Opinion

I want to help Arsalan fulfill his dream of singing with a band. His story isn’t over; we can change it.

With history of Seraiki and Hazara regions in mind, no wonder support for them attaining provincial status is strong.

For me crux is Asma’s concession that allegations against Haqqani constitute a crime, president liable to...

Some Western analysts argue that the United States is already at ‘war’ with Tehran.

What are the few things that need to be done immediately to arrest economic decline after the change in regime occurs?

Using a holy text as a physics book makes little sense. But, sadly, it is all too common.

Mr Khan appears sure of having one education system in Pakistan, but he has never clearly articulated which system.

Politics is dirty. Important game players indulge in corruption, nepotism, fraud and do anything to stay in power.

Division of Punjab in 1947 produced a Pakistani side heavily weighted in favour of martial castes than trading castes.

One could still enjoy great cuisine in roadside cafes without fear of somebody sticking a Beretta in his ribs.

Sharmila Boses's book discovers that the Bangladeshi narrative focused on the Punjabi as the tormentor.

Justice being “seen” is as significant as being “done”, and it is where the SC seems to be failing or is...

Zardar­i is back with a vengea­nce. What rabbit will he pull out of his hat now? Here are some possib­ilitie­s.

The hero is venerated because he makes his admirers forget the dirty preconditions of his success.

It is really & truly more than ridiculous that a piece of paper delivered to Admiral Mullen has stirred up a nation.

Unlike Salala, no one mourns this loss of 15 FC men because we don't cry at crimes by so-called ‘strategic...

Break up of the two wings of the country was a price the powers had cynically agreed to impose on people of Pakistan.

Every single Muslim in subcontinent believes s/he is of Arab descent or from an illustrious general or saint.

The Baloch don’t want anything from ‘us’. They just want control over whatever is left of their own resources.

Asma Jahangir’s criticism must be understood in the political context that she is referring to.

Judges are supposed to and should always decide all matters without fear or favour.

If Taliban aren’t using negotiation as a ruse,then what made them change their minds about a deal with US?

The fact is all agencies such as CIA, RAW, are the same, except for interfering in politics, which only the ISI does.

Where US failed most notably was in its inability to recognise that its actions left Pakistan army hurt, humiliated.

Many political analysts concur that existing feudal landowning system makes election process largely meaningless.

It’s a call to arms for our doctor­s to tell our engine­ers, innova­tors about the tools that will help save lives.

Low gas pricing has made us accustomed to view gas as cheap, abundant fuel, while it’s a precious, scarce resource.

A new political realignment, it seems, is playing out in Central Asia by US and Russia.

Muslims of Egypt are called Egyptians, uniting them with the Copts, but recent violence threatens their unity.

The question that remains unattended, that Salmaan Taseer died trying to address, is the validity of blasphemy law.

I obviously disagree with Asma’s views but I certainly believe in her right to express them as freely as she wants.

If military is relying on the legal, the Court shall stick to the legal too instead of escalatingas Ms Jahangir wants.

One year on, the judge who sentenced Qadri, the cleric who led Taseer's funeral prayers have fled the country.

In spite of Mr Gilani, Mr Zardari & some vacuous aristocrats under their wing, the PPP will be hard to dislodge.

One of the biggest environmental problems facing this country is the spectre of water scarcity.

Hats off to people like Dr Isa Daudpota and Dr Abdullah Sadiq for exposing fraudulent journals.

When you ask what’s wrong with Pakistan, realise that the sickness is within ourselves. Each and every one of us.

Without some agreed form of control, Pakistan shall sink ever deeper into religious anarchy and fanaticism.

PTI is the only party that can give Pakistan the chance of climbing out of the deep hole through the ballot.

The international context in which Pakistan operates does not brook delays in resolving its fundamental problems.

Since the ISI is an inter-services department, it is heavily populated by uniformed people.

Imran Khan’s current platform is revolutionary but what is to follow still remains uncertain and ambiguous.

As far as Shahbaz Sharif is concerned, revolution has to be bloody, otherwise Zardari will not be scared by it.

I maintain that the singular most influential and depressing event of 2011 was the fiasco of Salmaan Taseer's murder.

Elders from both Shia & Sunni tribes say sectarian discord in Kurram was stoked, exploited by Taliban.

I dream of a 2012 in which Pakistan is a better place than it was in 2011. Is all this asking for too much? Perhaps.

No nation can prosper by halving its development budget, but Pakistanis approve of this. Let us try & understand why.

Clearly, the fact that Daman wrote in Punjabi instead of Urdu is a key reason why his poetry is not that cherished.

Awan is an educated, astute lawyer, good orator, TV presenter par excellence, and who speaks language of our masters.

People’s voice must be factored in both design & working of political systems, their capacity to deliver results.