Opinion

When the CCI does not even exercise its powers and responsibilities, it will not be able to fulfil its purposes

Mian Sahib of Raiwind this time round has realised that taking ‘dictation’ is part of the survival game

It is one thing to talk in Urdu within the country, it is another to deliver speeches in it on international fora

Today the death toll has crossed a quarter of a million and number of internally displaced persons has gone beyond 10m

These elders are our true source of guidance. They’re the ones with decades of life experience; an irreplaceable asset

Jinnah's dream of Pakistan as a modern, democratic, liberal and secular state was waylaid by the power troika

This grumpy Brooklyn guy in his mid-seventies has rallied around him the old left and the expanding army of unemployed

Phantom was the yardstick of much that matters, and much that does not, and much that lies somewhere in between

The issue when it comes to protection of women’s rights is primitive mindset of society, lack of will to implement law

At what point did we decide that death and loss are just parts of a routine that we must follow

Pakistan is alive & well, peopled with busy men & women making lives for themselves even after the worst of adversity

Every time an A-lister goes into rehab, has a meltdown or dies, the evil bares its ugly fangs all over again

While we live in 21st century, our primal human emotions are still driving our expressions in the digital age

This film is “the tartan of Islam” today — it explains how societies are interwoven, how we must respect each other

Wars are bad, very bad and destructive. In the end, everyone loses, and there are no winners

Jointly, they have systematically imperilled the PSM’s function, prevented it from operating at optimum capacity

Majority of people did not give credence to rigging claims of Imran Khan, felt that PML-N had won the elections fairly

Artificially appreciated currency ends up subsidising imports, serves as an effective disincentive against FDI

Artificially high food prices are the new normal and cloud the developing world in a pall of misery

Our problems and challenges aside, there are fundamental questions we have to ask ourselves

We must demand from them the security that they can give but must not take the law in our own hands

Only way to address the issue is to engage each other, conveying a loud message to detractors of peace in subcontinent

Bringing internal security operation to ‘its logical conclusion’ is thus hardly a strategy. Its at best an objective

Capitalism requires growth to prosper, and this could only come by increasing exploitation

Beijing hopes by focusing on investments in the Silk Road, it will provide a new stimulus to its troubled economy

The CIA has a long track record of leaving behind bigger problems than the ones they attempt to fix

How did a 16 year old get access to a 9mm pistol in the first place?

An important development that has boosted the image of the military is the improved security situation in Karachi

The dollar has crossed Rs105 and is likely to touch Rs130 by 2020. When that happens, will any of the Leagues survive?

Agitation in Gujarat is a throwback to events of 25 years ago. We must ask ourselves why things have remained the same

If there is a lesson to be drawn from 1965 War, it is that Kashmir issue requires a principled and viable resolution

Let us enjoy the sweet sound of squealing as stiff necks are squeezed, big toes crushed. Time to smoke ‘em all out

PM must at least do something about one important aspect of the govt that is failing him: information and perception

An average citizen of our country, by virtue of being a family man or woman, is essentially a moderate by nature

It is time for the Afghan President to rise to the occasion and seize the opportunity against all odds

Pakistan is there to stay and whatever an Indian Muslim says or does should not create an existential crisis

We err when we wish to seek victory in this war in literal terms and convolute history to contrive one

Rich countries need to step up aid to conflict zones, or refugees, migrants will continue to seek safety in Europe

By ignoring how Pakistan ended up in a terrifying place in the first place is disservice to institution of journalism

Deep introspection of systemic failure and structural malaise are required instead of a myopic temporal-spatial focus

Political parties comments, when their ‘interests & concerns’ are targeted, suggest ‘being on 1 page’ slogan is farce

Army Chief General Raheel Sharif today is our man of the hour

Is there a ‘clumsy gene’ and whether any of you suffer the depredations of cack-handed house-persons

Phantom bared the blatant misogyny that is prevalent in Pakistani society

We can't shy away from our responsibility to improve tax-to-GDP ratio without this govt can't spend on social sector

Never in Pakistan have peasants, artisans, traders, students, taken to streets demanding resolution of Kashmir dispute

Disregarding what our Arab friends think or how they react to our neutrality, we must pursue this course

Lack of information on income prevents governments from collecting taxes and acting for the public welfare

A politically empowered and operationally independent police can stand up to terrorist gangs and criminal syndicates

The genuine grievances of the Baloch people must be addressed, their apprehensions on CPEC should be allayed