Opinion

Economic cost of not educating our citizens is estimated to be equal to being struck by a major flood every year.

Wests calls for humanitarian intervention in Libya are in stark contrasts to rights violations in other countries.

International sports promote goodwill, friendship and solidarity among nations which help in cementing of ties.

This is no longer a cricket match. Both sides have invested so much that a defeat of either side is unimaginable.

Victory in the India Pakistan match is not merely a matter of cricket but of national pride and honour.

Whether we win or lose, the excitement will fade. Then what? We’ll go back to being nations at war with each other.

Yes, everyone has a price to pay, however, Raymond Davis's was tagged a little cheap, perhaps.

The fact is Qaddafi deserves all that lies in store for him.

Everyone knows that there is an age-old sectarian rift in the region.

Climate change is now inevitable. The poor will be the first to pay, and will, unfortunately, pay the most.

Feisal was making two points regarding Toru; privileged class protesting, and inappropriate behavior of the police.

With calls for people power ringing in neighboring Bahrain and Yemen, how long can the Saudi regime keep its iron hold

Mood of media and people in Pakistan has turned positive towards India after offer of cricket diplomacy.

Evidence indicates two-thirds of all males and a fifth of all females will try various forms of tobacco before age 21.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh appears to have undergone a moulting, silencing critics with his cricket diplomacy.

If a Muslim terrorist kills another Muslim, the unthinking verdict is the killer couldn’t be a Muslim.

The goal is to see if the objective is being fulfilled. Otherwise, it is time to review such laws.

Regardless of the results of the match on March 30, let peace be the winner at Mohali.

The subsequent invitation by PM Manmohan to PM Gilani and President Zardari is an example of wise statesmanship.

There may be many such encounters at Mohali but even if there aren’t, what’s important is the match will be played.

We should do someth­ing for Japan becaus­e they helped us during the 2005 earthq­uake and in the recent floods.

Pir Ghar houses a shrine, said to have been visited by Prophet Ismail. Today it is visited by couples seeking children

Zardari’s lifeline that keeps him safe is his continued pleasing of Washington.

Mobile technology is helping fight illiteracy in areas where women have never been to a school.

If the team wins the World Cup it will be a historic moment after 1992 when Imran Khan got to fight to the last.

If the past is any guide, the revised figures would exceed the budget figures, accounts would exceed revised figures.

The most exciti­ng part of the quarte­r-final win wasn’t that it was easily won but the Bangla­desh crowd's suppor­t.

The older generation of Indians, do not remember Imran Khan ever having prefaced a interview with praise to God.

Zohair Toru may or may not be one of those who stick around but somebody like him eventually will.

The neglect of the mine blast story in particular, and Balochistan in general, makes accountability impossible.

The cockpit resource management, rule violations, incompetent CAA are ‘contributory’ factors in the accident.

Martyrdom is the pinnacle of honour after all and when death is the greatest glory then nothing else is needed.

But cricket is no longer what it used to be. The game has changed beyond recognition.

One modern nuclear reactor can make 1,300 megawatts of power, can have multiple reactors. One in Japan has 7 reactors.

Obama would have retained his credibility had he confined the US to extending support to Libyan rebels.

In dealing with the Supreme Court, Mr Zardari has always held aloft the Sindh card.

The establishment spent years trying to cultivate a public that would be sympathetic to its ideology and beliefs.

Yes, I become a ‘lota’. I switch my support to whoever looks to be winning.

The stakes in Bahrain could not be higher.

Men in power can be had cheap for any opinion, for any purpose, as long as power remains in their grasp.

Pakistan, Israel are facing a similar radicalisation because of initial crisis of identity which was never resolved.

The GCC commitment to Bahrain’s stability may strengthen elements in the opposition, thus promote a peaceful...

Raymonds will continue to happen in Pakistan for as long as we do not address the causes that create them.

A new paradigm of peace would reduce the danger of destruction, provide economic security, strengthen democracy.

Amanpour is a heavily decorated journalist, and something of an ornament to her new employers.

Emotionalism will only make us delusional, misdirect us and keep us fighting among ourselves.

When the money comes, it is spent on more highwa­ys, buildi­ngs, bridge­s: this is the ‘develo­pment’ we have.

He was the sole dissenting judge in the landmark judgment which forever altered the course of politics in Pakistan.

The write-off hullaballoo was a bad idea because it catered to the populist perception that an unpaid loan is a crime.

The word ‘minority’ should be stricken from the national mindset — and there should not be a stripe on the flag.