Opinion

Anna Hazare is demanding an end to corruption and his words have resonated with Indians across the board.

Ms Taj mentions that Ferozkhel captured 6 Taliban who were released after a week. This is amazing disinformation.

Devotees are spread across the religious spectrum: Muslims, Hindus, Christians.

Disintegration of the HEC will empower no one, do no good, save nothing.

The response of democratic governments should be different from non-democratic ones.

There is no other country on Earth like Japan — people who recently faced their worst disaster since Second World War.

In the past, the navy’s pride was sacrificed by holding Admiral Mansoorul Haq accountable and putting him in jail.

The provinces do not have the capacity to take up all the functions of the ministries or the HEC yet.

This amnesia about war creates the ‘internal’ peace that philosophers used to talk about.

Qaddafi cannot go into exile, nor will his sons be spared punishment that was meted out to Slobodan Milosevic by ICC.

There is little doubt in my mind that the HEC was a net positive investment for Pakistan’s educational development.

A leaner HEC or a commission by any other name to regulate standards of higher education will satisfy requirements.

On ground, the rebels, have not been able to make any progress towards recapturing the cities that they lost

Instead of sensationalism and thoughts of disgust, this episode should spark a debate about mental healthcare system.

The destruction of the HEC is serious business.

Before the Amendment, the subject of ‘higher education’ was not mentioned in any of the legislative lists.

Even today, the HEC misleads the public into believing that there has been some sort of educational revolution.

Afridi has always mixed irrepressibility and irresponsibility, in equal measure.

Celebrating their team’s victory amid bhangra and fireworks, the ‘spirit’ of Mohali was flowing freely.

A day-long exercise to develop a plan of action to fix Pakistan’s economy, the elephant just sat there and stared.

His association with common sense is considered either limited or non-existent, so his comments were refreshing.

I would prefer to recall fondly that Indians and Pakistanis have come together in friendship and goodwill.

Obama may have established his credentials to convince the generals and Republicans to support his Afghan initiative.

Cricket and diplomacy notwithstanding, that’s the reality and it weighs a lot, and it stinks.

Pasha was appointed DG ISI on promotion, had only a year-and-a-quarter before he was due to retire on age!

The real terrorists are who deny professionals their salaries and enjoy a good life of the stolen wealth of taxpayers.

Malik Barkat Ali was elected on a Muslim League ticket to the Punjab Assembly from the eastern districts in 1937.

Protestations over the fragmentation of HEC seem to have fallen on deaf ears.

Our very survival depends on peace and cooperation between the two countries.

Indian cricket team should play a charity match in Lahore to raise money for Pakistan’s flood victims.

The situation internationally is not good, Bipasha is not happy with the performance of Deepika in Duma Maro Dum.

If Jinnah was the maker of Pakistan, then Bhutto was its architect.

Indian money controls international cricket and telecasts. Now rest of the world too is subject to Indian commentary.

Bhutto’s era can safely be described as the Age of Revolution, leading Pakistan's first mass-based political party.

Police Reforms: Police Order of 2002 was a promising start, but it was swept aside after the elections that year.

The truth is that expat Pakistanis, alienated in the West, are equally alienated in Pakistan when they visit home.

I think a bit of racial profiling is fine, and we should be firm only with Indians.

Suddenly there seems to be greater conversation about creating a Seraiki or, alternatively, a Bahawalpur province.

Unless the ease of entry and exit is facilitated powers of officials reduced, competitive forces will remain at bay.

In the immortal words of the Beatles, “Let it be”. Enough harm has been done.

Why did the Pakistani nation get so worked up about cricket?

We lost the semi-final to India because God was angry with Pakistan and hence did not answer our prayers.

Pakistan is no less cohesive than many other nations, nor are separatist movements unique to Pakistan.

Throug­hout the last five weeks, they played some magnif­icent cricke­t.

Laws must be judged on the result they produce. Bad laws produce bad results, while good laws produce good results.

Pakistan's ME policy has been one of status quo; that is, support autocratic leaders in exchange for petro-dollars.

The economy is in shambles, there is also no effort by the party to think things out and set a future direction.

Singh, Gilani usher an Indian win with awkward applause. I am quiet. Srinagar falls silent.

Boys will leave the village, girls stay home, become leaders in the community and pass on what they’ve learned.

Contractors represented 50 per cent of the Department of Defense workforce in Iraq and 59 per cent in Afghanistan.