Opinion

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

Equating nationalism with regressive tribalism, return to orgiastic abandon with modernity doesn’t make you a liberal

Our education system is not designed for diverse, intellectually rich, culturally cognisant, motivated students.

Currently, there exists no law in Pakistan that specifically regulates cyber-harassment or stalking

Making elections verifiable is not just about transparency, but also empowering voters, making them more contestable

MPA from DG Khan may well have quoted another line: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”

It’s human nature to always desire more than you have and I see this a lot with the socialites of Lahore

Economic cost of continued stay of these refugees has been extremely high, particularly for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

The world stage may be more appealing but the real action is on the domestic front

A handful of VIPs and those connected to VIPs can jostle and bully their way into doing anything

Economists have shown increasing wealth has concentrated in hands of a few. It has not ‘trickled down’

Despite the presence of the Rangers in Karachi, the crime rate has not decreased

I think Indian television betray their audiences when they run off cover to quirkiness of the periphery

Every child, every man, and every woman should be screened. They should be screened in hospitals, schools, communities

Sharif, Sharif and Khan together, and perhaps inadvertently, are carving a new path for Pakistan

This is not in any way a parliamentary system — it is an ad hoc arrangement made for whoever can jump the gun

What happens if a court removes Mr Modi for his involvement in the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat?

While Amir seems to attract sympathy, Butt and Asif are perceived as ‘serial offenders’, have scant support

K-P's Right to Information law is listed as the third-most effective law in the RTI global ranking

Journalists must be made aware of basic ethics and must receive sustained guidance and support

Students from remote areas of Balochistan come to UoB hoping to get some education, but they are denied what is due

The external sector is the worst performer in the PML-N’s handling of the economy

There is still no widespread realisation regarding utility of wetlands in helping contend with the problem of flooding

Before getting to resolving Kashmir issue, there is no escaping the first step: start talking. Without any ifs, buts

A state has to be protective, humane. It must act as a shield for innocent citizens, protect them from extremists

Manto’s intellect was beyond question, his corpus of works over his lifetime a testimony to the ingenuity he possessed

The omni-capable mobile phone, has quite literally become the portal through which we walk, talk, share our thoughts

Men in showbiz, rather than hire 60-year olds, they invite trouble by recruiting 20-somethings

Whatever your unfair advantage, let’s stop burying it under the crushing burden of our unfair disadvantages

Talks will only work when India and Pakistan cool their heels and do their homework on why they want to talk

Today’s leaders of India and Pakistan appear to be consumed by old paradigms, fixations, prejudices and rivalry

Thrust of policy reform needs to be on improving water-use efficiency in agriculture, which dominate water consumption

The Sharifs and Imran Khan can turn Pakistan around only if they handle education on a war-footing

Perhaps, that is our role in this universe — to create, to destroy, to seek power in all its might

As deforestation is an insidious input to terror, army should revisit plans to acquire 9,700 acres of reserved forest

While there are plenty of photo-op for brilliant students, there is never a story about the commitment of our teachers

IRA sought improved conditions for Irish. Our insurgents have absolutely no interest in improving lot of the people

If we don’t take current situation seriously and respond accordingly, we will never be able to protect our children

Instead of banning them outright, plan should've been developed to phase out Qingqi after Metro bus became operational

Extremist elements cannot be contained if state organs and forces within the civil society keep propping them up

Alienation leads people to find ways to express themselves when political, economic systems are not working for them

A closer look at the conquest of Americas is a story of unimaginable brutality

Pakistan has great potential to grow into a highly prosperous and food-secure country

There are a number of outstanding issues that need to be addressed but are conveniently ignored by one side or another

There was more enthusiasm for the creation of Pakistan in Muslim-minority provinces, especially in the UP

Setalvad’s supporters see state’s action as an attempt to humiliate and silence a critic who was collecting evidence

We always have to be anti-Pakistan even if there is damage to us or no benefit to India in such a position