Opinion

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.

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.