Opinion

The institutional battle is on & the capital-short countries like Pakistan can take advantage of resulting competition

Most notable feature of Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra's concert in Lahore was great rendetion of our national anthem

Other cities are bound to demand similar projects

The state needs to work with NGOs and ensure that it plays its part

If rumours are spread that a currency will decline, people will sell the currency and cause it to decline

If there can be corruption in cricket why should football be an exception? Actually, problem is much more complicated

Dravid, I think, has refused because he understands true nature of assignment which is to ultimately defend the BCCI

The time has come to formulate a proportionate representation system that eliminates the incentive to rig

As long as enforcement of law suffers from duplicitous political hypocrisy, police will remain a handmaiden of rulers

There is no example of a country growing respectably while an IMF programme is still in place

Imran may believe women’s rights is an issue not deserving urgency but it's where PTI’s character will be tested

Perhaps, unknowingly, a bunch of Zimbabweans have done what certainly is the greatest service to Pakistani cricket

We just got women together, talked to them, facilitated their ideas. They proved to be creative, dynamic entrepreneurs

Professionals from both sides should stay away from those in their communities but involved in extrajudicial tactics

While govt attempts to micro-manage private schools, which may be counterproductive, it doesn't absolve it of its duty

Unless we identify, root out criminal element in police, we will continue to reap violent crop of brutes we have sown

The US-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies will go a long way towards transforming the workforce

Proceeds of crime cannot be used to start legitimate business, buy respectability — it’s nothing but money laundering

Although Pakhtun-Baloch political differences have sharpened over time, they rarely escalated into violent conflict

War-talk aside, the Pakistani media has its own way of serving bad news to the believing public 24/7

Pakistanis in Western stories are either steeped in controversy or caricatured, so Pakistan actors are can't play them

Deaf he was not, nor blind to the fact that trumpeters of FBI were warming up in the wings, and so he finally walked

Thousands of Pakistanis voted with their feet, showed up at Gaddafi Stadium, expressed confidence in security measures

The evidence of educated boys from the middle class randomly joining militancy is not a new phenomenon

The world needs an international watchdog that could keep track of the ruling elites from developing countries

Peacekeepers are often the only hope for a better life for the civilians they are mandated to serve

If PTA can take down ‘obscene’, ‘immoral’ sites, block ‘objectionable’ pages, what stops it blocking terrorist website

Recent rise of globalised and globalising middle classes and groups means that margins look more like mainstream

With narrow economic base, heavy dependence on foreign assistance, Pakistan has to be prudent in resource mobilisation

It doesn’t suit HEC, its position, or mandate to create ranking of institutions it is entrusted to support, sustain

To condemn police brutality at Daska, without commenting on reaction from legal community, would be unfair

Real issue to consider is: why shouldn't RAW be meddling in our affairs when we have so much to offer it on a platter?

Aghaz-e-Haqooq package wouldn’t have bridged the gap. But it was a worthy step in the right direction

Foundations of social sciences are in need of revision to create deeper understanding of human beings & societies

Economic compulsions and personal preferences have played a big role in the making of Pakistan’s external relations

The CPEC, if allowed to develop as planned, is bound to have huge ramifications within the region

Our problem is not billions we are pouring into security, it is the much larger amounts we are losing to corruption

Senior lawyers and their professional organisations need to address the problems of young lawyers

Aware of questions that were likely to follow, Dr Raghavan pre-empted them by focusing on controversial issues

In my view, Parrikar has violated the two oaths he takes on being sworn in as a minister

On Friday, Pakistan won the match, but yet again lost the war

An apology for violence or demonising the victim does nothing but provide an enabling environment for the next killing

People at local level want to take decisions on their own and true decentralisation allows people to decide their fate

Indian society has radicalised behind facade of cultural nationalism which now threatens its secular ethos, democracy

Wanting to give peace a chance, Pakistan took 10 steps forward for peace — only to find India taking 10 steps back

While eliminating any incipient IS presence at home, help fight it as far away from Pakistan as is possible

Clerics should come forward with an alternative ideology to counter the extremist approach

There is need to not only better remunerate women who work but to also ensure that their rights are better protected

Women, wrongly called the weaker sex, end up carrying a bigger burden of poverty than the men

CPEC is not a single project or route, but the question is which route to take first