Opinion

The parting of ways between the Nawaz faction of the Muslim League and the PPP was not at all unexpected.

While taking a case through the legal system you will be faced with almost insurmountable barriers.

Inspired by the vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, we have made considerable achievements.

Civil libert­arians suppos­ed to come in to show up the mirror to the politi­cal class as well as the rest of us.

The greater tragedy is that we carry out our inhuman crimes in the name of Islam.

The case can become a major foreign policy issue that can mar the relationship between Pakistan and the US.

We must look further than national economies and focus on specific challenges posed by cities as drivers of growth.

Will the honourable court reconsider its stance and let the principle of parliamentary supremacy rule?

These Hindus, partly to be accepted as true Hindus, participated in the anti-Muslim violence in Godhra in Gujarat.

The moderates, although quite loud, have refused to stand up to tyranny, and expect others to do it for them.

Restrictions on artists, students and journalists are ridiculous and give an image of a state with an iron curtain.

Another facet of the media’s power is that it can globalise an issue in no time

The cheerleaders of the Free World have had the tassels prematurely shaken from their pom-poms.

No, George, this is no country for young children, this is no country in which to bring up and school your son.

Xuanzang who came to our part of the world in 631 CE, was a remarkable man and a raconteur of the first order.

Regardless of who murdered Shahbaz Bhatti, we as a nation must accept collective responsibility.

The honourable senators must appreciate that the autonomy of SBP is as important as the independence of the judiciary.

If our politicians really care about sovereignty, they should get the drone attacks stopped.

Why name a cricket stadium after Qaddafi? Why not a missile? Gaddaf 1 (and so on), or something like that.

Ours is a nation of minorities: A patchwork of cultures, ethnicities, languages and sects.

If Pakistan hopes to progress into the semi-finals and finals, they need to do some serious soul-searching.

If you nurture a grudge for long enough, eventually it takes over and starts to nurture you.

What you see as strategic buffoonery by a group of men with more khaki than sense, I recognise as a strategic move.

Unfortunately, no one is immune to the ills that this country subjects its citizens to.

The international political community has seen dictators in the Middle East and Adrica as good guys on a roll.

The Raymond Davis case has confirmed the limitations of our ties to Washington.

Parliament’s utility as well as the executive’s governance is under serious doubt.

It should be mandatory for some members of our political class to obtain a NOC before they open their mouths.

Let us not remain the one country in which billionaire political leaders pay Rs5,000 as annual income tax.

Pakistan is still divided and confused over matters which collectively form its national identity.

As cricket fans, Indians or otherwise, putting aside worldly matters, you need to sit back and admire the legend.

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has revealed that the breakdown of the PPP-PML-N alliance is not a divorce but a separation.

It is critically important to find out what hundreds of CIA agents are doing in Pakistan.

After being frozen in time for decades, many wondered whether real political change in the Middle East was possible.

How much longer can Afghanistan allow itself to become a battleground between Pakistan and India?

The old US Consulate Building is one of the few buildings by an accomplished master of the late Modern Movement.

What does the parting of ways mean for the politics of Punjab and the country?

It is, in fact, the average Arif who will suffer the consequences and pay the price for our zealous anti-Americanism.

As oil prices rise, inflation can be expected to follow suit.

Honour is prized in tribal societies more than in urbanised societies.

Trojan horses of a discredited regime spearhead privatisation. They base its rational on myths and mantras.

An element of fear has crept into speaking out and caution is the order of the day.

Groundhog Day — the sequel — appears to be playing it again for Uncle Sam in Afghanistan.

We need to disengage from the US at the operational and tactical level and chart our own course.

One issue has become evident: the US agenda for Pakistan has growing question marks to it.

The most important aspect of the win against Kenya was the positive body language shown by Shahid Afridi’s team.

The citizenry is appalled at the Sindh Protection and Prohibition of Amenity Plots Bill, 2009.

A billion dollars, to put it mildly, is real money. You can do a lot with a billion dollars, even buy an F-16 or two.

A bureaucrat mutated into an ‘intellectual’ that hogs the waves of an Urdu channel is a liar and a charlatan.

Despite lamentations against the Taliban, we expect politicians will be safe without causing disruption to the public.