Opinion

Why do we treat outsiders with so much respect and yet mistreat the people who live in our homes and take care of us?

Sexism begins when, as a society, people believe women are inferior or inadequate in some way, are treated differently

For any military operation to succeed in Balochistan, it’s not boots on ground that will matter but mastery of skies

Legal requirements such as EIAs should be seen as a means to a greater good rather than an end unto themselves

Humans are supposed to have been created in God’s image, shouldn’t we therefore respect all of them in the same way?

Mr Dar listed Imran Khan’s dharna in August-December among the adverse influences on his performance

I won’t ask you to consider Modi the Hitler of our time but will surely request you to stay awake, keep eyes on him

In choosing infrastructure, communication, energy, govt has chosen its 3 planks of reviving the economy

Its essential that curricula being taught focuses not only on markets outside, but also successful Pakistani cases

Given inequalities associated with uneven land holdings in rural areas, majority of rural poor are still oppressed

Provisions of the Constitution need to be exercised in order to safeguard the welfare of children working as labourers

Zarb-e-Azb is, as of this moment, accomplishing what it set out to do: making Pakistan a safer place

Saddest part of Islamabad is that it has no indigenous, local leadership, representative governance or accountability

Pointing fingers to the east deflects reflection on reality that msot of our problems with militancy are found within

There will be versions and counter-versions galore. I don’t think we have the full story

Vigilant and efficient strategies are required to scale up measles vaccine delivery

Space technology is the best area where investment can be fully appreciated and utilised by the expertise available

I fail to understand why more flexibility is being shown to individuals who played a role in using bullets to silence

Reasoning with killings or ‘unreasoning’ with them, however, is an exercise we should have given up on long ago

You got to these high positions because of the people. They deserve a better economic, security deal, long-term peace

The austerity formula has proved, in the long run, to be a stagnation trap for countries that went to the Fund

Every state institution is looking through their narrow prism and seem convinced it is the way forward

The role of a modern Pakistani university cannot just be limited to teaching those who enter through its gates

In Pakistan, there is a dearth of technically qualified and skilled people to fulfill the demands of industry

It’s most unfortunate how people with varying abilities have limited access to education in Pakistan

Reality of Israeli and IS intransigence shows the futility of countering evil with evil, or terror with terror

For policy of mediation to deliver, Pakistan leadership must align itself completely with aspiration, dream of Afghans

The institutional battle is on & the capital-short countries like Pakistan can take advantage of resulting competition

Most notable feature of Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra's concert in Lahore was great rendetion of our national anthem

Other cities are bound to demand similar projects

The state needs to work with NGOs and ensure that it plays its part

If rumours are spread that a currency will decline, people will sell the currency and cause it to decline

If there can be corruption in cricket why should football be an exception? Actually, problem is much more complicated

Dravid, I think, has refused because he understands true nature of assignment which is to ultimately defend the BCCI

The time has come to formulate a proportionate representation system that eliminates the incentive to rig

As long as enforcement of law suffers from duplicitous political hypocrisy, police will remain a handmaiden of rulers

There is no example of a country growing respectably while an IMF programme is still in place

Imran may believe women’s rights is an issue not deserving urgency but it's where PTI’s character will be tested

Perhaps, unknowingly, a bunch of Zimbabweans have done what certainly is the greatest service to Pakistani cricket

We just got women together, talked to them, facilitated their ideas. They proved to be creative, dynamic entrepreneurs

Professionals from both sides should stay away from those in their communities but involved in extrajudicial tactics

While govt attempts to micro-manage private schools, which may be counterproductive, it doesn't absolve it of its duty

Unless we identify, root out criminal element in police, we will continue to reap violent crop of brutes we have sown

The US-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies will go a long way towards transforming the workforce

Proceeds of crime cannot be used to start legitimate business, buy respectability — it’s nothing but money laundering

Although Pakhtun-Baloch political differences have sharpened over time, they rarely escalated into violent conflict

War-talk aside, the Pakistani media has its own way of serving bad news to the believing public 24/7

Pakistanis in Western stories are either steeped in controversy or caricatured, so Pakistan actors are can't play them

Deaf he was not, nor blind to the fact that trumpeters of FBI were warming up in the wings, and so he finally walked

Thousands of Pakistanis voted with their feet, showed up at Gaddafi Stadium, expressed confidence in security measures