Opinion

Pakistan has made serious progress in reaching the point at which it can look to the future with some hope

NA-246 is the most sought after political constituency in Karachi, also known previously as the “Quaid-ka-Halqa”

Saudi wants Pakistan to provide ground troops, air force & naval ships to bolster its military intervention in Yemen

Americans will remember his achievements after he completes his term

The man who is setting the news agenda in India is flagman Masarat Alam, a Kashmiri separatist leader

Everywhere Pakistanis are combating demons of the past transmuted to the present through germs of heredity & tradition

Mian Sahib has been a victim; a victim of his paranoia and a victim of allowing the civilian state to evaporate

Given the new dimensions of peace policy in Afghanistan it appears that peace might just come to Afghanistan at last

Our entire system might be badly messed up but we still have developed democratic institutions

On Yemen, the Pakistani interest is firmly aligned with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf

Rather than seek military support, the Arab world needs to focus its capacities on building societies

Under no circumstances should Pakistan’s troops be involved in the invasion of Yemen

The situation surrounding citizens demands an immediate revision of the public school curricula and textbooks

Don’t take your online popularity-cum-following so seriously that you start to mistake it as… life

The police and prosecution services need major improvements if the NAP has to be implemented

There is no information available in UNHCR asylum trends report about who the asylum seekers are

Yemen has been in dire straits for a very long time, and its recent troubles are deeply rooted in a colonial past

The real challenge is transforming Gwadar into a thriving economy and hub of international trade and commerce

Supporting the Saudis is doing something for peace. This resolution just makes it difficult to see that.

Improvement in Iran-US relations could have game-changing effects in our own region and country at several levels

Instead of ‘killing-our-way to victory’ we have to ‘understand-our-way-to-peace’

There is a need of global commitment to redirect the resources to attain the goal of sustainable development for all

There is not going to be any improvement in tax collection unless we tax the incomes from agriculture

The city has a heart and it feels like a home away from home

If Pakistan’s decision of playing a conciliatory role has been misunderstood or misinterpreted, it is unfortunate

University administrators need to make a strong case to all of us that engagement in inconvenient debates

Modern cricket has seen the developed teams moving on, whilst we are standing on the tip of redundancy

Today, with a few exceptions, madrassas are not typically generating an alternative intellectual class

It’s not unimaginable that the state redistribute land according to predetermined legality of title

Godel proved what poets have always known, that transcendental truths are beyond the reach of reason

The most effective way to succeed at life is to visualise the positive and create your success in your mind

Despite the immense difficulties we face at this juncture, there are grounds to feel optimistic

I have a list of a scores of leaders who have shaped Pakistan. Of these only one was a woman

Question now is how long will Bilawal be retrained and in the meantime how will political landscape in Sindh change

With public's focus elsewhere, state is free to dehumanise people through the media after criminally executing them

According to a report only three out of 175 colleges in Karachi teach history

Banning viewpoints enables binaries, something which none of us can afford with regard to Balochistan

Sycophancy flourishes in the country

Emotional education for the state, at this stage, may pave the way for politics free of patronage & dynasties tomorrow

All endeavours must be made to accomplish the goal of preserving Afghanistan’s unity and bringing peace

Students in Pakistan have an added pressure of fearing for their lives

We should not accept any role on any pretext that makes us part of the Saudi military offensive in Yemen

Police reforms should opt for inclusiveness of community and should be reflective of public aspirations

The individuals and families who have been airlifted had jobs or businesses in Yemen, which they have left behind

According to a new UN report, the world will only have 60 per cent of the water it needs by 2030

According to the UNHCR, Pakistan recorded the highest number of asylum applications last year, nearly 26,300

Republicans (and their Israeli allies) are sticking to their position that no deal with Iran is better than a bad deal

Whether Pakistan has the heft to pull off something as complex as that is the great unanswered question of the day

Opposition must articulate an alternative vision of policies, if it thinks govt policies are not in country's interest

Pakistani security forces could benefit from the Algerian forces’ experience in dealing with terrorist organisations