Opinion

The central argument in this piece is not of doing away with the Washington Consensus but to improve it

This pandemic’s wrath should not make us close our eyes towards the humbling lesson it carries

The split in the alliance will cast its deep shadows on the political landscape in the country

The split inside PDM and seems to be the result of the opposition having reached a dead end

Most countries continue exploiting their freshwater sources callously, without much care for equitable access

Global powers and Afghanistan need to make a choice between peace, progress or a continued era of doom and destruction

IK got entangled into pursuit of corrupt which chimera held for a while but then found himself stuck in the rhetoric

The latest nutrition survey paints a grim picture of stunting

All state-owned enterprises in the power and petroleum sectors must hire highly qualified professionals based on merit

Struggle for identification has been the source of both change and development throughout different facets of history

Those dying martyrs' death will vanish under the divine dictum of ajal

Instead of Mujahideen, name of the insurgency is Taliban and America is its enemy, not the friend

Leadership cannot be imported it has to be nurtured from within the political parties and in institutions

For the conjoined twins of South Asia, it is critical to weigh up the appalling costs of their continued rivalry

Ignoring socio-psychological aspect of education has created problems for both students as well as the society

The future holds a tight situation for Afghanistan with violence spilling over its borders into neighbouring countries

Privilege destroys in an instant what countless professionals built in years, brick by brick

There are role models before us who have used reason, science, technology and good common sense to make great progress

The reality is: minorities in Pakistan are not safe

The entire case was built on two poorly drafted legal documents

The world became smaller, “flatter” as a result of instantaneous flow of information across international frontiers

While the PM called on India to make the first move, General Qamar said it was time to bury the past and move forward

The govt made an extra effort to ensure only those who are deserving get the Covid jab

To build more connected, inclusive and happier communities in Pakistan, a massive shift in the mindset is required

A recent report indicates an alarmingly high number of jobless PhDs

A strange and seismic shift is underway in Pakistan’s national security apparatus

The Ministry of National Health Services is active in curbing the pandemic but has its own limitations

As surprising and welcoming was the thaw observed in Pak-India relations its meltdown was equally tragic

We learn that while India, Bangladesh and the UAE all made the list for Kerry's stopovers, Pakistan did not

The education systems in Pakistan, have yet to incorporate even the most basic, widely available learning technologies

When words are put together hurriedly, selfishly, or unimaginatively their power is mostly destructive

Mass awareness campaigns by gov, media and private sector are important but insufficient to stop the violation of SOPs

Gilani’s appointment as Senate opposition leader has disarrayed the opposition

As often happens in this unfortunate land of ours, all good things come to pass sooner than later

Lines in the sand, or soil, need blood to sustain and shedding blood is not easy

For Iqbal, thought is much more than the hardships of discovering the finite world that the thought finds itself in

China and Pakistan need to work to turn CPEC into a blueprint for greening BRI

Serious-minded policy analysts in India have always recommended a détente in Indo-Pakistan relations

The Taliban would never share power with whom they call a “puppet”

To add insult to injury, a significant number of GBV crimes remain unreported

Even when elections are held, power is hardly devolved to the last tier

For anyone managing the education system, the priority should be to keep education going in a safe, productive way

Unquestionably, the China-Iran deal is an affiliation having great consequences

It is possible we may be reading too much in Prime Minister Imran Khan not being invited to the climate summit by US

The first major fault line was our appeasement of the religious groups during the process of constitution making

Decency and development is farther than it appears

No matter how autonomous a central bank may be, it cannot divorce itself from growth imperatives

Another key objective for India has been to use the dialogue process to demoralise the Kashmiris

It is not just asylum seekers that are vulnerable ; there are a significant number of Indigenous Australians

Xenophobia in US can be traced back to Trump who made no secret of his worry that US would lose its white identity