Opinion

AAP is not driven by a particular ideology — Left or Right — it continues to be dominated by left-liberals.

The civil and military authorities need to work together to assert the state’s primacy before it is too late.

We have not even spared polio. An anti-polio drive is seen as a Western ploy against Pakistan.

It is hardly the case that state, its decisive leader can solve all problems, according to Pawar’s own reckoning.

We can't see videos on YouTube, but we can see brazen cravenness of leadership kowtowing to a blackmailing minority.

There will be enough headaches for Pakistan during and after drawdown without piling on poorly thought out BSA clauses

Justice (retd) Chaudhary became a leader of the Court, the symbol, the face, the patron-in-chief of the Court.

The US has made it clear that it is hopeful of India using its influence to persuade Karzai to sign the agreement.

Imran still has great promise. But inability to change mind in time, cut losses means reactionary groups can play him.

While we may not all be fair-skinned, our bodies and nerves are definitely frail and fragile.

Until Pakistan can raise enough money through tax, it will continue to be excessively dependent on loans and aid.

Age-old territorial issues must not remain intractable, must find accommodation for mutually beneficial resolutions.

Love propaganda of Bollywood is an impediment in the way of finding realistic solutions to India-Pakistan conflict.

Instead of waiting for this generation’s Mandela, we'd be better served to study, apply his legal, political policies

It will be encouraging if our political representatives can demonstrate similar dedication and acumen as Mandela.

US, Nato are in process of LEAVING, not entering Afghanistan! Why are JI/PTI stopping foreign armies from leaving.

If the government is run on archaic principles with poor decision-making, don’t expect great outcomes for the economy.

Mandela dazzled us with his vision of a future where all South Africans, black and white, would live in equality.

End of Iftikhar Chaudhry’s tenure must not mean end of justice. People should be heard even if it means less publicity

Rumi’s account journeys from visa woes to the construction of the Indo-Muslim identity with craft and poise.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and I are committed to stopping any plans based on the personalisation of the economy.

Mandela, a man with a host of frailties and imperfections, will stick there till my dying day.

Elections in this country have never reflected the will of the people but the will of the powerful.

English dropped from rural school primary curriculum to be learnt, only when and if qualified teacher is available.

Hagel's visit was undoubtedly a fact-finding mission to find out who is actually calling the shots in Pakistan.

Most observers don’t believe this latest territorial tantrum will lead to a full-blown military confrontation.

When ordinary citizens from country’s diverse communities were able to access internet, they expressed their...

Bangladesh defies modernisation theory where despite sustained growth it marched back on authoritarian/democracy axis.

Democracy grows, matures and gets firm roots only and only through showing positive gains for the common man.

Militancy is essentially war of ideas, narratives; it is naive to think you can ‘buy’ your way out of it via...

With hullabaloo about saving world’s environment, there is nary a squeak from international community about Siachen.

2013 no doubt will be laid to rest alongside ’03s, ’79s and ’68s of our time, known world-over for breaking the spirit

A state, especially a weak one, cannot do much on its own; a great deal has to be done by the people themselves.

Our film industry came to a crashing end a few decades ago and I fear the TV industry may be headed the same way.

NAB has been using many mediums of interaction and collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders.

Our ability to weather shocks seems very limited.

In short, our minorities are worse off than the Muslims of India at present.

Manufacturing rage is now a growth industry because it allows projection of power which is deprived through ballot.

Rangoonwala produced a truly remarkable and highly readable little booklet in 1958, titled 'Free Economy or Disaster'.

What makes India difficult to survey electorally is complicated nature of its politics, deep fragmentation of voters.

Before the invasion on Iraq, Mandela's vehement stance against war must still sting America.

The standard on which Justice Jillani is judged should be higher and hopefully will emerge unscathed, judge-like.

Delhi became most interesting battlefield in polls simply because it broke away from Congress versus BJP pattern.

It becomes more and more obvious by the year that the democratic form adopted by Pakistan is not working out.

Both India & US once shared same colonial masters as us. But they have moved on and we are still stuck in the past.

Mandela’s true greatness lies not in the myth that he was a saint, but in the fact, that he was not.

From being a major power in South Asia always equated with India, Pakistan today is bracketed with Afghanistan.

Mr Dar sees the importance of reserves, but unrealistically expects an improvement in three to four months.

The problem with Bollywood today is that it is taken far too seriously.

The most important prerequisite for prosperity is to control violence and reestablish order in the country.