Opinion

Deterrence works best through denial — each deterred by certainty of the other’s response and inevitable destruction.

The Sindhu was the river whose channel was cut by none other than the god Varuna so that it “ran on to win the race”.

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has stumbled and talked about a broader coalition with the MQM, JUI and Q-League.

The French president appointed a commission which recommended prohibiting all forms of religious signs in public.

Don’t turn down Delhi’s offer on the proposed electricity sale by saying, let’s find a solution to Kashmir first.

Who loses and who gains is an issue that will greatly impact the ongoing process of shifting power to the provinces, .

Recent clashes over Islamic ideology has in Britain and France is its roots in the Crusades.

Nine years after the horrific act, the Supreme Court has held only one accused responsible, based on his confession.

Ignoring traditional subjects is dangerous as it incapacitates a society from analysing its own behaviour.

He may have left us too soon, but his spirit shall always remain amongst us.

The problem of how to resist a superior force is one that is as old as time. As it happens, so is the answer.

The CJP has seen it all and the respect won is deserved.

The assault on Mukhtaran Mai exposed the vulnerability and helplessness of every woman.

This is time for reflection, policy debate and untiring advocacy.

If you see how government numbers are produced, you’ll lose your credulity.

The skipper says he has been building teams all through his career, but where is the economic team

The military is unlikely to let the country slide into chaos or let nuclear weapons fall into the hands of Islamists.

If the government is truly sincere about drones, the should come up with a concrete counter-insurgency strategy.

It is important to remember that the problem with the judiciary isn’t that it wanted to deny Mukhtaran Mai justice.

Hafeez Sheikh's statements point out how current political crises are a direct consequence of IMF conditionalities.

Both the prime minister and the president have visited Washington multiple times, always echoing the American leaders.

On Iqbal's death anniversary, one should ask if today’s Pakistan bears any resemblance to his ‘dream’?

The government and the army are, together, involved in a comedy of errors of epic proportions.

There were no realistic alternatives to the intervention that could prevent a slaughter.

As the leader of ‘Iranophobic’ Gulf Arab states, Saudi Arabia has always tended to contain the Iranian revolution.

Displacement of large communities in Pakistan has been caused by a combination of factors.

A power-hungry general and a revengeful judge joined hands to make a mockery of Justice and commit a judicial murder.

All critiques of Greg Mortenson’s work can simply be silenced by saying, ‘he has made schools, you have not’.

Manmohan Singh's failure to act when needed have forced him in to the position he is today.

Bhutto’s main achievement was to set specific tasks and the direction of making Pakistan a nuclear power.

Education must be made a national priority no less important than national defence.

I would like to say shukria for the response to “60 Minutes” which said I have exaggerated my work in Pakistan.

Those who are defending Mortenson claim that ‘well some good came of this work’, regardless of the wastage.

Ctesias tried to learn as much of India as was possible and quizzed every Indian visitor to the court about it.

While thinking of the future of Afghanistan, facts on the ground cannot be denied

As large parts of India went to the polls, something had to give beyond the established carnival of the elections.

Pakistan's delegation to IMF will explain that because of ‘ground realities’, we can’t do much on economic...

Indeed, the state has lied so much to the people that it can take no decisive action against militancy

In Pakistan, like in India, this upcoming middle and upper-middle class, is highly opportunistic and politicised.

His understanding of history,politics appears muddled; I find it difficult to support change for sake of change alone.

The ZAB trial is basically of interest to the president whose popularity is waning and who is trying to score a point.

Asean will no longer be prickly with sovereignty issues; it will focus on common trade policy.

The Great Depression was actually caused by inept government policies related to the money supply.

The TNC will become more inclined to take orders with regard to Libya’s oil companies in exchange for Western support.

This newspaper actually does legwork and obsesses over stories long after everyone else has deemed them irrelevant.

A major reason why Washington's report lacks mass support is that people think of it as an alien transplant.

Our understanding of corruption might be deep, but our ideas on what we can do about it are at best clichés.

There was no military solution and a political solution had to be found.

Many who want to do good, stay away from the dirty world of politics, they try to make a difference in their own way.

On April 11, in protest of the French ban, I changed my profile picture on Facebook to Mona Lisa in a niqab.