Opinion

The prevailing policy is to reject everything, advocate from outside the system and wait for the ‘revolution’.

Today there exists voluntary self-censorship, inspired by persecution, prosecution, public opinion, intolerance fears.

Degree of demoralisation our law-enforcement agencies have suffered was evident from Sikandar episode on August 15.

Centuries-old assault of women has acquired a certain level of acceptance now, it has become part of South Asian gene.

Pakistan’s existential threat today will be India’s tomorrow. Hold back invites trouble. To not talk is holding back.

Yes, Musharraf didn't provide sufficient security to Bhutto and regarded her with great disdain, but did he kill her?

While many employers treat domestic helpers well, the latter do remain vulnerable to many forms of exploitation.

For the Taliban, Mursi’s ouster only reinforces their belief that political authority is a function of military force.

Judging from the nature of violence across the LoC all of this year, it won’t take a 26/11 for the peace to break.

If it hadn't been for the internet, I'd have spent the rest of my life wondering what was wrong with me.

A trained negotiator could have ended the Islamabad stand-off - surely our police have none.

Nawaz needs the public’s support to move forward. To succeed, he cannot be a missing person. He must be seen.

Sindh appears to be the only province where a distinction has been made between rural and urban areas.

Karachi will continue to burn if its economy is shunned and the government unable to introduce security measures.

We have forgotten how to champion our successes; we are drowning in a sea of notoriety publicised by ourselves.

The introduction and utilisation of modern technology is one important factor that helps in crime reduction.

Is India priming itself for a stronger communal, anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan stance?

We immediately turned Kashmir into an Indo-Pakistan problem by sending in army-led lashkars into Kashmir.

Despite the harsh treatment meted out to them, there will always be people vying to expose evil and reveal the truth.

Our political leadership must seek greater and deeper clarity in the war against terror.

Point to ponder for Mr Sharif: it takes one to make war but always two to make peace.

While at a critical junction, South Asia is struggling to make higher education a matter of national interest.

A 'bhaand' is always preferred to the scholar and the crooner always trumps the thinker.

A single acre of this plant produces the same amount of cellulose fibre, used in papermaking, as 4.1 acres of trees!

The US supported the coup against the democratically elected Islamic regime. Which 'democracy' supports dictatorship?

Unless we don't react with 'speed of war', terrorists will keep embarrassing us with contempt and ease.

Once again, the international community is stepping in with a large dose of finance to bail out the country.

Let us hope that Pakistan has the sense to learn from modern Germany.

You may know your weaknesses better than anyone, but don’t force a room of interviewers to live inside your head.

The teen years are always going to be difficult but they need not be impossible.

While our media is possibly the freest in the Muslim world, it is also one of the most targeted the world over.

Democracies only vote once every 4 to 5 years: popular opinion is not an election and no justification for a coup.

All we are now left with are memories. And that is something nobody can take away from us.

We have walked long enough and with exactitude reached the middle of nowhere.

Vadra is son-in-law of most powerful person in India. If nothing else, Sonia is morally obliged to set matter to rest.

Mr Khan should at the least be charged for placing public security in jeopardy.

If the suspension of dialogue does not produce desired results, it can only be followed by military action.

Our ability to protect Pakistani children depends on the strength of Pakistanis to stand up against these attacks.

Bad news from Pakistan should define the country no more than bad news from America is allowed to define America.

Several self-proclaimed Marxists consider these fascists as some sort of nationalist progressive force.

An agreement between the countries would reduce the support the Jihadis groups receive and thus ensure peace.

Tagore’s complex relation with nationalism is on supporting anti-colonial movement but opposing nationalism by itself.

The media, Indian media leading, and ours coming in a close second, has gone overboard reporting the LoC incidents.

The power policy should have included concrete measures to strengthen Enercon.

Climate change has resulted in an increased variability in the timing, location & volume of precipitation of monsoon.

People ask me why I visit India despite the enmity. It's easy, I have my roots there and love it like I do Pakistan.

The mechanisms of democracy don’t have to follow a set example.

Over 60 years later, Muslims in Pakistan are more unsafe and suffering than those in India.

We should not be willing to compromise ethics for cricketing gains.

As a 'pure blood' citizen (not dual national), the increasingly xenophobic nature of Pakistani society is appalling.