Opinion

The ‘right to speech’ is not greater and higher than the ‘right to life’

Finding solutions to pandemics, leading the fight against climate change and forging a new consensus on economic

Many countries are bracing themselves for what is being called the second wave of the pandemic

Many questions have been raised during the last two elections

Will we continue to act as we are the lords of all we see and that we can bend nature to our will?

In India Hitlerism and Islamophobia both are at their peak

Pakistan could have prevented the anguish, abuse and rape of the 13-year-old girl, Arzoo

An especially harmful DB indicator aimed at global investors encouraged poor countries to keep their taxes low

PML-N’s vociferous demand is for the army to keep out of politics

India is embarking on a well-calculated plan to turn its age-old dream to ‘Indianise’ J&K

In its current 2020 report, V-Dem is most concerned about the erosion of democracy in India

Antidisestablishmentarians had won in England, while disestablishmentarians had success in Wales and Ireland

A popular belief is that Pakistan is a victim of a leadership vacuum

Why would a faith ordained by the Lord Himself be in crisis?

Prime Minister Imran insists on unity among the Muslim world to counter Islamophobia

If the Electoral College does its magic this time too then the con artist would win

History witnessed different stages of social development with a change in the means of production

The US leadership’s main challenge remains to heal the internal divisions

A potential slowdown in growth solicits EU to further emphasise on expanding consumption

People-to-people relations suffer as anger mounts all over Afghanistan

New approaches to funding participation can extend social protection to workers in the informal economy

The study of volunteer’s dilemma leads to a very puzzling dichotomy

The government must realise that the solution to the present political impasse does not lie in more political noise

The pandemic may be an opportunity to change both the local industry and the international perceptions

Time to separate domestic political issues from key national security matters

A lot is being expected of him not only by the public but also by the Sindh and federal governments

The new system would be governed by a political order that was clearly Islamic, instead of western democracy

Increasing carbon emissions, that ice is melting with an unprecedented and unbelievable speed

India amended its existing land laws that govern the sale and purchase of property in IIOJ&K

The whole idea of an externally driven strategy of driving a wedge between the military and the common people

Their votes are driven not by their Pakistani identity but by their American identity

The pandemic does not end until we have a vaccine

The US has coined this new ‘Indo-Pacific’ terminology under its vicious foreign policy agenda of inciting new wars

Trump’s confidence and insecurity is so obvious that he has indicated leaving his country if Biden wins the elections

The development sector has increasingly become saturated by development consultancies

The development sector has increasingly become saturated by development consultancies

Bracketing the struggle for freedom with terrorism was done on the design Israel used to assimilate Palestine

If any force can keep Afghanistan together against an emerging ISIS threat and govern the country, it is the Taliban

One thing is unmistakably clear: people are desperate for real change founded on solid output

Strengthening IS-K has long-term benefits for Indian contingency plans

India tops the list of the most polluted countries in the world in sanitation, water, air, hygiene and even noise

People will start believing in tall claims long-delayed schemes are started without further delay

There is no doubt that Pakistan is passing through one of the most extraordinary times with politics in turmoil

This sustained rise points to more profound causes of a change that appears to be lasting

If solid steps are not implemented soon, it might very well be déjà vu all over again

Pakistan’s food system must feed a population exceeding 200 million adults and children

Judicial independence is essential for the functioning of a constitutional democracy. So is judicial accountability

There was no media strategy to shape public narrative and inform world about Pakistan’s commitment to AML/CFT agenda

No one — anywhere in the world — should malign people based on their faith, discriminate against them

What is ironic is that in 2017 Pakistan was on its final lap to victory against polio