Opinion

In democracy, business and marriage, it is important to have someone to settle for

Floods have inundated 7m hectares out of 22m hectares of total cultivated land which is around 33%

The worst affected area in a disaster is the ‘supply chain management’

Decentralisation is way beyond delegating power to lower levels of government

Pakistani politicians deem their popularity more important than the national economy

It is a phenomenon that is pervasive to the human instinct

Amnesty International has come out with an exhaustive report on the conditions and policy of the Indian government

Floods and earthquakes are defined as natural disasters that cannot be averted

They say you don’t value something until you lose it

Among those who have been forced to flee, few will return and rebuild, but many will move to neighbouring villages

In April more than 130 PTI MPs had resigned from NA but five months later, only 11 resignations have been accepted

Every year the nation celebrates its Defence Day with the memory of halcyon days

The fact of the matter is that we have to deal with climate change ourselves

Unpredictability of FBR and its propensity to revise taxation rates almost every year has literally killed business

Muslim migration into Europe has produced a backlash that has had important political consequences

Very few in the world have enjoyed such stardom, there are even fewer who can translate it into a never-ending legacy

The continuing flood mismanagement should serve as a wake-up call to our dead political conscious

One could argue that PDM has neither the time nor mandate to engage in long term structural reform

Pakistan faces a rate of warming considerably above the global average with a potential rise of 1.3°C–4.9°C

Seventy-five million people believed in a leader when he undertook the task of building this nation

India sacked 3 air force officers for the accidental firing of missile into Pakistan on March 9

Geelani always advocated the right to self-determination for the people of Kashmir

When the fuel of religion is poured on this fire of make-belief, it takes two ugly turns

Citizen Kane is the tale of the late 20th century when print media used to have a massive influence over American life

Besides appealing to bilateral and multilateral donors and the UN system, Pakistan must approach the IMF as well

Pakistan has also been toying with the idea of tapping into carbon markets

Pakistan’s farm economy is dominated by the 7.4 million small holders who cultivate less than 12.5 acres

Gorbachev came into power in 1987, and by 1989 he had realised that Russia was fighting a losing war in Afghanistan

Pakistan’s relations with China are time-tested

Visitations to flood-affected areas without thorough planning, preparation and coordination be avoided

Before 9/11, Pakistanis had not known about suicide terrorism

Climate change has always been a legitimate concern

Urban development journey between 1947 and 2022 has seen slums, pollution of all kinds, traffic congestion, and crime

Thousands dead or swept away in floods; over 5,000 km of roads destroyed, Balochistan severed from Sindh and Punjab

To some extent, Trump’s style of politics echoes in Pakistan

It is expected that all those who can afford must contribute generously in flood relief to reputed charity houses

Pakistani politics has also witnessed radical tendencies

The day after the water recedes will look pretty much the same as the day before

The working classes do not have a ‘free choice’ in taking up and leaving jobs

The current exercise is hosting up to 2,500 personnel and 100 aircraft from around the globe

Parts of Punjab particularly in the South are also reeling from the disaster

Climate change is here and is slapping on our faces as we hold our eyes tightly closed to shun it as a nightmare

The most problematic is the developing situation in Afghanistan

Pakistan’s dilemma of a separate homeland is much more convoluted.

The devastating floods in Pakistan right now obey certain laws of science, which are anything but chaotic

Nuclear weapons pose a grave threat to the future of humanity — even worse than climate change

The country is devastated by some of the worst floods since its independence

In Pakistan’s context, power is applied negatively for maximising one’s authority and wealth

The future face of Al Qaeda is likely to be different from its present one

The coalition government has revoked NAB’s jurisdiction to investigate any corruption cases under Rs500m