Opinion

Even if Assad is evil, given a choice between Assad and the IS, who do we prefer?

There are the Etons and Harrows of the UK, but also a public school system not way behind the elitist institutions

Are the days of Indian pluralism over? What a reminder of the Zia-era Pakistan!

Imran Khan agrees that child sexual abuse is common and we, as a society, have failed to protect children

The Bhagsar School was established in Rajanpur decades before the independence of the country

Pakistan has missed all but two of eight MDG targets by the 2015 deadline

There can be no peace, even in the distant future

The prime minister has tactically conceded additional powers to the military in its traditional areas of interest

The basic function of accountability is to ensure that the power, bestowed on behalf of others, is not misused

By honouring Dr Tu Youyou, Nobel prize has for the first time recognised someone working in traditional medicine

According to reports, in the last five years, the courts have not handed down a single conviction in rape cases

Muslim societies are the greatest violators of Muslim rights, i.e. mob killings in Bangladesh, public floggings in KSA

Technology’s impact on the workplace will be as profound as its effect on the conduct of politics

Trump has made xenophobic, racist & sexist comments, but has gotten away with all of them

Sibtul Shah, aka Double Shah, was a teacher tired of being poor; decided to get rich by scamming friends and family

The failure of Pakistani private schools is best seen by comparing them with some really effective interventions

With Modi government not willing to calm fears, it seems India is going back instead of moving forward in days to come

In 1920, Ulysses was considered highly objectionable, vulgar and obscene, even dangerous

Political parties that try to run clean campaigns will probably fail in a place like India

We don’t know how many Gen Raheel Sharifs we would've witnessed had his two predecessors retired at prescribed...

Whoever successfully rigs today’s election in NA-122, Lahore, genuinely deserves a Sitara-e-Imtiaz

I will keep my faith in the good people who came through for this nation and conclude by saying #ShukriaRaheelSharif

We need to go back to its roots that lie in the tragedy of the Second World War, which resulted in endless killings

Public must recognise protracted illnesses like schizoaffective disorder require an exceptional willpower to fight

In rural Sindh, being 30 minutes late is not considered an issue. Nor is skipping work

Our finance minister is an achiever. The only problem is that his achievement motivation is economically misdirected

The timing of Mark Siegel’s recent testimony, according to some crystal-ball gazers is not without motive

If your children are beyond your control, leave them at home with the overpaid nanny, or the adoring grandmother

Rather than trying to placate the upper-middle class, the govt should rather focus on improving govt schools

Can media organisations survive in a competitive market if they respect ethical norms?

You have to give up something meaningful while committing yourself to a life goal or priority

Men have been known to conceal the presence of women in the house when breast-cancer awareness activists came calling

Liberal Turk intellectuals have coined the phrase “Pakistanisation of Turkey” when discussing fallout of Syrian crisis

We found many families didn't rebuild their houses, expecting the government to give them money for reconstruction

The fact is that pilots are still flying, but for once are insisting on flying according to the book

One saw in Pope Francis humility and wisdom, and his philosophy and ideology appeared very humane

The fear is that the losing side in the NA-122 by-election will not take the results lying down

Kunduz seizure de-emphasised leadership row in Taliban and showed resilient militia’s power to capture an urban centre

Afghanistan blaming Pakistan has become a routine reflex & a way of deflecting attention from its internal weaknesses

Hard truth is that operations conducted by our army in 2014 merely pushed these terrorists back from where they came

I am reminded PTI was the first party to come up with a clear education policy

What struck me was White House's modest scale despite being one of the most important residences in the world

There are going to be problems when it comes to taking steps for the use of Urdu in official transactions

Logical positivism was culmination of centuries of efforts to prove science was only valid source of knowledge

Many public sector teachers don't have professional qualifications and are still using the same old methods

Could the Indian Hyderabad model be replicated in Pakistan? The answer is most certainly ‘yes’

Let us pay our health workers that what they deserve. Only then can we move forward

India’s current mantra is Pakistan must satisfy India on terrorism-related issues before other issues can be discussed

This mobbing of Narendra Modi outside India is referred to in Indian media, in glowing terms, as a rock star's welcome

Putin is making a lot of sense & I suspect that deep down President Obama and David Cameron know that Russia is right