Opinion

The emotional integration of people in Jammu and Kashmir is essential for Kashmir’s development

Real challenge is maintaining consistency and unity in defeating violent groups and restoring the writ of the state

The white of the flag must be recognised to be as important as the green before it is covered in scarlet stains

Pakistan needs unity, transparent political conduct and a people-focused commitment like never before

Increasing the flow of credit is disastrously counterproductive when the fundamental problem is too much debt

The rejuvenated party should be open and accountable and should be concerned about its reputation

Compelling women to remove the hijab would be as much an imposition as compelling them to don it

We need to separate daily operations of the university that require financial resources from the grand vision

PSCs and their clients have an obligation to carry out due diligence to prevent any violation of human rights and law

If political game in town is only about self-centred elite, they can easily remain aloof to real concerns of people

The cure’s been provided us several times — we’ve just not had the courage to administer it yet

A paradigm shift in strategy is needed with focus on the region’s abundant resource — its growing young population

Working for change within a system is often more useful than railing against the ‘system’

To save Pakistan, a system to audit the democracy practiced within Pakistan’s political parties must be put in place

This week we will see hanging of two condemned prisoners, both juveniles at the time their sentence was handed down

Can we spend efficiently on social services and productive investments, leading to full employment without inflation?

US has a different way of treating attempts to declare independence from the union. It sends in law-enforcement agents

My problem is: what is the Supreme Court doing in the middle of this?

People find what matters most to them and they do whatever it takes to make that materialise

There’s nothing to celebrate when none among your political leadership has the courage to hold itself accountable

It is the system of non-governance, calibre of leaders, their venality, that draws the opprobrium of so many observers

Our communities need to be well-versed in taking public safety measures to counter the threat of terrorism

Due to heavy abstraction and diversions, the amount of water in the Indus River has decreased dramatically

It appears that we can only agree on how to radicalise the youth; not on how to de-radicalise it

In this murky atmosphere, the Iranian and US negotiators in Geneva will find themselves in a cul-de-sac

The challenges that come associated with this new enterprise will require a comprehensive policy, clearer guidelines

A military force consisting of Muslim forces backed by international airpower is the need of the hour

Even via well-meaning gestures we seek to replicate, perpetuate ideas of difference, reducing to their religious self

Let Musharraf go abroad after giving him a date on which to return to appear before the courts.

We’re also intense when it comes to love, generosity, fun. But world will only hear these stories when we share them

This was the most concrete of realities, not aerie-faerie nonsense that disappears in a puff of smoke

What is lamentable is that we don’t have aptitude to evaluate our technical problems on the basis of available data

Improving the quality and reach of education, therefore, needs a combination of policy initiatives

Since 1947, by making the liberation of Kashmir the lynchpin of Pakistani statehood, we have drifted into a morass

The poisonous logic of IS fighters is that by burying the remains of the past, the past will lie still and stay dead

Unless we deal with the real crisis of human development, our problems can only multiply

It is about time to build a bottom-up pressure for reviewing and reforming the farce that is called the Senate

The repatriation of Afghan refugees requires delicate handling as it concerns dislocating millions of people

Pakistan’s vital national interests require extremely deft handling of its relations with both Iran and Saudi Arabia

Is legislation to empower women enough to change the mindset of the people?

Like all opportunities, urban development potential can only be tapped once and it has to be tapped correctly.

Real leadership cannot emerge from existing assemblies

The fact that even the Israeli populace feels fatigued is a sign Netanyahu’s war cries are falling on deaf ears

Pakistan needs people who are willing to invest in research

Islamabad and Kabul should establish a development authority for rapid social transformation of the tribal people

The way election after election is made controversial, it doesn’t seem like a coincidence

Refusing to be used as a pawn in upcoming Israeli election, Obama declined to meet Netanyahu during his trip to US

We will continue to remember Abedi sahab for the genius he was

It is going to be an interesting competition between the PPP and the PML-N. Can they continue as allies?

We might not have enough opwer, water, gas, security, but I endorse what the visitor said of hospitality, politeness