Opinion

Islamabad is considered relatively safer than Karachi against effects of climate change due to distance from the sea

As power is a natural instinct in humans, everyone tries to control the lives of as many fellows as possible

Three years after the absorption of Jammu & Kashmir into the Indian Union, situation on ground is as dangerous

The desire to destroy others and maximise power was always a man’s dream

Pakistan is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change

More than 700,000 people are estimated to die by suicide every year

Society has been trying to stand still since seventy-five years

Unplanned rapid growth of housing societies is a manifestation of the rising demand of housing units in Pakistan

Hindu nationalists instigate hatred against Muslims with evident impunity

The central focus of the National Solar Energy Initiative appears to be the early start of mega projects

IK claims he needs to bring the corrupt to justice

As of 27 July the reserves had fallen to $39.59b and the external debt of Bangladesh has risen to $44.2b

In democracy, business and marriage, it is important to have someone to settle for

Floods have inundated 7m hectares out of 22m hectares of total cultivated land which is around 33%

The worst affected area in a disaster is the ‘supply chain management’

Decentralisation is way beyond delegating power to lower levels of government

Pakistani politicians deem their popularity more important than the national economy

It is a phenomenon that is pervasive to the human instinct

Amnesty International has come out with an exhaustive report on the conditions and policy of the Indian government

Floods and earthquakes are defined as natural disasters that cannot be averted

They say you don’t value something until you lose it

Among those who have been forced to flee, few will return and rebuild, but many will move to neighbouring villages

In April more than 130 PTI MPs had resigned from NA but five months later, only 11 resignations have been accepted

Every year the nation celebrates its Defence Day with the memory of halcyon days

The fact of the matter is that we have to deal with climate change ourselves

Unpredictability of FBR and its propensity to revise taxation rates almost every year has literally killed business

Muslim migration into Europe has produced a backlash that has had important political consequences

Very few in the world have enjoyed such stardom, there are even fewer who can translate it into a never-ending legacy

The continuing flood mismanagement should serve as a wake-up call to our dead political conscious

One could argue that PDM has neither the time nor mandate to engage in long term structural reform

Pakistan faces a rate of warming considerably above the global average with a potential rise of 1.3°C–4.9°C

Seventy-five million people believed in a leader when he undertook the task of building this nation

India sacked 3 air force officers for the accidental firing of missile into Pakistan on March 9

Geelani always advocated the right to self-determination for the people of Kashmir

When the fuel of religion is poured on this fire of make-belief, it takes two ugly turns

Citizen Kane is the tale of the late 20th century when print media used to have a massive influence over American life

Besides appealing to bilateral and multilateral donors and the UN system, Pakistan must approach the IMF as well

Pakistan has also been toying with the idea of tapping into carbon markets

Pakistan’s farm economy is dominated by the 7.4 million small holders who cultivate less than 12.5 acres

Gorbachev came into power in 1987, and by 1989 he had realised that Russia was fighting a losing war in Afghanistan

Pakistan’s relations with China are time-tested

Visitations to flood-affected areas without thorough planning, preparation and coordination be avoided

Before 9/11, Pakistanis had not known about suicide terrorism

Climate change has always been a legitimate concern

Urban development journey between 1947 and 2022 has seen slums, pollution of all kinds, traffic congestion, and crime

Thousands dead or swept away in floods; over 5,000 km of roads destroyed, Balochistan severed from Sindh and Punjab

To some extent, Trump’s style of politics echoes in Pakistan

It is expected that all those who can afford must contribute generously in flood relief to reputed charity houses

Pakistani politics has also witnessed radical tendencies

The day after the water recedes will look pretty much the same as the day before