Opinion

Political parties of Pakistan including those in power and those out seem to be unconcerned

Demand represented a large gap between tribal values of justice and state perceptions

Turns out the US immigration can be selfish both in that sense as well as in a very material sense

RTI (Right to Information) journey began as a breath of fresh air in Pakistan

Direction of agitation also smears of a pre-planned conspiracy

Pakistan had seen worse days than May 9, 2023; however, what makes it so black is the target of the attacks

Such an environment is normal in post-colonial societies — like Pakistan of today

Seeing the current mechanisms for regulating the finances of climate change, the progress is very slow

Where do we go from here? I urge everybody to take a deep breath

The reality, however, is just the opposite

The country is not suffering because a tiny minority of super smart people left — there are many other reasons

While Pakistan has yet to fall into the category of a failed state it has all the symptoms of a weak state

Unresolved conflicts between India and Pakistan are a major impediment for connectivity between Central and South Asia

System that has failed to deliver has actually delivered a monster in the shape of a destructive-minded population

This brings me to the question whether democracy is taking root in Pakistan

State in Pakistan has become a detested institution for the ordinary Pakistani

The reason was that India knew Bilawal’s presence would overshadow the SCO meeting, the last thing India wanted

Soon we realise that events, people and life hardly respond to our mental horizon, but for fair reasons perhaps

Has any one of us ever read a book in a language that we don’t understand?

Is MBS embarked on a similar path to assume the mantle of an ‘Arab Deng Xiaoping’?

All isms have been but ideas, and mankind has been searching for the best ways to live and rule themselves

Absence of a revolutionary working-class party is a significant obstacle to democratic and social progress in Pakistan

Banking is a respected, rich and profitable sector of Pakistan

What the world is facing today is old news in our neck of the woods

Pakistan’s foreign minister had risked his political capital by agreeing to attend in person

Two of these concerns were expressed most. One is the determination of minimum wage

Ideas for reorganising distribution of resources and preventing unnecessary exploitation of people and planet do exist

The rise of China accompanies signs of an alternate order in the making

What we are looking at in Pakistan today is not an isolated event; this happens all around the world

Then the crow thought of finding a solution in order to quench its thirst

After the 18th Constitutional Amendment in 2010, the prevention of child marriages became a provincial subject

Complicity with contractors for fudging numbers and supplies etc was another way to pocket profits

Path on which we are trekking is going to be bumpier with every passing day

The reason why our country is failing is that we are determined to run our country on centuries-old thinking, methods

Men may not understand the importance of male allyship, which makes it challenging to create meaningful change

A consensus has to be developed in the two countries to engage in negotiations

Yesterday it was Bhutto, today it is Imran Khan, whose popularity despite all forms of oppression has peaked

Often those who take extraordinary risks to leave the country are viewed as foolish or ungrateful. They are neither.

Trust-building in society is vital for improving our governance, institutions and social setup

For the last 45 years, Afghanistan has been in turmoil

We are all prone to fallacious thinking; the way forward is to recognise logical fallacies in one’s own thinking

An elected Prime Minister was disqualified for not receiving unreceivables

Once again, the world is faced with a similar situation

We did not have any prior training in writing critique so we started from scratch based on ‘learning by doing’

References to the Mughal rule are also being systematically removed from textbooks

Climate change is a real and pressing threat that has already begun to impact our world

Many researches of this nature have been undertaken even by well-known research institutes

The most probable answer is in negation, for life offers no single universally applied account of human existence

If paradise required a visa, most of the global population would have lined up

Is the Commonwealth relevant for Pakistan? I believe so