Opinion

To make celebrations on national days meaningful for ordinary Pakistanis, govt needs to focus on welfare of commoners

Saudi Arabia handed over all responsibility for oil prices to the market in November 2014

In Bangladesh, the idea that they were cheated of a win still runs strong

Emerging civil-military equation: Sharif the commander is in driving seat, while Sharif the civilian sits for ride

Only because one is not on the receiving end of bigotry does not make it any less justifiable or palatable

All bombings, militant attacks are viewed from same lens. That is precisely why sectarian, minority violence persists

Our cultural diversity remains one of our greatest strengths and we express a sense of belonging almost unanimously

In letting world politicians bait Obama in his own country, America only embarrasses itself

I think that before the terrorists have the best of us, we will destroy ourselves first

Time to acknowledge that Pakistani nationalism needs another anchor, extremists hijacked our religion-based ‘identity’

Keynes pooh-poohed the notion that savers save capitalist system and therefore deserve high interest rates as a reward

Addressing inequality in our midst would not only enable economic growth but also calm social, political turbulence

Not many things boil my blood more than the driver who parks his or her car bang in the line of others

He remained stuck in the past and an imaginary future all the time wasting the gift of the present moment

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is right in many ways in requesting a delay in US forces departing Afghanistan

With hotchpotch thinking and confused approaches we should only expect selected examples of improvements

Both Christians, Muslims have capacity for extremes of cruelty and violence, with faith least of the determinants

Misbah must produce a match-winning strategy to halt Michael Clarke’s juggernaut at the Adelaide Oval on March 20

The time has come to declare an education emergency, especially for primary and secondary education

The emotional integration of people in Jammu and Kashmir is essential for Kashmir’s development

Real challenge is maintaining consistency and unity in defeating violent groups and restoring the writ of the state

The white of the flag must be recognised to be as important as the green before it is covered in scarlet stains

Pakistan needs unity, transparent political conduct and a people-focused commitment like never before

Increasing the flow of credit is disastrously counterproductive when the fundamental problem is too much debt

The rejuvenated party should be open and accountable and should be concerned about its reputation

Compelling women to remove the hijab would be as much an imposition as compelling them to don it

We need to separate daily operations of the university that require financial resources from the grand vision

PSCs and their clients have an obligation to carry out due diligence to prevent any violation of human rights and law

If political game in town is only about self-centred elite, they can easily remain aloof to real concerns of people

The cure’s been provided us several times — we’ve just not had the courage to administer it yet

A paradigm shift in strategy is needed with focus on the region’s abundant resource — its growing young population

Working for change within a system is often more useful than railing against the ‘system’

To save Pakistan, a system to audit the democracy practiced within Pakistan’s political parties must be put in place

This week we will see hanging of two condemned prisoners, both juveniles at the time their sentence was handed down

Can we spend efficiently on social services and productive investments, leading to full employment without inflation?

US has a different way of treating attempts to declare independence from the union. It sends in law-enforcement agents

My problem is: what is the Supreme Court doing in the middle of this?

People find what matters most to them and they do whatever it takes to make that materialise

There’s nothing to celebrate when none among your political leadership has the courage to hold itself accountable

It is the system of non-governance, calibre of leaders, their venality, that draws the opprobrium of so many observers

Our communities need to be well-versed in taking public safety measures to counter the threat of terrorism

Due to heavy abstraction and diversions, the amount of water in the Indus River has decreased dramatically

It appears that we can only agree on how to radicalise the youth; not on how to de-radicalise it

In this murky atmosphere, the Iranian and US negotiators in Geneva will find themselves in a cul-de-sac

The challenges that come associated with this new enterprise will require a comprehensive policy, clearer guidelines

A military force consisting of Muslim forces backed by international airpower is the need of the hour

Even via well-meaning gestures we seek to replicate, perpetuate ideas of difference, reducing to their religious self

Let Musharraf go abroad after giving him a date on which to return to appear before the courts.

We’re also intense when it comes to love, generosity, fun. But world will only hear these stories when we share them

This was the most concrete of realities, not aerie-faerie nonsense that disappears in a puff of smoke