Opinion

We need to opt for regionalised development model by declaring South Punjab a region within existing federating unit.

We cannot keep our relationships and yet avoid enabling others.

A great deal hinges upon how effectively the state can perform its role.

While Putin seeks to highlight Russian might through Sochi games, reality is that Russia today is extremely vulnerable

Why is there duplication in many things in Pakistan but nothing improves?

While there is plenty of political space for the PPP to exploit, the days of martyrdom-based campaigning are over.

There’ll always be a clutch of rebels who can inject humour in the most adverse conditions.

Only when love for people surpasses love for country, we might see prosperous nation that is prepared to accept change

Had any of our politicians attended these events, someone would surely have pointed out flaws in their policies.

Unfortunately, Indian courts, even higher judiciary, cannot be relied on to weigh in on side of freedom of expression.

Karzai’s unilateral efforts retard,than advance process by proceeding down a path that previously proved treacherous.

We must imbibe the truth. Let’s be thankful for our ‘brilliant’ governments, be grateful for small mercies.

It has become a sort of tradition to lament worsening education situation in public schools, then do nothing about it.

It is becoming increasingly common for the state leaders to resort to violence at the drop of a hat.

At the end of Afghan war, we still have no idea who is going to be victor. One hopes it is not chaos or more violence.

He would pick up holes in language, data, challenge appropriateness of methodology, point out misleading conclusions.

We need a bottom-up approach to agricultural development which emphasises on increasing productivity of small farmers.

These could be voices of those wanting peace between Pakistan & India. Mr Thackeray, yours is on wrong side of fence.

When we as a society condone plagiarism, we present ourselves as a nation that has no respect for quest of knowledge.

Pakistani diaspora consists of working class or rich businessmen, unlike Indian diaspora, an educated middle class.

No one knows what will come of committee’s report, though full compliance with recommendations is wishful thinking.

Somebody somewhere is taking child protection very seriously, committing significant resources to making it reality.

Instead of positioning change as break from familiarity, we need to position it as chance to rewrite destiny.

Use of dams should be assessed for tradeoffs that result between ensuring food security vs cheap hydroelectric power.

One really wishes the young PPP leadership well and hopes it discovers the real issues and challenges in Sindh.

Court’s impact can be lasting and the service priceless, if it can start reviewing and redefining the legal framework.

Incident at Jallianwala Bagh affected course of world history, but it is people who actually affected and led change.

Whether floods, earthquake or conflict, NADRA’s biometric database was deployed to identify affected citizens.

If the Charter Values is passed in Quebec, the Canadian multicultural experiment will suffer its worst setback.

It is time for PM Sharif to spell out how he proposes to protect and promote Pakistan’s strategic interests post-2014.

What is often missing in our conversations, debates and analyses is not science, but the scientific method.

Confronted with such enormous challenges, race for electing new helpless leader of country would carry no conviction.

Bangladesh, hailed as paragon of political & social modernisation, will join ranks of one-party authoritarian states.

The private sector must be a critical partner if we are to sustainably lift people out of poverty.

Need of hour is to make cricket truly stand on its own feet as unnecessary govt interference jeopardised the sport.

The administration needs to move urgently to improve the quality of governance if they wish to retain the voters.

It appears from the phone call that US has plans to replace democratically-elected government of President Yanukovych.

With 20 million weapons in the hands of civilians,there is absolutely no chance of peace making a voluntary appearance

Karachi is the only city of its size in the world that does not have a proper public transport system.

The ruling circles in Muslim states lack new ideas to sustain the voluntary loyalty of the people.

Many surveys and much of market research that is conducted appears to have hidden agenda and distinct purpose in mind.

Political leadership perpetually abstained from its basic functions of controlling, managing, far less shaping peace.

For the US and Pakistan, the most important underlining factor –– trust –– does not exist, and for good reason.

Crowds at the fair were huge, as large as at one of India’s religious festivals and the atmosphere was as uplifting.

The willingness to fight the invaders has never been as relevant as now. Yet, at the national level, there is none.

There are structural impediments that are not letting trade work, they will be there even if we do trade with India.

Hunger and poverty remain even as South Asian governments praise themselves on a daily basis.

Imran Khan has his own vision of making Pakistan a modern, democratic, corruption-free and a welfare-oriented state.

It is essential that 4,000-plus hectares of vacant govt land be set aside for high density low-income housing.

The paucity of our national narrative is due to our state’s and society’s failure to invest in trade of storytelling.