Opinion

The transition to military power is now complete. No one had the conviction to defend the spirit of the Constitution

What we have sitting in powerhouses of capital is not made of stuff that can differentiate between right and wrong

This set of national players used democratic means to gain power but nationalism to consolidate it

We are one bloody nation, one hell of a bloody nation. It is time to come out of denial and start acting like one

Schools, especially those at primary level, are excellent starting places for creating culture of peace and tolerance

Difference between Taliban and us is not that they are so totally wrong, difference is that we must protect our...

Political parties, security establishment and govt are on one page. Let us hope they don’t play the old games again

The mute witnessing of the myriad actions that brought us to the December 16 massacre is our collective shame

While current security situation is precarious, it shouldn't translate into issuing blank cheque for security expenses

Ideas have a tendency to spread beyond online spaces and into the political mainstream

Closure will only come when this Taliban menace is wiped off the face of the region and the world

Govt probably had little choice other than to do what it did with NAP because that is what they have always done

Let us start 2015 with the strongest resolve & purest of intention and show the world what Pakistanis are made of

It will be almost impossible to fight this war without breaking the edifice of extremist ideology

Public hangings and military courts are akin to prescribing aspirin for a cancer that is consuming Pakistan

This war will not be decided by military superiority but by the moral superiority of the state

Without clear construct of this, anchored in socio-cultural & historical context, crafting narrative will be pointless

Purpose of the suggestions is to help identify, target and eliminate anti-state forces across our country

Now that he has finally recognised the Taliban for what they are, one expects him to go public against them

Civilian leadership has to rise to the national challenge if the current ‘consensus’ has any substance

The nation will be hoping that current Pakistan team can take some inspiration from history and achieve glory again

If consent is central to Islamic institution of marriage, is argument in favour of parental prerogative plausible?

Don't start trusting educational institutions today, but start building & strengthening those we can trust tomorrow

Lukewarm disapprovals of such acts are no substitutes for outright condemnations and disassociations from them

It is hoped the PML-N actually fleshes out these policies, and that their successors sustain them

If Imran wants a revolution, he must ask his supporters to work for an extra hour at their respective workplaces

I believe that we will summon the courage to acknowledge officially that the safe havens we willy-nilly provided

Hopefully this tragedy is a pivotal moment, won't just be added to list of tragedies which failed to inspire action

Pakistanis have to be convinced that it is their war. And more important, they should be willing to fight it

The real issue is the capacity of the present civilian government to implement action plan's agenda items all the way

Just then I heard the strains of Pato, a Uruguayan tango which happens to be the ringtone on my mobile phone

I have no issue with Vajpayee being given the award, given the sort of politicians who have been given it before him

All of you who sat across that table in the Prime Minister’s House that day, stand up, and say: “I am sorry”

All those indebted to BB seem intent to bury her memory, struggle for civilian democracy with the children in Peshawar

There is a danger of individuals being broadly convicted under terror legislation though their crimes are ill-defined

Compared with US, Indian democratic credentials are not as much doubted in Pakistan as we often lead you to believe

When a state educates its children to second-best standards, they become second-best citizens

This makes for a compelling case to nominate someone at various levels of administrative structure to fight terror

The first full year shows that the government lacks an economic strategy

If we want no repeat of Peshawar attack, we have to give vigour to political movements that promote peace, justice

To be at peace with the world, we need to be at peace with ourselves

Should those responsible for public safety in K-P not be charged with criminal dereliction of duty of the worst kind

During the trial of the convicts, who were also provided with copies of judgments and other relevant documents

2014 may not be remembered for huge theatrical productions but it was part of a growing trend of theatre productions

To understand Jinnah, you must understand the composition of his cabinet. It was a rainbow.

What has been buried with 141 bodies in Peshawar is also dissent against new national security narrative and the state

As the Peshawar tragedy forces us to think of a way forward, we must also think backwards, for the two are connected

No efforts were made to use the massive fiscal space made available by 9/11 related largesse to expand infrastructure

We have gone too far and for too long. Change requires decades-long struggle to reset the country’s direction

Either by design or inadvertently, institutions have been working to promote the cause of militants