Opinion

Unfortunately, peace agreements, enacted with tribal and militants, did not work in the past.

We have a government which refuses to stand up to Deep State even when it has a wiser handle on international affairs.

Mian Sharif has come out with a proposal, wants the constitution to be amended to break the ‘kashkol’ (begging bowl).

That there was no winner from the Muslim world did not surprise anyone.

Begging is not just a cause of antisocial behaviour, it is a consequence of it as well.

Nawaz Sharif could use electricity as a framing device for populism he needs to get back into power.

Barkha Dutt in a recent programme exposed how 21 Muslim youth were wrongly implicated in the Mecca Masjid blast.

MQM currently in between resignations, PML-Q decided to enjoy the freedom of a work-free lifestyle for a few days too.

Instead of cool dispassion, clinical objectivity, government’s ‘heroic’ claims could lead to later disappointments.

The Rohtas that Abidi saw was only a shadow of its former self, transmuted into somewhat of a shrine.

There are 7,000 thalassaemia patients in Malakand division; one man aims to eradicate the disease by 2020.

Readers must have come across that mysterious word ‘na-kat-khuda’ on a wedding card? What does it mean?

The insertion of religion in every sphere of life in Pakistan has meant the religion has lost its special value.

Karzai, India will sign strategic partnership agreements , far cry from last visit when he desisted due to Pakistan.

Our rulers came to power by defaul­t, that too by narrow and insign­ifican­t margin­s and fluid coalit­ions.

If Taliban take over in Afghanistan their influence will come to Pakistan, our society will become more Talibanised.

It has long been forecast that the next world war will be ignited by a paucity of water.

DO businessmen deserve business class justice? The short answer to this question is, yes.

The resumed journey to a Palestinian state with pre-1967 borders can be delayed but not denied.

Two features of Pakistan’s political economy create uncertainty about the outcome of continuing confrontation with US.

Pakistan govt needs to pay more attention to the long neglected imperative of self-reliance and limit expenditures.

Rhetorical questions were all that we could muster up in the face of probably our gravest national security challenge.

The government of India wants him to hang. But will that satisfy the “collective conscience”?.

Thanvi followers sometimes ignore his categorical judgments on issues, adopting policies dictated by current politics.

Instead of letting extremists lead discussion on Islam, we need to challenge their ideology through people like Edhi.

Records say the 10,000 strong cavalry led by Korean general Kao Hsin-Chih first engaged with Tibetans in Wakhan.

Both Federal Bureau of Statistics and the Planning Commission have been shirking their respective responsibilities.

US has shown largesse to our Army, with which they are now nor recognising to embellish their so-called ‘nationalism’.

Pakistan needs leadership that spells confidence among international community, promote self-respect of poor people.

The attack on Parliament was a rare and grave crime, whose consequences went well beyond the lives lost.

If America wants Pakistan to truly give up links with Haqqani network they need to understand their legitimate fears.

Obama’s inability to break past Israeli hold on US policy alienates Arabs and condemns its role of an honest broker.

It is a testing time to be a Pakistani. This is Pakistan’s time; there should be no looking back now.

Let us squeeze every little bit of advantage that we can from our dangerous course of brinkmanship with the US.

Dengue is derived from "dinga" in Swahili. In Punjabi, ‘dinga’ means twisted.

A significant part of the blame for the ongoing dengue epidemic must lie not with the govt but rather with the public.

Dr Tahir's “Time to rename Abbottabad” made me realise that the harm done by renaming of places is not obvious to all.

Chinese in Turkestan knew that the Tibetans had annexed Baltistan, and that they could not be allowed a back door.

Demand for Telangana, a separate state hewn from Andhra Pradesh, is like the demand for the Punjabi sooba.

If Pakistan chooses the path of confrontation with the US, it could mean stoppage of aid from the western world.

Abbas has come to the UN, because he has run out of options. He does not even have a Palestinian consensus behind him.

India gave Congress party a second opportunity to make good in 2009, but it seems bent upon wasting the goodwill.

Sind floods, Punjab dengue epidemic are incriminating for the elected govt. since these were expected disasters.

So, how fares the state? Would failing be a fair description?

He was a fraudster in the finest tradition of many a modern mandarin.

How incoming aid is spent, deserves much closer attention to avoid mistakes made in the past.

A discussion between lawyers of both countries can serve as basis for proposing legal solutions in resolving disputes.

Teachings of Manusmriti or Laws of Manu by Deoband followed the division of South Asian Muslim society into castes.

It is time the Deep State reached out to the people, its real assets and the security debate opened to all Pakistanis

The question is: what should we call Abbottabad now? Hazarewals are the ultimate judge.