Opinion

Imagine a Pakistan where generosity is praiseworthy and greed and corruption are not socially acceptable.

Abdullah Shah Ghazi keeps Karachi safe from all marine hazards. As patron pir he is mayor of this occult municipality.

Hazaras and Deobandis allege that the other is attacking them,allegations that are based on the group’s own...

Independent analysts are dismissing this assessment as being grossly inaccurate.

Next time you read a column, look beyond the byline. Ask yourself, how is the writer making his/her living?

PPP’s decision's to revive commissionerate system and bring the FC adds combustible element to the Karachi bonfire.

Khan has no schism. What you see is what you get. People have found a leader they can trust and who will deliver.

The Punjab Chief Minister has resurrected past schemes that failed at the cost of millions to the exchequer.

To characterise Breivik’s action an isolated act is wrong and dangerous, and amounts to sweeping it under the rug.

If Pakistan heads on a trajectory of sustainability, systemic change in institutional structure of society is needed.

It is important to note that the democratic process through which Pakistan was created, was denied to East Pakistanis.

In South Asia, millions remain victims of a wicked form of slavery known as peshgi, or bonded labour.

We are facing circumstances that would depress any public but we are a strong nation and we will continue walking.

While independence of Judiciary is vital, is the value of judicial independence enough to override democracy itself.

Maybe India’s time has come but the idea has gone awry because it has benefitted the upper strata.

All governments have justified their misuse of executive authority under the defence that parliament is sovereign.

Reading Aminullah Chaudhry's memoir I can say he may have been harmlessly ‘uppity’ but did not deserve to be despised.

Khar is quite adept at surviving through different regime types, a quality that will take her a long way.

Muslim communities living in northern subcontinent came together as a political entity, including non-shurafa castes.

One year Ayub Khan decided enough was enough. Official moon-spotters would decide, guided by military commanders.

There is not a great deal I can say about local government except that the last mayor was known to be a workaholic.

Mir Chakar Khan Rind, the heroic Baloch leader of the 16th century, for the Baloch he is a demigod.

Europe’s mainstream politicians propagate views like those Breivik holds, so long as it keeps them in power.

What is not fair, and downright sexist, is bashing Khar on account of her looks and gender.

Pressure to perform becomes acute when illegitimate political set-up seek legitimacy by improved economic performance.

Implying that India can’t have peace until Pakistan accepts India’s diagnosis will not beget India a viable...

Is it not possible for us to conceive of a world where difference is not the exception but also the norm.

With his revenue numbers for the last fiscal year stripped of their credibility, Shaikh remains inaccessible.

By reveling in the ugliness, we ignored the stark beauty of what made Amy Winehouse unique and great — her music.

Punjab needs to quickly revamp and consolidate its infrastructure development vision.

I am already sounding out paan, snuff and garlic traders to sponsor the spitting match.

Getting India into this arrangement may sound like a stroke of genius, but could turn out to be a huge folly.

According to Indian commentators, a Pakistani must be liberal — a Pakistani secondarily, and accept Indian supremacy.

The real failure of Mumbai is a paucity of the imagination, a pettiness and provincialism in its thinking.

The real problem with Tharoor’s column is how he concludes Pakistani liberals desire to “defenestrate” the...

We continue to give them power to lead us to chaos, disorder and maybe an impending collapse.

The Planning Commission looks to open up a new terrain for policy thinking and public action.

The rich are talking to immigration lawyers while the poor are contemplating ways to feed the hungry at home.

When we give false history of ‘Urdu’, call it a military language, we are wrong, also divisive and anti-peace.

When state becomes shy about regimentation, it raises flag of ‘unity’, a coercive need of scared or aggressive state.

A law doesn’t acquire any significance unless it is backed with the will of the lawmakers to implement it.

Multan takes ridiculous pride in how the people of that city killed Alexander of Macedonia, the conqueror.

The politicians here are too scared, so the onus of formulating a counter narrative has fallen upon civil society.

Waging wars was supposed to be the profession of sword-wielding warlords and not that of religious scholars.

Caution has to be exercised when commenting on the MQM as its reactions tend to be unpredictable.

‘Socially responsible agricultural investment’ is actually transfer of state lands from peasants to foreign companies.

Development budget has flexibility to ensure delivery, thus allowing ministries to have work-around of bans.

America needs to stop interfering in Pakistan’s internal affairs and review its recent postures of high-handedness.

Many fear that this inquiry could lead to changes in British press regulation, stifling the free press.

Pakistan has lawlessness, a growing population, creeping inflation, water shortages and electricity breakdowns.