Opinion

Pakistan has always had a difficult relationship with the rule of law

Pakistan’s position on Israel is principled and based around larger sentiment of the Muslim world

Politics remains the thorniest part

Three tests for UHC

Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has opposed the decision to reopen primary schools until the pandemic is over

There is a good chance that the November 2020 elections would result in a Biden-Harris administration

UNSC rejected a US resolution calling for an extension of arms embargo on Iran

Many women are murdered over property dispute and due to men’s extra-marital affairs

Current government seems to have no clear plan

Lessons for Pakistan are very clear

Impunity for US forces has perpetuated serious abuses, some amounting to war crimes

Even on a good day Pakistani Twitter resembles a high school cafeteria

The most important duty of a state is to protect the lives of its citizens

A non-partisan review of SNC reveals our awakening to international challenges, holistic approach

It's imperative not to succumb to despair spread by naysayers. But to live in a fool’s paradise isn’t an option either

If intra-Afghan dialogue fails, poverty, violence, political instability will turn the country into a living hell

It’s riskier not only for kids but for our elders to send our children back to school

So, what are the “profound changes” that arrogant Macron has demanded before he returns to Beirut on Sept 1?

Anti-Americanism which has surged throughout the world in the last 20 years is a major reality

Countries like Pakistan have had a tough time with international indexes such as the Corruption Perception Index

Perhaps the time is ripe for a single social protection window for all

Women in Pakistan have to bear pervasive sexism throughout their lives

In the long list of US/NATO failures, counter-narcotics and counterinsurgency strategies never complemented each other

Green governance is the life-saving medicine urgently required by our ailing economy

If Biden wins, Afghan peace loses, India wins, Kabul wins but Afghanistan loses

FIA is advised not to play a game which is not in accordance with law and adhere to the law than to the rule of man

We as citizens have every right to ask some basic questions from our political leaders and heads of political parties

Karachi is a megacity and needs strategic rainwater management planning based on collective wisdom

Covid-19: a game changer

Effective policing not only requires enforcement but also public engagement and consent

Indian Covid crisis is being equated with zugzwang as there are no good options left with Modi’s govt anymore

Jinnah got us home 73 years ago. But ever since, we have done nothing but given up our liberty bit by bit

Privilege has ruined countries and societies, we should not allow technology to further cement inequity

Unfortunately, the problem cannot be wished away with the issuing of statements and the showing of solidarity only

The disease has resulted in what some economists called the “pandemic depression”

Both sides must engage in a long discussion over governance systems and Taliban’s role in a new dispensation

Lebanese failing system, corruption, economy will make it another chessboard for regional and global powers

Karachi is a classic example of such choking of the political system

The existing local government is a sham. There is no political responsibility. That is how cities die.

What will these tens of thousands of university graduates do in terms of finding employment?

China and the US must remain cognizant of red lines

States must be challenged for encroaching civil space and if need arises defiance will be the only option

Because of its wealth and diplomatic clout, India has a lot of holding power

Social media seems to have totally disrupted the fourth estate’s economy and its clout

The culture in Pakistan around women’s economic empowerment is unfriendly and unaccepting

Overabundant capacity to store information results in higher propensity to memorise which reduces machine intelligence

Ram temple is a serious test case for the so-called Indian democracy and secularism because of three main reasons

Our unsustainable population growth has rightly been described as a ticking time bomb

Evidently, this was not a onetime statement, but a well thought-out strategy

It was Maryam’s first public appearance after about five months