Opinion

The Hunza men robbed and killed ruthlessly travelers on the Karakoram Route.

The reality is that economically, politically & socially Pakistan is falling behind even its immediate neighbours.

Independent analysts applying our methodology to our data to get our results do not validate fudged poverty figures.

Health expenditure in Pakistan constitutes a mere 0.54 per cent of the GDP and has fallen over the last 10 years.

If Begum Nusrat Bhutto has been named the ‘Mother of Democracy in Pakistan’, she fully deserves the title.

Almost $40 billion were pumped into Pakistan in the Zia decade to support the jihadi network.

There are many ways of defining a concept. I would like to add a few thoughts from a European and German point of view

It is ironic that financial mandarins today hold exactly that region in debt where their ascendancy first began.

Only those nations prosper and flourish where citizens have values and the privileged class realise their significance

Haqqanis have already talked about their refusal to talk, which means we will have to talk at them, not to them.

As I tried to enter the IHC building’s visa section, a swarm of Pakistani intelligence agents interrogated me.

Qaddafi's burial has split the new Libya between those who want to move away from his legacy, and revenge-seekers.

Clinton’s visit may not have removed the mutual doubts, misgivings, but it lessened tensions.

Conflicts end because of either a negative or positive incentive for both sides to end it. Taliban have no incentive.

Iranian-born Ispahani was a political mind in her own right, skilled in the diplomatic arts and politically informed.

The original word must have been ‘Syedi’ meaning ‘my lord’ in Arabic. Why should a Sindhi person be called...

Nusrat Bhutto's steadfastness, perseverance, loyalty and commitment which made her the ‘iron lady’ of Pakistan.

Blocki­ng of pro-women's bill by retrog­ressiv­e male chauvi­nist elemen­ts in NA was expect­ed, the fight isn't over.

Our leaders — like most people — turn out to be fairly lousy at multitasking.

We need to credit Begum Bhutto for laying down the foundations of Pakistan’s difficult struggle against...

Institutional structure of inclusive growth would enable all citizens to participate as subjects of economic growth.

Both US and Pakistan must have the maturity to remain wedded to only delivering a stable and peaceful Afghanistan.

Imparting a fresh momentum to the India-Pakistan reconciliation process is a challenging task.

What kind of state will emerge once the Arab world, unsettled by recent events, finds its political feet?

Simple logic reminds us that unless we realise the gravity of the situation, we cannot tackle it.

Pakistan is much more complex and contradictory than the images people have in mind.

Careful usage of language is significant in target killings of Hazaras, though ‘cleansing’ or ‘genocide’ seem apt.

In numerous talks between militants-army, abundant lack of commitment to pacts has been demonstrated by the Taliban.

Rulers such as Hosni Mubarak, Ben Ali, Qaddafi, suffocated societies, falling to same means they used to get power.

Khan's inspiration is not Wahhabism or Deobandism but closer to Sufi-spiritualism, and an unfinished conversation.

Shurafa caste Indian Muslims openly became supporters of English colonial govt after 1857, in exchange for benefits.

Govt must install national coordination mechanism to control epidemics, disease surveillance, prevention programmes.

No one — not even India — wants a Pakistan so incapacitated it can’t keep itself in partial order.

NAB has had its day and is now but another cipher in the list of terminal diseases that strike our institutions.

It must be acknowledged that the greatest explorers and mountaineers of the great north were the Baltis.

Legions of PTI online warriors stalk the internet ready to defend their Kaptaan from any and all charges.

For centuries, childless women had sought Shah Daula's blessing to conceive a child.

This is the first generation of Pakistan that is brave enough to question its govt, army and intelligence agencies

The truth is that the CIA and the ISI are responsible for the death and destruction we see in Pakistan today.

Strategic depth, within and without, is of course the need of every country, and it is not a spatial concept.

Following Qadri's verdict, DBA decided that the ATC judge would be surrounded, prevented from attending court.

If reserves continue to decline, government may find itself caught between populist demands and displeasure of army.

The possibility of permanent peace in our time and especially our region has been receding in recent years.

Escalating tensions between US and Iran is worrying given investigations are still going on. Both must show restraint.

Gilani, Rehman Malik shied away from fighting oppressive customs, but female politicians are continuing the fight.

Near-majority control of the Senate will have little bearing on the election of the next presidential election in 2013

No end state can be achieved by Indians against Pakistan army via CSD, without India being put at undue risk.

Islamabad will have to give up looking at Afghanistan through its so-called ‘strategic depth’ policy.

APC did not address issues facing the public at all. Giving peace a chance is political speak for living in fear.

Fakirkhana, a family-run museum, is something our families can learn from & preserve history when text-books twist it.