Opinion

In all the havoc — beef bans and ink attacks and the lynch-murders — we see in Pakistan schadenfreude: shameful joy

Pakistan participated in pioneering experiments of poverty alleviation under the able leadership of Qazi Ismat Isa

It was expected that once Modi gained power through elections, he would pursue the Hindu agenda

If both you and your spouse are always miserable, then it may be for the betterment of everybody to let go

To start with, the widely abused and largely outdated gun licensing system has to go

NA-122 may have devastated Khan and vindicated Sharif, but for many this is just National Geographic entertainment

The success of a few government schools will speak for the success of a new beginning in the right direction

If we have not been able to totally reverse the negative effects of the Kargil days, we are very nearly there

If President Ghani wants to restore peace in his country, he should re-engage with Pakistan

75 per cent of class five students in Sindh can’t read class two-level English sentences

CPEC’s potential won't be realised if planning and financial allocations happen at a snail’s pace

Public private partnership programmes in the education sector, such as adopt-a-school schemes, remain ad hoc

The selfie… is a tribute to narcissism, an ode to our desire to be desired and the epitome of self-projection

Without legislation, there is little that can be done to help improve their welfare

We need an open debate on what motivates young persons to join the TTP or the BLA

This child had no siblings, nor friends, but she claimed the contrary

There was a time, and it seems very long ago, when it was worth getting up early just to watch Pakistan breakfast TV

For as long as I’ve known Shoaib Malik, he’s been fiercely determined to make a comeback

I gave the worst speech of my life last week. I fumbled one incoherent sentence after another

Talking to Russians, it was pleasant to see the mention of Pakistan did not automatically result in tense expressions

Pakistan has the geopolitical advantage of being a friend of China as well as a close partner of the US

Should we be shocked over juvenile exuberance and an over-projected sense of self-righteousness flowing out of India?

Are we becoming an increasingly schizophrenic society?

Instead of making our canals theft-proof, we waste all our efforts debating the contentious Kalabagh Dam

US is counselling nuclear restraint to Pakistan as well as selling state-of-the-art conventional weapons to India!

It is obvious that the only diversity the government cares about is that of foreign currency

One hopes these measures, once adopted, would help in fostering harmony in coming years

It's interesting to note the condescendence with which India has been treating all its neighbours, not just Pakistan

Mention the houbara & you get hit with the usual what-aboutery: what about Real People?

The inaugural Democratic Party debate showcased a party largely united on what it stands for and against

Pakistan is tightly gripped by a discourse on electoral rigging and illegitimacy of the government

Climate change is “the first big challenge for humanity” and Paris is where the world hopes to come up with a...

he government has once again proposed yet another assault on the country’s declining Houbara population

The major political parties should make self-corrections in their organisational structures and political agendas

I feel very sad when I read about what is currently happening to the national flag carrier

The writer is protesting against what the government is doing in society

A fair amount of time will be spent in Nawaz-Obama meeting discussing developments in the Muslim world

Today Imran Khan’s failure is measured against unrealistic expectations borne out of an ideological zeal

People like me were fiercely opposing Imran Khan's dharnas because we thought he would most certainly fail

Newly appointed chairman of BIEK disclosed that each year the Board is up for sale for Rs240 million

Who in their right mind can be surprised that our govts cede so much space to the mighty military?

Over two dozen scholars return their prestigious Sahitiya Akademi awards to protest intolerance against minorities

Holocaust survivor Hungarian Nobel laureate Imre Kertesz says Muslims are flooding, occupying and destroying Europe

Developing countries are suffering the impact of climate changes which have not been instigated by them

If the public education system was given the priority it deserves, the rising fees debacle could've been avoided

The hardships in Younus Khan's life have enabled him to develop resilience on the cricket field

What we got to see was an authentic Democratic debate in the superficial environs of Las Vegas

All roads lead to China, where a mighty economic slowdown is pricking hugely inflated bubbles

The educated Indian in me condemns the Shiv Sena act as fascist, intolerant, coercive and violative of pluralism

What immediately struck me about drinking and Pakistan was that people drank to get drunk. And very drunk at that