Opinion

Poetry does not connect with humans on an economic level but reaches for chords deep within confines of mind and soul

The kind of tax measures that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced have in past only given a fresh fillip to smuggling

Poverty-stricken, he found work in Saudi Arabia as a driver for a family. He was put up in a tiny airless room

Given the current population growth rate and migration influx, the housing demands in Karachi continue to grow

Reforming the tax structure was never on the PML-N agenda

In Karachi, it is estimated that 2,500,000 vehicles are being driven by people without driving licences

Religious extremists were responsible for only 14% of deaths in India that occurred due to terrorism

I have discovered an entire workshop devoted to the restoration of the VW Beetle and its associated models

Will President Obama recall Peshawar when he takes up the podium in January to address Congress? No!

BlackBerry has found a face-saving exit route from a market where it has only a few customers left

While prayer is certainly important, it’s not a replacement for hard work

An under-construction narrative tried to put the onus on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for the events of 1971

Question of what Pakistan was going to be like was settled by Jinnah in his remarkable speech of August 11, 1947

With 20,000 new HIV infections last year, Pakistan has one of the fastest growing epidemics in Asia

K-P police is autonomous in hiring, firing & managing close to 75,000 personnel, unlike other provincial police forces

The impressionist style of travelling artist Hercules Brabazon, reflects his experience of Karachi in the 1870s

There are indications President Ghani will be visiting Pakistan soon. This could set the stage for revival of talks

The undisputed hegemony of English over Urdu is a political and social reality accepted as a convenient compromise

The HEC's vision shouldn’t be that of a cop trying to catch those who fabricate their degrees

Ironically, when Modi is actually in land of Gandhi, his lips remain sealed on burning of Dalits, lynching of Muslims

Qisas, diyat provisions were re-promulgated by legislature 20 times, before being raised to Act of Parliament in 1997

There are now publications that will publish any kind of garbage upon payment of a hefty fee

The Paris terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015 worsened the situation for Muslims in Europe

Jeb Bush suggested taking in only Christian refugees while Donald Trump said all Muslims in US should wear ID badges

As a nation, most of us actually judge a person by the color of his or her skin

Taliban was described as a "stakeholder" in Pakistani society, at All-Parties Conference on terrorism in Sept 2013

The Islamic State doesn’t consider South Asian Muslims, including Indians, good enough to fight in conflict zone

The sale of Agatha Christie's works was surpassed only by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare

People use Facebook to comment on pain of others to accumulate 'likes' instead of participating in real-life struggles

Today there is angst in being a Pakistani because the future that looks bright now is a future that has lapsed

Is it possible the US hinted, quietly, it would be a good idea if Raheel Sharif stopped over on his way to Brazil?

Ishtiaq Ahmed laced his works with an unhealthy dose of paranoia, pseudo-history and geography

An education system that once produced leaders of stature is barely able to produce semi-skilled workers today

Pakistan, Bangladesh and India should jointly organise a music festival in Europe

Explicit constitutional protection accorded to the right to information is commendable

#IStandWithAamirKhan become one of the top trends in Pakistan, but where is the #IStandWithAhmadis hashtag?

A new ADB publication estimates that by 2030, Karachi will be the fifth-largest city in the world

'Insta-bombs' can be created by amateurs in weeks, using stolen radioactive materials

Again military power is readily being applied in seeking revenge. France is doing exactly what Americans did post-9/11

Modi is a man who shouted his radical views from pulpits, in saffron rallies, in media — everywhere

Why should Muslims apologise for the Paris attacks? The Charleston shooting was perpetrated by a white citizen

Yet again an alleged blasphemy lay at heart of disturbances in Jhelum which were stoked, incited, by local clerics

The gross over-reaction to Aamir Khan's statement has only validated his deep-rooted fear about Indian intolerance

The term ‘refugee’ has come to be associated with criminality, a drain on local resources and most recently, terrorism

The Russian narrative is all about Putin defiantly standing up to the thoroughly corrupt and imperialist Western order

Pakistan's institutional endowment for democracy is far stronger than any other Muslim states

Hopefully, no non-economic, self-destructive reason would be allowed to come in the way of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline

A look at the riches we boasted off in the 1990s can leave fans wistful — all players won us many an ODI

General Raheel's concerns about the lack of effective governance have caused an uproar

It is a sad state of affairs that Imran Khan has no faith in civilian institutions — bureaucracy or the judiciary