Opinion

What will happen when the military undertakes an operation against extremists and sectarian groups in Punjab?

Wouldn’t it be simpler for coast guards to just turn back fishing boats in the direction from which they came?

Parliamentarians need to not only turn up for sessions, they also need to actively engage

How will the Indian government introduce language into the laws which exclude those of a specific religion?

Yes, this does look suspiciously like a new Pakistan, but it could very well suffer from disturbing lack of permanence

The percentage of politicos and parties opting to self-destruct seems to be rather on the high side

India needs to pull itself together and confront its demons before it is too late

Professor Anita Ghulamali was a woman who was born with that greatness

It is more important to capture the principle of the issue and the foundation of the theory of judicial recusal

Indian establishment not only follows a dangerous strategy, its taking leaf from a book that long lost its relevance

It is about time we reasserted our ideological independence, and resisted being swayed by Saudi strategic interests

We will have to wait and see if there will be one winner in Reko Diq case or if both parties will go for a settlement

Regardless of what the law says, the law is interpreted by societal norms, which can result in miscarriage of justice

Societies, like organisms, which fail to confer adaptive advantage end up imploding or jump to next evolutionary stage

He’s today’s poster boy cause he’s a showman in country that likes watching shows — that believes politics is showbiz

Not the real Pakistan it may not be yet, but Islamabad is the working model of what Pakistan would rather like to be

The country’s tax machinery has been unable to enforce tax laws, enabling businesses and citizens to hide

Curriculum shouldn’t be a propaganda tool for current policies. Sound practices should be taught at the school level

Other states also engage in ‘gentrification’, but they don't treat citizens the way I-11 inhabitants were treated

Rainwater, from Dir to Dadu, develops into floods because our leaders have no will to harvest this bounty of nature

Society needs to move in to fill gaps emerging as govt abandons its fundamental responsibilities towards its citizens

A German official said life outside New Delhi airport was in sharp contrast to what he had read about a shining India

With determination, Pakistan can take advantage of its location, build dynamism in its economy, unleash power of women

Now that Afghanistan has legitimate elected govt, military establishment should gradually distance itself from Taliban

There is widespread acceptance that somehow cheating is not only accepted, it is also expected for success

With 535 civilians dead in 2015, the term 'relief' does not make sense

Other provinces should follow the example being set by the K-P police and observe a Shuhada’s Day for police martyrs

If dilemma is not resolved soon, there will, inevitably, be divisions in the ranks of the Afghan Taliban

America’s record in the area of ‘nation-building’ has at best been mixed

Will the provincial government raise its voice for the rights and protection of the local population of Gwadar?

Our focus in life has to be to make the best of every situation, and not to look for the perfect opportunity

Instead of widening tax base and getting more people to pay direct tax, we always try protecting the rich and powerful

A key priority has to be a reduction in standards of living to levels which are feasible with life on the planet

Ever since Pakistani brand of democracy crept into this land, principles, ethics
are sacrificed at altar of pragmatism

Those gathered at the graveyard were not there to protest. They came to sympathise because they are also victims

Plagiarism is not a software issue. It is at once a moral and ethical issue. It is a matter of academic integrity

The question, then, arises: if not Khan, then who? After all, ours is not the preserve of Roosevelts and Jeffersons

Imran has to choose to lead PTI to become a credible voice in national discourse or let party fall into more ignominy

Pakistan wanted to woo Kabul but it ended up alienating almost everyone in and around it

When a member of LeJ was executed, word on the street was that they distributed mithai to celebrate his ‘martyrdom’

I am astounded to note talent in local youth is not rare. Almost always though, they are unappreciated, unemployed

Pakistani universities, by joining hands, have the potential to turn into very effective think tanks for government

Loudmouthed Trump and self-styled “Democratic Socialist” Sanders have brought forth issues spin of party strategists

The election was compromised. That should invalidate the first TOR at the least, which in turn invalidates third TOR

To prepare police for challenges during disasters, it should be trained in life-saving skills as well as fire-fighting

Even the rejection of the visa didn’t stop Zafar as he went on to get admission into a different UWC campus in Bosnia

If I can travel in reasonable safety and comfort then so can anybody else in Pakistan, native or foreign national

In order to stabilise Fata, the Pakistani state has to take large-scale political and economic measures

To hang Memon while real perpetrators remain free from the grip of authorities will be an acute miscarriage of justice

Bajrangi Bhaijaan doesn’t say that we are the same; it just reminds us of our geographical closeness