Opinion

Modi has the easy way of someone who doesn’t feel obliged to always speak formally. It makes him a great...

Despite years of this building narrative on Pakistan, have we really attempted to address it? Answer is in negative

Status quo has to change. This perception has been shaped by the narrative Imran has been booming from his container

To set the record straight, here is the response to major allegations on Chinese investment circling in the media

Musharraf’s ashrafia is a parochial, selfish & extremely noisy class which continues to destabilise the system

Scottish referendum underlines one distinct fact: there are peaceful ways to resolve sensitive, inflammatory issues

Imran’s own capacity — severely limited — and resilience of middle class — highly doubtful — make it a suspect venture

Change will come, if the dharna leaders provide unequivocal answers to some important questions

The American nuclear trade dilemma with India is that it let the cow in to feed, but others are milking it

Elected tyrants seem to be the unfortunate outcome of popular vote, teaching us that democracy isn’t enough

To overcome the Karachi crisis, people need to come together on a one-point agenda for establishing local govt system

Ecological cooperation has potential for building trust to resolve long-standing territorial disputes

This is not a revolution Dear Reader, but it may prove to be political evolution on fast-forwards

Are those in power willing to ‘detox’ themselves and give up their perks for a classless Pakistan?

Judges are frequently rendered powerless by wording of the “Law of Evidence”, as it frustrates the spirit of justice

It remains to be seen how situation will unfold, and what actions SC takes to contribute to the solution

Three obvious factors of change are: urban migration, remittances, and use of technologies for agricultural production

For change to happen, problems need to be placed under the public spotlight

A wake-up call is in order. Sleepwalkers end up nowhere.

Pakistan should emulate economic models adopted by the Asian Tigers, China or India to come out of appalling poverty

New Afghan leadership will be looking to find a peaceful way out with Taliban and will expect support from Pakistan

The brigades that have marched on Islamabad are primarily young, urban and educated — largely from central Punjab.

I hope that Mangalyaan becomes the Sputnik for developing countries and their youth.

Karzai may have mentioned US, Pakistan; he didn’t mention the state’s involvement in drug trafficking, death...

Nothing will change drastically. The key word therefore should be ‘process’.

It's interesting to note that the PTI captured almost the same number of votes as the increase in the total votes cast

Pakistani women are having more children than they actually want, especially in the rural areas.

Instead of constant criticism and lectures, fathers need to learn to talk to their children & more so, listen to them.

The IS first generated hope, then disappointment. The Sunni Arab monarchies saw a threat to their fiefdoms.

What ensued in Arnab-Kaira show was predictable. Accusations, general rudeness from Goswami made Kaira stage a walkout

Churchill would have described what is happening in Iraq and Syria as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

One way that Modi has sidelined the mainstream media is by building a phenomenal internet presence

So you ask who will win at D-Chowk? I say, who cares. The future is already ours.

The idiom of democracy-in-danger has caught the attention of many.

The electoral system is a rotting carcass. It needs total upheaval and revision, not merely revival.

The reality of the Taliban and now the IS seems to have the same script: Muslims fighting proxy wars.

Biggest dirty secret of old democracy is that if you allow any other formto prevail, who knows where it all takes us.

‘Rebellion’ today has a decent chance of success in making life better for all.

In purely economic terms, the incremental effort to produce responsible journalism is simply not worth it.

Industrialisation, urbanisation, motorisation trends suggest air quality in Pakistan will only worsen in coming years.

I don’t think I have ever written anything sitting in a very large and quiet room before this.

We have ready-made plot in which our ever green villain ‘The Third Force’ is responsible for all ills of our democracy

Interstitial warnings seem to be the only acceptable solution if the government is serious about lifting the ban.

Jeremy provides a fascinating counter story to what Pakistan has to offer someone from Sydney fresh out of university.

I think we are systematically hard-wired to not accept alternative views and our institutions further strengthen that.

Modelled on the British system, our present version of democracy is feudal & farcical and only selectively democratic

Unless PPP can demonstrate its capacity to utter and fulfil a new vision, it has little to gain

These invisible women, and tens of thousands like them, go about their business quietly and without fuss.

Pakistan’s dilemma is selective rule of law instead of justice and security to all citizens.

One wonders how, in such a tight situation, the government would be able to implement the promised policy reforms.