Opinion

Stopping bilateral talks would mean playing right into the hands of the terrorists

Pathankot attack provides Modi opportunity to establish his credentials as one who has had a genuine change of heart

Despite political difficulties, NADRA has an excellent infrastructure to support the government’s reform efforts

Both parties have similar ideas about how to frame political strategy in order to gain power and hold on to it

If Fata and Pata merge, will K-P be able to take the burden of such a huge area that is outside the tax net?

Firm action, and not shallow rhetoric, is needed against all those challenging the state’s writ

The employment of proxy forces holds an alluring appeal for states to exercise plausible deniability

Utilisation of state institutions on a regular basis would facilitate in correcting the civil-military imbalance

The absence of a Hindu marriage law has resulted in forced marriages and forced conversions of Hindu women in Sindh

Shaukat Khanum Hospital and Research Centre in Peshawar reflects the best of what our politicians should aspire for

If it is proven that Pathankot attackers were from Pakistan, Pakistani response against them must be firm and decisive

Other than an ambitious Billion Tree Tsunami campaign in K-P, there has been no other mass afforestation drive

Former CJ is asking to reinvent a wheel invented by military juntas by suggesting a presidential system of govt

What Pakistan requires is leaner bureaucracy of better calibre & training, modern systems, & fewer tiers

History textbooks fail to mention that over 20,000 millionaires were created by profiteering from World War I

Between Qaim Ali Shah and Asif Ali Zardari, Sindh has been treated as a personal fiefdom

Massacre of African-Americans in South Carolina in June belie assertion that US has ability to accommodate all people

Results in by-polls and LG polls show that many people continue to hold on to the political narratives of MQM and PPP

The big change that Modi seeks won't come from the bureaucrats or ministers. It needs to come from within society

The Karachi I knew seems so unreal, as if it never happened and I had imagined it all

Memories rarely knock and have a knack for barging in, drowning us in a haze of longing, regret and affection

Punjab may have taken some undue advantages but Sindh & Balochistan suffer because of incompetence of their rulers

Modi finally realised that a fire-and-brimstone approach to diplomacy doesn’t work. Better late than never

Peace can be built if it is an end in itself and not just a means to achieve something else

Maulana Maududi was the firebrand who set alight the Ahmadi issue which now obsesses many a good Muslim of Pakista

The austerity formula has proved to be a stagnation trap for countries that went to the Fund seeking an emergency loan

If as much money and time is spent on a girl’s education as on her marriage, many of our problems can be resolved

Having taken centre stage, Pakistan bears the onerous burden of the success of a regional solution for Afghan problem

In the absence of genuine land reform, there can be neither justice nor a truly representative democracy

Fish caught by bonded labourers can turn up as calamari at fine restaurants, in sushi rolls

Communication and not ammunition must be the new face of the Pakistan-India dynamic

Military interventions in Pakistan could have been avoided had the civilian governments been performing

Like many monsters Taliban got a life of their own, independent and evolving in ways undreamed of by their creators

One has to compliment Modi for playing a cool Santa and bringing Christmas cheer to Pakistan on a cold Lahori evening

Outstanding issues ignored since the times of Ayub Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru need to be addressed by PMs of both sides

Almost every single assumption behind the govt’s position regarding the proposed cybercrime bill is flat-out wrong

This is time when we should think how we want to bring joy to those around us and live with a renewed purpose in 2016

The work on the ground for the return of refugees and IDPs does not betray the sense of urgency reflected in the NAP

Evidence from history would lead to the conclusion that Pakistan has a fundamental interest in stabilising Afghanistan

We truly have checked into this virtual penitentiary, Hotel Facebook, and are now condemned to never leave

All in all, Pakistani cinema in 2015 had almost everything for everyone

The notion that the military leadership is averse to normalisation of relations with India may not be true

HEC or other organisations should not dictate how anyone thinks or views a particular area of research

We don’t vote in the Arab world, we just wait for fixed results to be announced

What has happened to the wellspring of raw talent on which Pakistan cricket has long flourished?

The West needs to connect with its Muslim population through the mosque

If Trump gets elected, he'll bring to the surface the ugliness in American society that had remained hidden for long

Teaching started losing its prestige when it became a profit-seeking venture with the emergence of tuition centres

Targeting IS’s oil infrastructure is only the first step in destroying the group

The VIP culture has flourished for more than thirty years. The culture will not end