Opinion

Nation is bigger than Nawaz. So is democracy. Unending street politics by reckless politicians creates instability.

It is time for serious course correction within if we wish the voice of Muslim world to be heard and be of consequence

While many organisations now claim to provide humanitarian support, lack of technical capacity plagues their abilities

Fata is still living in 1901. A real solution to its problems is to pull it back into time.

Existing legislation needs to be fully implemented, illegal practices have to become socially unacceptable too.

Loyal to a T he was/is a lovely man, but Rangar down to his toenails, still speaking the old language with me.

Aman is run as a private sector entity with accountability, transparency and clear performance indicators.

The million IDPs, reduced to little more than homeless beggars are there as consequence of failure to impede extremism

Language was not the only issue leading to separation of East Pakistan. It was imperialist thesis of Pakistani leaders

Pursuing expansion of investment and trade (and not aid), resolving the energy crisis must be a priority.

In the tragedy of the dying children of Gaza, lies the inner tragedy of our divided and disempowered societies.

Most legal practitioners have acted as the vested interest that keep reaping dividends off a system which has failed.

In view of the adverse IB report, the judge should not even have been continued as an additional judge.

Notwithstanding need to improve laws, it’s not legislation that's failing; implementation is the focal challenge.

Shooting of MH17 has re-emphasised volatility of situation that emerged after the violent change of regime in Ukraine.

Official surveillance activities need revisiting to ensure safeguarding personal privacy of individual citizens.

Emphasising access to education may give IDPs a reason to trust those who have disappointed them for a long time.

Considering security agencies are fighting a very difficult war, we must sustain national consensus against militants.

Categorisation of Islamic religious law as part of the legal system seems to be an invention of the colonial courts.

We are fortunate that after more than 50 years, space holds the same fascination today and continues to do so.

History suggests that an important part of the IDP rehabilitation initiative should focus on Karachi.

To care is a wonderful thing. But don’t love others to a point where you lose yourself in the process.

To eliminate terrorists, reliance on the effective employment and use of American drones is a great military advantage

Businessmen complain that they have to pay taxes & bribe to over 22 agencies to simply engage in production and export

The present stalemated talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority should be resumed.

I’m delighted that BJP is facing heat on this silly issue. They raised similar things all the time in opposition.

Can PML-N government put things right or will the railways become an anachronism forcing travellers to travel by bus?

On Independence Day, nation will yearn for the country that Quaid visualised before vultures ripped into its flesh.

Denying Pakistanis their universal rights and freedoms isn’t a smart or effective tool for battling terrorism.

Without hesitation, Nawaz went up to the cage, Ben raised his crest and said ‘hello’ and MNS responded.

Dr Haq envisioned that economic growth along with equitable distribution of income is best path to human development.

Key to reshaping the future of the Muslim world lies in its political and economic independence and military strength.

Throughout the flight, passengers kept on moving here and there, with noise levels that kept other passengers awake.

To provide greater medical attention for maternal health, there is a need to bolster broader public health systems

Instead of PNCA supporting NAG to become independent, PNCA began competing with it for small slice of financial pie.

Iqbal Mehmood was peremptorily sacked because he refused to sign off on reportedly second-hand APCs,

Dr Ishrat throws weight of his credibility to build profile, step change performance of every institution he serves.

The Big Dark, the IDPs and the VBEQ taken together represent a confection of monstrous incompetence.

Governments need to cooperate with the aid agencies to determine a coherent approach to dealing with migration.

Kindly let Nargis Sethi get on with job of making the Mian Sahib-contrived ‘Chinese Highway to Energy Heaven’ real.

Religious states like Israel use religion as equivalent of ethnicity. Protecting such states becomes a religious ideal

Journalists usually must tread with extreme caution; they are exposed to reprisal if they report even objectively.

If Nawaz was a party to Musharraf's departure deal, why Gilani did not talk about it during the five year tenure?

It is essential this proceeding remains transparent and swift and treated in as public a manner as permissible.

Unfortunately for Pakistan, PM Nawaz Sharif has failed to provide resolute leadership to the military operation.

It is not quite clear as to how the institutions conducting ranking exercises evaluate teaching standards.

The prevalent laws fall short in configuring a direct nexus of political parties with the electoral processes.

The problem is not that we do not have the data; the real problem is we are not interested in doing anything about it.

Leading parties of Karachi have no incentive to address the deteriorating political, social, and economic conditions.

Govt must prepare Karachi to receive another Pakhtun wave as some IDPS are very likely to head towards Karachi.