Opinion

Thatcher ensured that Britain’s role in Europe became that of a permanent irritant rather than a profitable partner.

According to Article 62, those who had opposed Pakistan before its establishment were exempted from its purview.

Both Islamabad and Kabul appear to be taking important, measured steps to bring their ties back on track.

Liberals must stand up with the same conviction as Abbasi's, demand Constitution be purged of unenforceable provision.

Pakistan currently has just 2.2 per cent forest cover remaining which is abysmal.

In democracy, people’s representatives are supposed to come from among them, and therefore, reflect state of society.

Sadiq, ameen refer to moral qualities, not religious practice. But Zia made these questions instrument of inquisition.

For each scholarship provided, hundreds of students in a developing country could receive basic education.

Bhutto lives on — a truly reflective slogan that the PPP has coined to the best political use at the grassroots level.

It will require time, effort, repeated cycles of elections, accountability to get a better system, better politicians.

Article 62, 63 can be used by opponents or ROs to disqualify a candidate for having “inadequate” knowledge of Islam.

Pakistan needs to develop strong institutions and establish the supremacy of law with depersonalised state mechanisms.

If we were hoping for some relief through a caretaker government, we have been sadly mistaken.

If PPP does well in the May elections, it will be largely because of the success of Benazir Income Support Programme.

Being subjected to violence by teachers suppresses creativity and initiative in children even when they are older.

Hegemonic postures tend to not only give global orientation, but will also intentionally diffuse context of enemy.

Should the BJP run a positive election campaign around Modi’s fine economic achievements?

I can’t help but think of countless tragedies, which could have been prevented by application of: safety.

Intensity of present scrutiny is perhaps new, yet the idea behind it is controlled democracy, a mistrust of people.

Quite a few people in Karachi feel that the chap who thought of the droll April Fool's message certainly has a point.

If truth be told, it is our establishment that is broken and all this talk of reform is mere hyperbole.

Once investment in human capital and infrastructure is propagated, opportunities will actualise.

We hope that candidates can be honest and ameen, but to expect them to be righteous is akin to asking for the moon.

Rahul clearly carries more weight within the Congress party than Bilawal does in the PPP.

The new Urdu reader represented an attempt to remove blinkers forced on students by General Zia's education fantasia.

Quaid-e-Azam said of him, "I have lost in him not only a colleague, a collaborator, but also a great friend."

Tamils, intellectual community are waiting for the promise made to be implemented. The Sinhalese have no other option.

If Sethi wants to end up as honest caretaker, then his economic priority should be to ensure zero overdraft with SBP.

The shadow of the military still darkens the electoral process.

Pakistan is unique in the world in requiring proficiency in Scriptures as qualification for standing in the elections.

Let us hear what leaders have to say about complex challenges facing our nation today, how they plan on tackling them.

With army deployed to the border, state will never be able create a security apparatus for the internal threat.

It is time for a plebiscite to be held in Kashmir and determine what the Kashmiris want.

Clearly, colonel's intent was to micro-manage debate on Hazaras for the “sin” of being an ethnic, religious minority.

If countries can offer nuclear tech to India, US cannot suggest Pakistan and China refrain from similar cooperation.

The elephant in Afghan room today is that its post-colonial colonial occupation enjoys no credibility with the locals.

Change must ensure that all children, irrespective of parental wishes, receive the education they are entitled to.

In the 21st century, an ideological nation in possession of nukes and facing extremism has no place.

We need to introduce legislation to provide an enabling environment for mothers and children to seek health care.

Once-bitter enemies have managed to agree upon safe pair of hands — hands of fierce critic — is extremely heartening.

The India-Pakistan universe changed in such subtle, fundamental ways that both countries won’t be the same again.

Improving the quality of education deserves serious attention in a country like ours.

It may be necessary for the finance minister of the interim federal government to be sent in to bat.

In all this doom and gloom, the encouraging aspect is how the transition of power has happened.

It seems unlikely that any of the major parties will include a commitment on gender-based violence in their manifestos

We kick around smaller nations that are our neighbours because we can; there’s no other reason.

In modern warfare, numbers may not count as much as they did, which is just as frightening as prospect of all-out war.

My time with the government further reinforced my view that technology can indeed be a powerful enabler for reform.

I honestly believe social stratification has a great deal to do with the kind of candidate one wants to support.

The appointment of Najam Sethi has been welcomed across the board in India.