Opinion

Republican presidential candidates are finding it difficult to answer whether Bush was right to invade Iraq in 2003?

Shutting down restaurants and not putting in place a concrete system does not solve the problem

Current escalation on LoC is futile if India wants to be a player of significance in Asia and pursue its global agenda

When one is young, it's easy to be attracted to Hindutva, because its essence is quite basic and unexceptionable

The migrants come from different parts of the world, victims of strife or man’s inhumanity to man

Benazir’s legacy is little known among the Pakistani youth

if State resolve does not produce permanent results, the apologists can crawl back into daylight

We must acknowledge that Gwadar is not the only option for the Chinese in the Indian Ocean

All have supported Ahmed as he so deserves but do things have to go this wrong for them to finally become right?

Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah's work tells us more about the woes of a country we live in than any history book can divulge

The cooperation between the two Sharifs is transforming Pakistan’s landscape today

There is little left to determine Pakistan’s place on the vulnerability index of its contemporary democratic culture

Pakistan needs to pay close attention to the need for building resilience to disasters

The purpose of schools should be to prepare students to make changes democratically

During my visit I was overwhelmed by how incredible Pakistan was!

Democracy seems to hold little significance for a country that has seen more years of military rule or ‘soft coups’

The politics of reconciliation means is the two mainstream parties will not be subjected to inquiries of corruption

The Missus decided that it was time for me to get dragged into the 21st century. She gifted me a smartphone

The PFA should give a six-month warning to restaurant owners, and educate them in operation and hygiene

Priyanka Chopra is working effortlessly on her high-profile American television debut in Joshua Safran’s “Quantico”

Is Europe right to shut its doors on refugees whose displacement has been caused by policies of Western leaders?

Illegally constructed mosques continue to operate, with Imams saying what they want

Some of our politicians prefer to do their politics in safe environs of UAE, where politics is virtually banned

Even though rampant militant activity is a glaring problem, its persistence is a result of the government’s inaction

Years of self-absorbed inaction dulls the drive, robbing one of the capacity to work hard or be able to change

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. We can all agree pictures of dead Syrian refugees are worth a lot more

While the fee hike may be warranting of the censure it received, demonisation of private sector is not so justified

Humour at the expense of obesity has been a part of our literary and entertainment tradition

Mahathir Mohamed in Malaysia & Deng Xiaoping in China were the prime drivers of their countries' rapid economic growth

Creating the Constitution of a country just 26-years-old, Mr Pirzada achieved what no man has yet managed to undo

This government is in a good position to set the right agenda of irreversible civil service reforms

Change almost always is disruptive and the one occurring now in 2015 is no exception

According to World Food Programme’s ‘hunger statistics’, one out of nine people in the world remain malnourished

Let us not forget Kavaan and other animals and ensure that we can do our bit so that they are treated well

Marx’s vision of a classless society shaped the 20th century, inspiring the battle between communism and capitalism

It is painful to see Turkey waging against the Kurds who are also fighting against Islamic State

The ability to persuade and to make a reasoned argument is an essential skill in a modern entrepreneur

Congress has nothing else in its quiver and Modi’s ‘anti-development’ allegation has not caught on

General Raheel Sharif is now implementing change that politicians could never dare do

When the CCI does not even exercise its powers and responsibilities, it will not be able to fulfil its purposes

Mian Sahib of Raiwind this time round has realised that taking ‘dictation’ is part of the survival game

It is one thing to talk in Urdu within the country, it is another to deliver speeches in it on international fora

Today the death toll has crossed a quarter of a million and number of internally displaced persons has gone beyond 10m

These elders are our true source of guidance. They’re the ones with decades of life experience; an irreplaceable asset

Jinnah's dream of Pakistan as a modern, democratic, liberal and secular state was waylaid by the power troika

This grumpy Brooklyn guy in his mid-seventies has rallied around him the old left and the expanding army of unemployed

Phantom was the yardstick of much that matters, and much that does not, and much that lies somewhere in between

The issue when it comes to protection of women’s rights is primitive mindset of society, lack of will to implement law

At what point did we decide that death and loss are just parts of a routine that we must follow

Pakistan is alive & well, peopled with busy men & women making lives for themselves even after the worst of adversity