Opinion

The US elections of 2020 were more fought on domestic fronts rather than foreign policy

Nothing can bar G-B’s people from taking in their own hands power to self-rule with the region’s security underwritten

A happy and stimulating childhood is no small matter. Investing in children yields long-term benefits

It is yet to be seen how far the PTI government will go about meeting its commitment about inclusive development

Pakistan will find a sympathetic ear in the Biden administration if it can articulate feasible trilateral arrangements

With no strategy in place to reduce debt, this government too will leave the country in a debt trap bigger than before

Women’s participation and leadership are of utmost importance for democracy to flourish and sustain in

The world that he oversaw as vice-president is remarkably different, so some of his antidotes may be outdated

One in every 14 Pakistani children doesn’t live past their fifth birthday

Will Biden respect US credibility and keep the Taliban peace deal intact by withdrawing from Afghanistan as agreed?

With no other powers to challenge them, the Europeans were the masters of destiny

One hopes against hope that the greater good of Pakistan will prevail on our politicians and leaders of institutions

Tolerance cannot be imparted to citizens through statements but should be demonstrated through practical examples

True leadership is only seen at the time of crisis and if we can’t deliver we should not be leading

The Ministry of Climate Change at the federal level is downplayed to act only as a regulator

Children like Arzoo stand at the intersection of oppression in Pakistan: female, member of a minority religious faith

India’s stance on CPEC has been no secret but it’s the first time that Pakistan has come out with the specifics

In the world of post-2020 elections, words such as government, democracy have lost their historical meaning

Despite a vaccine on the way, the rates of infection from coronavirus rise in Pakistan

Republicans disregard Biden's win and press on to nullify the election results

Science now knows that climate change in the world has reached a point of no return

The tremendous support shown by an informed public for Trump has surprised many

Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch took a lot of criticism from his party for quitting

In Pakistan that ultimate authority is the people who inherit sovereignty derived from the Almighty

As a Pakistani covering the election in America, I felt a lot like an American covering an election in Pakistan

The irony is that most of these women belong to the middle or upper middle class that works hard to make ends meet

With CPEC entering the next phase and industrial output growing, Pakistan looks to 2021 with optimism

The quantum of misinformation being used to discredit the election outcome

The scapegoating of Muslims will, however, prove to be counter-productive in the long run

Chinese leadership, on the other hand, hopes for a “tone down” over contentious issues with Joe Biden

The French character of the colonial-era in Franc-Afrique is not worth forgetting

It will be a hard task for the Biden administration to unleash the healing process

Despite threat of smog season fueling fatalities, there seems to be no let-up in emissions by transport, other sectors

How many know of Iqbal's first book, Ilmul Iqtisad, or The Science of Economics, published in 1904?

During these testing times, the only solution is allowing our healthcare to go digital

Practically, domestic agenda drives the US presidency

The government should focus on developing green industries and green consumers

Trump spent his reality TV career barking “you’re fired” in his quest for higher ratings

Diyar-e-Maghrib ke rehne walo! khuda ki basti dukan nahin hai

Many national leaders including those of South Asia had started emulating his behaviour as though this was the norm

Trump is the first president in US polling history to have never received a positive approval rating

It’s not uncommon in Pakistan that official records may be very different from the actual situation

It is high time for the federal government to mull over pragmatically addressing G-B’s constitutional enigma

As the dissents demonstrate, the federal government showed a wilful disregard for both of these legal principles

The four-year Trump rule has been a tumultuous ride for US-China relations

The first night — of November 3 — was particularly hard, and gradually it started to get better

Demographers have been examining the reasons for the decline in the rate of human fertility

All this makes one wonder where Sindh has gone wrong

The importance of having a well-trained health human resource was another lesson we learned during the pandemic

Dealing with Covid-19 and avoiding a potential fallout of Trump not conceding defeat will be his top priority