate to issue of Congress-mukt Bharat

Two Muslim police officers in Toronto insisted that I must make sure the police take my complaint seriously

Buried deep within folds of this latest political upheaval is a silver lining waiting to see light of day. But how?

Corruption coupled with thievery there has always been, since inception of the country and grab for refugee properties

IMF has been so supportive of government’s economic policies that it has given us as many as 14 waivers in two years

Panama Leaks are more about the civil-military balance and continuation of democracy, than about accountability

One thing that becomes crystal clear after reading these texts is centrality of US power in the reshaping of the world

Defined that way, it fit neatly into Pakistan’s stereotypical image as a place that is abysmal for minorities