Opinion

Pakistan is creating conditions that could produce political and social upheaval in the not-too-distant future.

Peace in Afghanistan can be achieved with a measure of cooperation, not just with Afghanistan but also with the US.

Haqqani's lesser-quoted essay “Inhospitable Homeland” reads almost as a prescient comment about the memogate affair.

Corporatising universities in Pakistan reflects failure on the part of the state, on the part of society at large.

Pakistani efforts in Kashmir continue to be marred by suspicion in DC.

Pakistani dependence on the US will remain as long as the country is tied to a paradigm of confrontation with India.

The only method of ensuring a Pakistani perspective on the world stage is by initiating a Pakistani channel in English

The role of khakis is no longer taboo & has been replaced by another set of unelected gentlemen, the Supreme...

The weapon of choice for al Qaeda to avoid ‘regime-change’ will be the nuclear weapons of Pakistan.

In Pakistan, the biggest issue is that the state, guarantor of rights, is itself the biggest violator of human rights.

If Rahul Gandhi were to get Congress 2nd position in UP he would make an impression, possibly earn prime ministership.

Pakistan should work fervently to firm up national defences against climate change, predicted to worsen this century.

The establishment would be the sole profiteer from Memogate, NRO decision, and perhaps PTI's rise.

Declaring Urdu as national language was victory of united UP & Punjab elite over other groups mainly the Bengal elite.

Zarteef stood for the liberation of the human soul through education and enlightenment.

We regret the inadvertent publication of the article titled “Shia-Sunni reconciliation” by Saleem Ali.

Most Pakistanis are sick of the Americans and would like the government to cut the umbilical cord.

A slowing world demand & domestic economic difficulties are impacting exports, while import bill continues to rise.

KLB, though troubled, is well-intentioned. The least we can do is better understand it.

By staying away from the Bonn conference we showed that we are unsure of ourselves & our place in the world.

US has started seeing Pakistan as an enemy & is engaging with it while still keeping up the facade of being an ally.

Nobody, either in or outside Pakistan, take official denials seriously, rightfully accuse state of being duplicitous.

Bonn 2 produced no substantial mechanism for reconciliation.

They must reassess their core interests, shed brinkmanship and make ‘small’ compromises.

Our hope is not for heroes anymore, just villains who are slightly less villainous.

If Russia close NDN & Pakistan continues its own blockade, US capacity to wage war in Afghanistan will be undermined.

The only solution to a corrupt, inefficient, daily deteriorating rail network in Pakistan, is a phased privatisation.

One of the worst things successive governments in Pakistan have done is to deny their people the truth.

The Bonn conference would have provided Pakistan an opportunity to explain its position on Afghanistan to the world.

The question SC ought to have addressed: whether SC could order a probe while Parliament had already seized the matter

One way to avoid our past mistakes is to strengthen the role of the parliament and its committees.

A larger proportion of people are likely to vote on the basis of what they consider to be good for the larger society.

Zardari’s political tribe might like to cause the fall of political order rather than see itself defeated in elections

Salala was a beastly act and a deadly consequence.

Students exposed to dynamic learning in dynamic classrooms will bloom into individuals involved in higher thinking.

Bonn conference may be US dominated but is a forum where Pakistan needs to put forward its ideas on Afghanistan.

There is little consciousness of ethic in us because of the way we understand religion, which ties ethics to piety.

Pakistan army turns failures into PR opportunity. Its deplorable since its dishonest, insulting to martyred soldiers.

Air force is an offens­ive force. Its use, theref­ore, for a weaker state would mean a drasti­c escala­tion.

MFN misnomer is a powerful one, one we need to address if we are to take advantage of the opportunities it can bring.

Promoting integrated education where children with some disability study in regular schools, can catalyse change.

Media has ignored the fact that the memo involves one man’s word against another, quoted as evidence of guilt by many.

We were carefully indoctrinated through Jasarat into supporting Jamaat in 1970 elections.

The JuD-LeT-JeM-JI rally seemed very far away, as ordinary men and women, quietly undertook the business of life.

Stanley Raikes, records the story of an honourable dog and his Brahui master in Folk Tales of Scinde and Guzerat.

HEC's first chairman, a scientist, did not think much of social science, current chairman believes its a soft science.

The onus lies on NATO to explain why it attacked the Pakistani check post.

How can we discuss issues of national security, development, when we cannot even protect over half of our population?

If a degree of humility, reflection finds its way in the White House, some way forward will definitely be worked out.

One by ISI to remove Haqqani, other by US intelligence, to beef up charges against army for intruding govt affairs?