Opinion

The police model was the only one British knew of maintaining order i.e. using barbaric force on indigenous populace.

Hermitism constitutes a splendid individual strategy for gaining nirvana but represents poor national policy.

Both need to recognise that the establishment of goodwill and beginning of cooperative relations would benefit both.

Countries beginning to show improved human development indicators have invested far more in education than us.

Everyone knows the culprits and can identify them in private and off the record, but no one dares stand witness.

In past three years, autumn means drought, leaving traditional crops little time grow to a harvestable size.

In one broad sweep, an elected government has set aside a century of progress, again subduing local governance.

Whether Kashmiris really want to join us is a question only they can answer. At this point, I can’t see why they...

Spiking food prices, and their impact on hunger, were given due attention at the G-20 agriculture ministers summit.

In the current economic catch-up period, two countries rapidly moving forward in the global economy, India and China.

News of the World (NOTW) tabloid, invaded people’s privacy and committed some of the gravest rights violations.

Umair plans to introduce classical music to schools so that children at least listen to it to keep the art form alive.

Hasan spoke calmly, choosing his words carefully, making sure that he articulated his position exactly.

Rawalpindi agents are fanning hate by insinuating that Baloch nationalists are killing all non-Baloch in the province.

A substantial amount of culture and scenic beauty of Nagarparkar was preserved till a road link was made in 2008.

Fazal Saeed Haqqani's defection from the TTP means only the Mehsud and Taliban from Orakzai and Darra inhabhit Kurram.

The good chief justice may order away to his heart’s content but somehow Zardari's government wiggles its way out.

No silk ever came from China to India through Hunza and Gilgit, the Karakoram Highway is not part of the Silk Route.

Why don’t we have local rather than midterm national elections at the fag end?

To save Pakistan people need to protest peacefully in the streets, demand govt resign and insist upon midterm polls.

Mainstream political parties in Pakistan are more concerned with mainland politics than with Kashmir itself.

Instead of undertaking the impossible task of silencing the online Baloch crowd, we must engage with them.

My introduction to Asad was through The Road to Mecca, which I discovered by accident while browsing in a bookstore.

With the kind of administrative record the Sindh government has...nobody will come out of it really well.

In which Jassasa learns how the Benevolent Mischief of the Dark Pate ended the violent dealings of the past.

By acceding to Refugee convention, Pakistan would be able to distinguish between asylum seekers and refugees.

Manmohan Singh continues to be on top of the charts — but that he seemed unable to put things into first gear.

A free and critical press cannot do much until the public consumers are weaned off rote learning.

The structure of federalism has irreversibly changed, but taking new roots may take longer.

The online community can perhaps help influence the future history of Pakistan for the better.

Afghanistan is not likely to move on a smooth road once the Americans begin to pull back.

Pakistan would do well to talk to US, India, Iran and Afghanistan and make clear and unambiguous policy on terrorism.

Pakistan’s problems are almost always blamed on invisible external hands, opposed to real internal decline and decay.

The evolutionary process has started and the best way to do this is to take this nascent democracy to the next step.

Agencies don’t understand what is lapped up on local media, makes a difficult sell in serious academic environments.

Contrary to what the Prime Minister says, reconciliation has is considered as the source of all our current woes.

When men and women condemn the subjugation of women yet fail to take action, they render themselves silent accomplice.

Whether it is in India or Pakistan, there are terrible incidents of violence against women every day and every hour.

Without effective local governments, NDMA, dyke repairs, natural disasters cannot be adequately handled.

Jaffrey was acknowledged among his peers in service as an outstanding civil servant and a pre-eminent economist.

As tortuous as it has been for us, we need to support the KESC’s stand. They cannot cave into blackmail and thuggery.

The Karakoram Highway being known as the Silk Road is another one of many nuggets of official mendacity.

An informed debate on the defence budget would require data, which in this case is shrouded in secrecy.

Sadly, Mr Burki's article does not clearly convey what is meant by “resolving” the urban-rural divide.

If politicians know they are on tv, they will be less inclined to shirk responsibility and have incentive to perform.

IMF noticed problems in revenue projections and financing plan long before hand of God could be blamed for slippages.

Had adoration of institutions been tinged with cynicism or question, then current fall from grace wouldn’t be severe.

United States neither has the will nor the resources to stay its course in Afghanistan.

Restriction of nationality creates national cohesion and unity and ensures free and complete loyalty to the state.

Chidambaram is emulating the Gandhis dark rule, his Unlawful Activities Act can detain people without trial.