Opinion

The August 11 speech is clearly a secular manifesto issuing out of the mouth of the Father of the Nation.

I wonder who can tell the establishment that our image can only improve if academia is allowed to grow naturally?

With the snows melting, it is time to get on with the spring offensive.

Dharti Mata is still revered and resorted to by Muslims and her shrines are spread across the country.

Pakistan. From banning bras to buying justice. It’s life, Jim. But not as we know it.

The military should understand and accept civilian supremacy, the civilians should understand their responsibility.

The inflationary downturn of the last two months may see an about-turn.

Pakistan needs money, America needs operations against militants of their choice. Both will be met to a degree only.

Ironic that the right, who clamour about rule of law, are not happy seeing it applied where it does not suit them.

Instead of setting a legal precedent, releasing Davis has ensured that we fight the same battle at a later date.

Pakistan needs to strengthen its economy, undertake major social reform and only then it can dictate with power.

Many in the left tend to associate anti-imperialism with religious resurgence and maintain their distance from it.

Is Fazlur Rehman maulvi sahab of the nation? If so, will he molest the country the same way my maulvi molested me?

The Arab League voted as it did because of the personal revulsion towards Qaddafi.

If Pakistan decides to stay neutral in Bahrain’s internal conflict, mercenaries can simply be banned from serving.

Perhaps there are psychological reasons for the dismissive attitude towards women in Pakistan.

The West would do well to restrain its imperial impulses and to ensure a peaceful transition.

When it comes to the plight of education in Pakistan, there is a lot to be fearful about.

We arrive at a point when we can conduct our social, economic and political life on the basis of such policy paradigm.

If the trail is vigorously pursued, we might end up in the maulana’s own backyard, at the gates of Mansoora.

The current decision by SC should be seen not as a power grab but as a refusal to allow the dilution of judiciary.

I agree that more needs to be done than to allocate more money to the sector. Existing funds need to be spent wisely.

I must be the only person who doesn’t believe Pakistan is on the brink of collapse; civil war or destruction.

Sadly, there is no knob on the TV set to turn up the intelligence level as opposed to the brightness level.

It was never the intention of parliament to insulate the parliamentary committee from judicial review.

Kargil was dubbed India’s first media war and Raminder Singh Jassal played no small role in the description.

Democracy will grow with public pressure, vigilance and by moving the Pakistani spirit to the public sphere.

The state of Pakistan will remain wobbly until, like a willing bride, it meets Osama bin Laden as its bridegroom.

Perhaps by the time the next International Women’s Day comes around, this will no longer be such a distant dream.

In 1996, a man told me that those afflicted by eye trouble went up into its ruined monks’ cells to pray to be cured.

We in Pakistan are made to believe that the army is the only remaining institution of the state.

Civil society must review its constitution to appeal to a wider base and incorporate masses on issues.

In a society like ours where gossip and rumours are aplenty; where people lie when it is easier to tell the truth.

The issue of disputed territories suggests that Obama’s ‘mission accomplished’ declaration was slightly premature.

The quick announcement, groundbreaking of Kalma Chowk underpass, the Rs2.3b project, is an example of poor governance.

If we can’t laugh at ourselves, if we believe we are only born to die, then something is seriously wrong.

The biggest identity crisis for Pakistan is between radical Islamism and a pluralistic vision of a Muslim state.

There is need to reform building by-laws and zoning regulations with a view to eliminating elite bias.

There is a medieval legend, a sword so powerful that whoever wielded it could defeat entire armies single-handedly.

They, the people, will not be reconciled to being mere pawns in a larger strategic contest.

According to Congressman Peter King, his country’s Muslims are just not doing enough.

Their agenda is Pakistan-centric and they exploited the vacuum created by the absence of the state’s writ.

A ‘homeopathic’ revolution, if you like, to prevent the one that threatens to spin out of control.

If we want change, let’s craft the tools to create it with books and learning.

The meaning of the day is broadened to include all kinds of political, economic and social rights for women.

Rehman Malik’s opponents still have some hope as he has promised that he will resign if a security lapse is proven.

The architects of the uprisings are neither Islamists nor secularists, but are the “post-Islamist generation”.

He is not the only one. But his departure will be explained away as a ‘naive gora’ fleeing in panic.

An MP’s duty is to the people and, as a consequence, to his or her party — not the other way around.

The Islamists have returned but with a similarly low profile.