Opinion

Engineering missiles is easy compared with engineering diplomatic accords.

I have to agree that “it’s better to go out and die fighting them than take casualties sitting inside our Camps”.

What this saga has really done is seriously called into question India’s commitment to democratic ideals.

Beggars were no surprise to me when I first came to Pakistan.

It is simplistic to think that ‘set-ups’ such as governments, for example, control countries and what goes on in them.

Khan’s methods continue to be those of a politician on the campaign trail, not one serving an election term.

In this Disneyland of ours, it is so convenient to pin it all on the poor.

Unfortunately, there hasn't been a leader who embedded human rights and governance discourse in the constitution.

Pakistan has the legal mechanisms to stop the damage Bollywood has done to film industries elsewhere.

As we celebrate Christmas, we intend to spread happiness, holiday cheer, words of faith, hope and inspiration.

The industry does not seem to be mature enough to reach a consensus within on self-regulation.

It is crucial that the military leadership in its collective thinking remains in sync with the political government.

Public education is the only means for winning freedom and power for the poor.

Pakistani youth, like youth everywhere, want to achieve, compete and prove themselves worthy of being global citizens.

Despite all criticisms of the scheme, a general acknowledgement that if implemented properly, it would benefit economy

While invoking ‘independence of judiciary’— Court often neglected that judicial independence is not an end in...

We were not demanding anything new; we just wanted implementation of laws and policies in letter and in spirit.

Parents need to teach their sons to help share their wife’s workload if she chooses to work.

Violence begets violence and this is what has been going on in Karachi for the last quarter century.

At present, the growth of friendly cooperation between China and Pakistan is embracing new opportunities.

Every time we try to raise our heads, we are told in clear terms where we stand.

I am told that countries are not run by orders of the conscience. Well, that is why they are run so badly.

Throughout the country, school buildings remain empty of students, instead operate as residences, barns, offices.

Compared with the dull, drab, grey personas of PPP feudals, Bilawal’s sartorial risk has had the desired impact.

If India is deliberately risking American lives in retaliation for an arrest, this is an act of great stupidity.

Time is ripe for both India and Pakistan to get out of the habit of pointing fingers at each other.

If there is going to be a ‘Pakistani’ identity, it will have to be a sum of proud and clear ethnic identities.

Truth, a totally foreign concept in this land of the righteous, it stands no chance. It never has.

If diplomatic immunity is not given to the Indian diplomat, the tensions between US and India will worsen.

Frustration with homegrown culture industry, media, growing clout of terror related actors drips from each syllable.

Active participation in OGP could help improve govt’s reputation so far as its integrity, responsiveness is concerned.

By design, Washington doesn’t have any coherent dialogue strategy, much less a proper peace plan for Afghanistan.

The cost of litigation and time spent by the judiciary and the executive on cases perhaps exceeded the return.

Impact of expensive schemes in improving capacity of tertiary students to become productive remains to be seen.

The atrocities committed by both sides, even before the actual hostilities began, must be accepted and atoned for.

In order to attract substantial amount of FDI in Pakistan, BOI must ensure the security of foreign assets and profits.

The AAP has shown that an election can be fought and won on white money.

There have been repeated attempts to clean up palm oil industry in the past, but this is expensive and time-consuming.

The degeneracy of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is not for our masters, but the bubble of unreality is.

We need not be afraid of our failures; we should only be afraid of not accepting them as our own.

While it is sensible to move past an incident after some time, its not easy to do so without justice, reconciliation.

Over the years, Sindhi middle class is looking away from Sufi traditions due to its association with authoritarianism.

We should not just rely on govts, civil society should also share experiences, look at areas of cooperation.

Long-term investment in our human capital through improved, sustained quality of higher education is not on the agenda

The absence of private bank participation in the programme indicates that it is an unsound ‘non-bankable’ programme.

To achieve real progress with Afghanistan, we must see things more clearly in bilateral terms, stop playing proxies.

Since 2001, Americans have not been significantly successful in transforming Afghanistan into a democratic society.

It should be left to people to judge historical personages. But study of history remains a neglected area in Pakistan.

Language, culture and history, if the narratives are right and rational, can unite communities more than religion.

We are playing hard to get, while US is threatening to squeeze flow of assistance & neither side is on stable ground.