Opinion

Our societies are programmed to give respect of even a qualification much more easily to men than to women

Pakistan should play the role of a bridge by mediating between Iran & Saudi Arabia with assistance from Turkey & China

Afridi made us all believe that Pakistan could defy laws of gravity, physics & cricket to achieve whatever we wanted

Whenever the civilian and military VIPs are on the move, the public has to endure unusual torture for hours

India needs transit route to Central Asia so badly that it might even revisit the proposed four-step Kashmir solution

This may not be a perfect deal but the alternatives are far too dangerous as they could engulf the region

It is our duty to protect animals from extinction and to treat them humanely.

Providing adequate security to schools and colleges is necessary, but so is strengthening our institutions from within

Zain Rauf’s death isn't an isolated instance of roguery: sons of ex-PMs, scions of feudals have killed in like fashion

At least 147 students were massacred when Somalia’s Shebab extremist group attacked a Kenyan university on April 2

Despite the much-touted Iranian factor, the conflict in Yemen is primarily internally driven

After the 1990 Gulf War, Pakistan has once again pledged to defend territorial integrity & sovereignty of Saudi Arabia

The fabrication of history is not new and is not limited to any one country — it is omnipresent

Pakistan should be spending at least 15 per cent of its growing GDP on building infrastructure

Islamabad has to decide if it will side with bombing forces or understand the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Yemen

When will our elite stop killing at will and when will justice take its normal course

Middle Eastern states often seek outside support for their internal, regional agendas

Modi deliberately chose people like Giriraj Singh because they said what he wanted to but couldn’t

These days, the prime example of duplicity & doublespeak is the supreme bully of the Middle East — Benjamin Netanyahu

The feudalistic nature of parliament and political parties perpetuates the harsh treatment experienced by women MNAs

The Ummah will keep treating us like a big brawny cousin who can lift heavy weights & eager to be abused & manipulated

Malik Barkat Ali was a true and loyal member of Muslim League who rendered the greatest service to Muslim India

There should be no doubt that Pakistan's involvement in Yemen will generate a new set of enemies — including Iran

Detaining people with no time limit is a cruel and unjust part of the British immigration and asylum system

France will host Paris 2015 Conference - one of the biggest international climate conferences ever held

Strategic depth is good; it isn’t only a military’s fascination but a politico-strategic imperative

Remodelling Lahore, the city has ceased to be… Lahore

Our media has also come a long way. The economy occupies more space in the print media, English as well as Urdu

Children who receive schooling in their mother tongue in early grades have better learning outcomes

Saudi Arabia is a state like any other and is engaged in a power struggle with a rival state

PIA used to be a first-rate airline & people who ran it were great; now it is a skeletal ghost of its storied past

Imported cuisines have been adapted to local tastes or altered due to constraints on availability of key ingredients

NAP's 20 points are desirable, but beyond the competencies or will of those tasked with finding ways to make it work

Focusing on teacher recruitment, training at primary level is quintessential to improve Pakistan’s education system

Accountability from top to bottom in running the national flag carrier is what can bring back PIA’s glory days

Power Failure: The Political Odyssey of a Pakistani Woman is a refresher course in history of Pakistan

Govt should to cash in on the opportunity and get a good economic deal for Pakistan in exchange for providing security

If Pakistan gets involved in the Yemen conflict,it will be internally divisive & will not serve our national interests

Pakistan govt’s response to the Yemen crisis offers one example of a state that only reacts when surrounded by crisi

It is time to move decisively against terror-related financing & to legislate an anti-money laundering bill

A more rational approach for Pakistan and Turkey should be to jointly play a conciliatory role rather than take sides

Ownership of quality does not rest upon a single individual but is, instead, a feature of the system as a whole

For performance benchmarking, Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms may consider opting for Minnesota Milestones

The sexual shaming of women is largely because women continue to be sparse, unavailable mysteries

Pakistan shares a border with Iran, and a prime minister with Saudi Arabia. Best to sit this round out

It seems that US-dominated system of international finance created 70 years ago does not fully meet China’s needs

If everyone misunderstands you then the chances of you giving the wrong message are pretty high

As long as caution exists, trophy hunting money can generate much-needed resources for conservation

There will be both long and short-term implications of our involvement in Yemen

Modern education leads us to believe in a single objective truth, & worse, that we are sole possessors of this truth