Opinion

A dialogic approach to constitutional interpretation is a departure from previous practices but suited for the times.

Al Capone, supreme mafia don who got away with murder, several times, went to prison for life — for tax evasion.

Pakistan can function neither under the present constitution, nor under any form of tradition-cum-convention.

Thanks to Musharraf’s alliance with the US, we embraced the war on terror and brought it right into our cities.

The Supreme Court’s short order is somewhat enigmatic as it raises more questions than it answers.

This is the fourth of a series of eight articles on the role of the military from 1947- 1977.

Pakistan’s development will not come from the top, it will come from the bottom, and it will happen in pockets.

The government must push innovation to the masses, highlighting service sector jobs outside the industrial landscape.

Even though 6 decades have passed since creation, a significant proportion of Pakistanis do not own their home.

Today, rather than take policy from Washington, we need to look at the region as the only way to peace.

Who on earth invited Amy Winehouse to this little mountain wedding in rural Pakistan?!

Although the black-white dichotomy has lost its biological credibility, it is a lived experience within history.

Tony Blair's memoir, A Journey, covers his political life in the years of free trade and the era of terrorism.

I can give voice to my anguish at it all, but I fear only the dogs will hear my words.

You may scoff at the sheer improbability of this posit, but it makes more sense than the governmental stance.

Pakistan doesn’t need rambling rhetoric or egoistic debate. What it needs is unconditional love.

Do you agree, in principle, with the idea of the anonymous blogger/comment writer?

“Pakistan is cooking!” in London. British rappers, cricket matches and more in the UK...

Since Zia’s desecration of Islamic thought, more and more of us are practicing our faith away from harm’s way.

Bangladesh is, with great national pride, the literal better-half of the erstwhile Pakistan.

The biggest failure of the so-called Islamic Republic is that its minorities don’t feel safe on their own soil.

On a far-off isle, the true False Messiah, the End-of-Times Deceiver, the One-Eyed Dajjal awaits his foretold advent.

Prejudice against Muslims prevails in the US, with media bias playing a large part in shaping the perception of Islam.

Mass media helps to produce self-serving, de-humanised units, cut off from one another and dependent on it.

The Taliban should also realise that after 31 years of continuous war, nearly every Afghan is in favour of peace.

Promises, it appears, are made to be broken and governmental promises definitely so.

The ugly truth is that most of the personalities in this battle have little credibility and even less integrity.

Who do we blame for the flood? Other than some govt officials nobody thinks it was a natural catastrophe.

One would have thought a judge hearing this “story” on the idiot box would shrug it off as poor journalism.

The media needs to reign in its reporters and rethink the policy of spin, which is based on competition for ratings.

Among the privileged youth concern for justice, empathy for the disadvantaged and desire to give back is prevalent.

The list of non-consensual medical experimentation on humans is too long, they are ‘undesirables’ and the...

We are at a serious risk of being mistaken for sharks that begin to feed upon themselves when driven by bloodlust.

Powerful states can survive after following popular trends, but others can only get into trouble.

Instead of achieving growth to feed the poor, we need to feed the poor to achieve growth.

The survival of every organisation of the state and society lies in strengthening, not destabilising democracy.

If the establishment feels it has greater power to push Zardari out it better think carefully.

The gentleman who occupies the presidential mansion in Islamabad has so far played his cards admirably.

The Pakistan side must go into the dialogue understanding that it can no longer facilitate imperial strategy in Asia.

The world’s governments are meeting to address the injustice of a world in which one in six people remain hungry.

Under the Environmental Protection Act, the city government is required to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment.

Let's put aside contentions that MQM's propsoal for a land reform bill is their attempt to make inroads into Sindh.

The opportunity for change is there, we just need to be clear about what we want.

Land reform is back on the national agenda which, until now, has not reflected the concerns of the ordinary people.

The upcoming Pakistan-US strategic dialogue must address divergent perceptions, imperatives and compulsions.

Writers and directors coming out of Pakistan just can’t be poster boys for a knee-jerk defence of the realm.

A few economists continue to hold that inflation was caused by the surge in the global price of oil and commodities.

I want to be trapped in a mine in Chile, left alone for two months with nothing but my thoughts to keep me company.

Like the rest of us, they are products of their environment — and they are flawed.

Jinnah’s legacy has been destroyed by self-seeking politicians, religious extremists and military adventurers.