Opinion

Why can’t obvious offence, such as the one Ayaan allegedly committed, be taken to its logical conclusion instantly?

Improvement in India-Pakistan relations can be a game-changer for Pakistan and the region

In a world obsessed with politics, or worse, with politicians, ‘market’ demand for science journalism is negligible

Indonesia's present leadership has sprung from middle-class without any dynastic hang-ups, links to military junta

Let’s all be a part of the ‘I Am Karachi’ campaign and put some soul back into this city

Viability of a fully functional Gwadar port is threatened by a worsening law and order situation in the province

The Fight of the Century — came to a close in Las Vegas, another broken dream in a city of broken dreams

The drone programme violating the territory of sovereign nations will remain at the centre of the debate in Pakistan

The Bill is closer to being a ‘censorship bill’ rather than a cybercrime prevention bill

Parliamentarians felt it was more important to insult one another when they did sit down to discuss the Yemen crisis

Pakistan can greatly benefit from the Economic Corridor if it comes out of its traditional security mindset

Bollywood's audience in the 1950s cannot have been very much different than it is today, six decades later

US Labour Department has an annual award in his honour — Iqbal Masih Award. But in his own country he is hardly known!

Hindutva has, to an extent, become a Frankenstein’s monster for Modi

If the argument is for establishing the Kingdom of Mian Sahib, the Younger, then go ahead and make the argument

People in Pakistan are far more critical, resilient — freedom of speech will thrive no matter how much it is supressed

Custodians of ‘Land of the Pure’ have created such fear that most Muslims are fearful of practising religion publicly

It is time overseas Pakistanis were treated with respect and dignity and provided with voting rights

Many players benefit from a renewed estrangement between China and the US, but they both do not

Natural gas story, from its discovery to its depletion, must not, be construed as a story of progressive use

It seems that govt’s decision to completely lift moratorium on death penalty, has opened a much bigger Pandora’s Box

I am not sure what message rally organisers wanted to convey by bringing a chained, endangered Himalayan black bear

There is no reason to doubt Chinese ambitions can potentially catapult Pakistan out of present morass and transform it

It is a complete travesty that they have not yet received the Nobel Peace Prize

There’s never smoke without fire and the country has done little to salvage its global PR

I may not like local laws, agree with them, protest their implementation, but I do not have the right to flaunt them

While cybercrime legislation is essential, the current Bill is draconian and untenable

It took one year to secure government approval and the FPSC has only now notified the revised syllabi

Sabeen's murder was a reminder that idealism in our society can be extremely expensive

Elections are the only way to educate voters about power of the vote they hold and the value of the choice they make

Pakistani policymakers should not to repeat their follies of the 1950s in Gawadar

These instances show that a different kind of intolerance and hate speech continue to exist in the West

Irrespective of which party is in power, public have always stood behind the govt, supported counterterrorism measures

Semi-democratic countries like ours, in order to move towards improving democracy, have to strengthen institutions

Either we build more open spaces for the flow of ideas, or we continue to lose pioneers like Sabeen

Instead of combating ignorance, we are making people unenlightened by reinforcing negative perceptions of disabilities

As it stands, the battle for human rights in Pakistan rests on a precipice

It’s time, for Pakistan’s sake, that drone strikes came to an end

The package of economic assistance and investment finalised during Xi’s visit will re-energise the Pakistani economy

Planning ahead can often help you overcome the unintended consequences of your own policies as well as those of others

Why is it only a man’s right to look at the opposite sex or to make a comment about someone being attractive?

Possibly the price we eventually pay would be higher than the short term gains we expect from our involvement

We have sold planet Earth, and are celebrating the proceeds without taking into reckoning the costs

Debra Lobo, Ejaz Khwaja and Masood Hamid were at the wrong place at the wrong time and in the wrong country

This issue is something that the BJP cannot ignore, and will need to manage

The murder of Sabeen Mahmud reflects the callousness of the State towards the value of human life

In a complex, typically Pakistani manner, we have slugged on to take a step forward in electoral democracy

If we preach equality in law and rights there cannot be a minority — we should shed the Publisher word and the concept

While the rest of the teams have moved ahead, Pakistan have taken steps in the opposite direction

Will rights matter if one or more states decide to intrude into an individual’s life for terror-related inquiry?