Opinion

Countries like Pakistan cannot afford to follow the Western political model that rests on a satisfied middle class

Symbolic traditions and monetary interests increasingly defeat genuine affection and candidness in today’s friendship

What Pakistan needs now is for every leader to step up within their sphere of influence and take responsibility

To believe that a political alliance that puts Kashmir on the backburner will be productive for Pakistan is delusional

Dr Hamid explores a fundamental conflict between the twin ideals of democracy and liberalism

Despite a 20-year-long and successful campaign against them, terrorist attacks are currently making a comeback

In Pakistan, civil society has — since at least the 80s — largely taken the shape of hyper-conservative collectives

Israeli government has announced that developing settlement in all parts of the land of Israel

Initial responses from across the border to the piece were steadied, cautiously praiseful, and deliberate

Pakistan was estimated to need more than $16 billion over the next three years

High and rising prices cost more political capital than gains from constituency development projects

Why have an argument when I am always right even when I am wrong?

How effective, if at all, is gender segregation in curbing harassment on public transport?

In 2022, more than 765,000 educated young Pakistanis left Pakistan in search of better opportunities

In Pakistan, 22 million people have been asking the same question: why me?

Caution: If you are visiting Lahore after a couple of years, nothing refreshing is waiting

Apparently, the PML-N rationale to hang on to power is to improve its prospects in the next election

Other issues most of the newly established universities are suffering from include ad hocism

There has been a campaign by vested interests to sabotage this thriving relationship

Ukraine certainly remained the core of crisis during the year 2022 and is expected to remain so in 2023

The threat of being ridiculed is perpetrated by class fellows and teachers

In the chaos and the loud voices that surround us today, we are unsure of our identity and our destiny

When India was growing economically, Pakistan was reeling from one crisis after another

Educational institutions should provide students the opportunity to challenge existing ideas and ideologies

Abnormal weather events in places tens of thousands of miles apart are likely to become the norm

The smart man of today has invented lethal means of destruction such as nuclear weapons and environmental degradation

World order requires a balance of power and rules that define the limits of permissible action

The situation in Afghanistan is not confined to the country, rather it has ramified the entire region

The mill of poverty grinds its subjects so finely that no attempt to exploit and oppress them goes unaccomplished

Gun violence has surged across communities, pushing overall death rates to a historic level in almost three decades

For an import-dependent economy, low accumulation of dollars can translate into defaulting on international payments

PTI has thrown away the most unfair advantage it had against its rivals — two provincial governments

The TTP made a comeback in Pakistan’s western border areas with an unprecedented surge in terrorist activities in 2022

We need to stop treating women as prized possessions to be acquired through hard work and by saying the right things

The potential for climate change instigated threat multiplication is particularly severe in South Asia

To get a handle on the TTP phenomenon it is apposite to understand its anatomy

India is relevant to the world, not only in its size and girth but by its footprint and what matters to the world

Finance minister seems to be hoping that an immediate lifeline from the Gulf will shore up the State Bank’s reserves

The much more fatal consequence ensuing from this is the reputational cost to individuals and nations

IR today is just current affairs, with too shallow an analytical base

The blue pill is to remain in the status quo, never changing conditions, and business as usual

One sector of the economy that has suffered the most is the oil and gas exploration and production

General Zia was eagerly looking for recognition of his govt by major powers and needed economic assistance desperately

A hard system reset seems increasingly unavoidable, and time is of the essence

When girls in Afghanistan were denied the chance to go to school, there were lots of apologists in the country

The national security of a country cannot be salvaged unless it is politically stable and economically vibrant

Did the world finally see its leaders take some steps towards turning the global economy 'green'?

Manichaeism heralds a dualistic religious movement that surfaced in the 3rd century

China has been reported to have a major surge of Covid19 infections

Naveed Sadiq Shaheed was one of the gallant soldiers of Pakistan who laid his life in the service of motherland