Opinion

European countries enjoyed a degree of sovereignty not available to current developing countries.

Having exploited their own resources, ‘developed’ nations are shopping for what countries like Pakistan have to...

If we were to attack corruption with a vengeance, we wouldn’t need any foreign aid. It’s all in our hands.

So Lauren Booth became a Muslim, so what? What’s all the excitement and exultation about?

A conspi­racy is afoot framin­g locals as having an avid intere­st in ‘live sexy webcam chat’ and more.

Even though the UAE government has banned camel racing officially, the sport is still being practised in the country.

Children are not dropping out, they are opting out and staging a walkout on government schools.

Who are the real stakeholders in a democracy? Only the masses! The people of Pakistan!

The real test for President Obama is to strike a balance in de-hyphenated relations with two hyphenated neighbours.

India’s efforts to shape the outcome in Afghanistan will be important evidence that it has what it takes to be a...

When Rehman Malik says corruption is to be finished within a week in government departments, we know it’s hollow.

Creating the basis of a fundamental change in the social order is necessary if state and society are to prosper.

The promised democracy is nowhere to be found.

Every time I type in the above title for a Google search, the credit goes to Ms Siddiqa who used the same title.

Baloch terrorist groups will do whatever it takes to make their cause work.

In Greece, protesting crowds pack steel clubs they can hurt the police with and they set buildings on fire.

Asma Jahangir can now lead the lawyers into helping the judiciary refocus on its primary constituency, the common man.

Contrary to some Pakistani views, India’s ties to Afghanistan are not new.

The economic establishment must understand that constitutional rights take precedence over IMF conditionalities.

Politics in Pakistan is not, as has been defined, the art of the possible. It is the art of the grotesque.

Asma Jahangir’s victory is a momentous event in the country’s political and legal landscape.

Imran Khan claims that his party, currently without any seats in the assemblies, will lead an electoral revolution.

Without sorting out our revenue collection system we can never achieve our dream of a stable and prosperous Pakistan.

Citizens of a nation that does not guard its honour must go through total humiliation.

There are several steps which may be taken to alleviate food insecurity domestically.

Great changes are brought from small beginnings. Lest we all try, nothing will change.

And Dajjal would come out riding a very large donkey which will cover a mile in a single stride.

The talks might have been held on “equal footing” but the asymmetry could not have delivered any different results.

I am gripped by outrage. Even more so, I am deeply insulted. As should you be, by the way.

Regrettably, the caste system is alive and kicking in Pakistan.

If the slowdown persists it is likely we may see little or no growth in 2010-11.

Should Obama visit Pakistan? He is a sensible man. Which is why he would never undertake a trip that makes no sense.

Within hours of his arrival, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto took over as chief marshal law administrator and president.

The Hamid Mirs and Talat Hussains of this world can get away with duplicity due to this linguistic Berlin Wall.

The aim of the war on terror is defeated, as now the threat of terrorism is more widespread as compared to 2001.

The similarities between 18th century feudal France and 21st century feudal Pakistan are startling.

Dr Ayesha Siddiqa’s somewhat hasty critique of Air Marshal Shahzad Chaudhry’s article has surprised me.

Self-organising, locally-generated, dialectical processes are needed to free ourselves from mass media and schooling.

Pakistanis need to broaden their horizons and think beyond linear views of east and west and perhaps look south.

Those orchestrating violence are sending a message about what they consider to be ‘correct’ and ‘incorrect’...

I had a close encounter with death, yes death, in the first few minutes of my tour of Peshawar.

There is such a thing as eschatology — a politicised science of belief. Those who fashion it control the...

Treati­ng us like imbeci­les. The headli­ne, sub-heading and first paragr­aph of a report all say the same thing!

The army high command has, with few exceptions, not covered itself in glory when it comes to strategic thinking.

The present institutional structure breeds extremism, anarchy and can neither sustain democracy nor economic growth.

The government does not have any plan, except to carry around the begging bowl to the western capitals.

Why did Forbes see it fit to honour Michelle Obama, someone whose primary job is, well let’s face it — playing...

Despite colossal vote-stealing in elections 1965, Ayub Khan won only by a questionable lead in West Pakistan.

The president finds himself vilified by the right, castigated by the left and abandoned by the middle.

In any other country, it would be considered a do or die situation. In Pakistan, it seems to be business as usual.