Opinion

Let us identify the principal features of Pakistan's democracy's fragility.

The armed forces do not exist in vacuum and are already showing signs of candid self-appraisal.

Any individual effort to work for the betterment of street children is better than silence and apathy.

Weaker parties are going to play the new province card as they feel it is likely to attract a great deal of voters.

Truth is, trade, economics are the new nuclear weapons, sooner we in South Asia understand that, the less painful.

Canon of Urdu-Hindi are based on assumption that languages from Khyber to Bengal are forms of Urdu and modern Hindi.

As ethnic groups fight for space, economic and political control of city, nobody thinking of the city, its citizens.

Hegemons taken down by an inferior civilisation end up giving us a worse world to live in.

Witness has testified that Fai’s organisation was a virtual hostage to the ISI's thinking.

Pathan tribal sardars did not accept Syed Ahmad’s as the amirul momineen, instead considered him just a maulvi.

It would be advisable if Hina Khar did not brandish her money when representing a near-failing country.

Dr Alvi, along with hundreds who rush to join Imran Khan's fold, are being conned by promises of justice, betterment.

I said: the real problem for the malaise was there is no rule of law and a PM decides which SC edicts to implement.

Imagine a Pakistan where generosity is praiseworthy and greed and corruption are not socially acceptable.

Abdullah Shah Ghazi keeps Karachi safe from all marine hazards. As patron pir he is mayor of this occult municipality.

Hazaras and Deobandis allege that the other is attacking them,allegations that are based on the group’s own...

Independent analysts are dismissing this assessment as being grossly inaccurate.

Next time you read a column, look beyond the byline. Ask yourself, how is the writer making his/her living?

PPP’s decision's to revive commissionerate system and bring the FC adds combustible element to the Karachi bonfire.

Khan has no schism. What you see is what you get. People have found a leader they can trust and who will deliver.

The Punjab Chief Minister has resurrected past schemes that failed at the cost of millions to the exchequer.

To characterise Breivik’s action an isolated act is wrong and dangerous, and amounts to sweeping it under the rug.

If Pakistan heads on a trajectory of sustainability, systemic change in institutional structure of society is needed.

It is important to note that the democratic process through which Pakistan was created, was denied to East Pakistanis.

In South Asia, millions remain victims of a wicked form of slavery known as peshgi, or bonded labour.

We are facing circumstances that would depress any public but we are a strong nation and we will continue walking.

While independence of Judiciary is vital, is the value of judicial independence enough to override democracy itself.

Maybe India’s time has come but the idea has gone awry because it has benefitted the upper strata.

All governments have justified their misuse of executive authority under the defence that parliament is sovereign.

Reading Aminullah Chaudhry's memoir I can say he may have been harmlessly ‘uppity’ but did not deserve to be despised.

Khar is quite adept at surviving through different regime types, a quality that will take her a long way.

Muslim communities living in northern subcontinent came together as a political entity, including non-shurafa castes.

One year Ayub Khan decided enough was enough. Official moon-spotters would decide, guided by military commanders.

There is not a great deal I can say about local government except that the last mayor was known to be a workaholic.

Mir Chakar Khan Rind, the heroic Baloch leader of the 16th century, for the Baloch he is a demigod.

Europe’s mainstream politicians propagate views like those Breivik holds, so long as it keeps them in power.

What is not fair, and downright sexist, is bashing Khar on account of her looks and gender.

Pressure to perform becomes acute when illegitimate political set-up seek legitimacy by improved economic performance.

Implying that India can’t have peace until Pakistan accepts India’s diagnosis will not beget India a viable...

Is it not possible for us to conceive of a world where difference is not the exception but also the norm.

With his revenue numbers for the last fiscal year stripped of their credibility, Shaikh remains inaccessible.

By reveling in the ugliness, we ignored the stark beauty of what made Amy Winehouse unique and great — her music.

Punjab needs to quickly revamp and consolidate its infrastructure development vision.

I am already sounding out paan, snuff and garlic traders to sponsor the spitting match.

Getting India into this arrangement may sound like a stroke of genius, but could turn out to be a huge folly.

According to Indian commentators, a Pakistani must be liberal — a Pakistani secondarily, and accept Indian supremacy.

The real failure of Mumbai is a paucity of the imagination, a pettiness and provincialism in its thinking.

The real problem with Tharoor’s column is how he concludes Pakistani liberals desire to “defenestrate” the...

We continue to give them power to lead us to chaos, disorder and maybe an impending collapse.

The Planning Commission looks to open up a new terrain for policy thinking and public action.