Opinion

Boycotting Indian goods is a collective response shown by Muslim countries around the world

China will overtake the United States in terms of the size of its economy in a decade or two

In Pakistan, the religious right is a force to be reckoned with — partially because it’s been propped up by the angels

Aristocratic class keeps on supporting each other’s stakes while utterly disregarding national interest

Irony of all ironies is that current economic instability will force powers-that-be to engineer inorganic stability

Can Pakistan reclaim its sovereignty that has diminished over several decades?

There is this geographical dimension of this war and it clearly has a precedent

Bill to reform NAB was easily passed by a joint sitting of Parliament, and will now be signed into law.

The raw sentiments we see in support of Imran are a projection of bitterness for those who the real control rests with

A county like Pakistan must keep itself safe from the harms of social media through regulatory reforms

Pakistan’s biggest problem is not corruption; it is incompetence

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 96th birthday and the 70th year of her reign has been a special moment

It has increased the speed of interconnectedness, interdependence while reducing the world to the size of a village

Pensions, pays, perks and privileges now near a trillion annually

Inequality also varies across rural and urban areas

Economic policy is a matter of political choice and democracy is the means to exercise that choice

We love our prophet, they love their profit; learn the jargon of fighting

We normalise rape culture as a community; society tolerates, excuses, laughs at or does not question it enough

Geostrategically, no insurgency can survive without external havens and support

High on rhetoric and low in sincerity, leadership miserably failed in foreseeing deadly consequences of policies

Talks gained importance because Pakistan’s expectations of the Taliban govt in Afghanistan did not materialise

Pakistan is a poor nation, with 30% of the population below the poverty line

UAE-Israel deal is actually an avowed expression of the convergence of strategic interests between the two countries

The need of the hour is to switch to sustainable ways of living and introduce transformative actions and techniques

Pakistani higher education institutions generally do not benefit from philanthropy

Rules exist in the collective subconscious don’t hold space for the beautiful ways in which humans can be different

Leaders would be expected to conduct themselves to lessen despondency, frustration-instead some are igniting passions

Research-policy-society contract in higher education in Pakistan is lacking

This cultural shift promoting cleanliness requires changing the mindset of every single citizen of Pakistan

The power of the ‘establishment’ resides in the institutions and elites of the country

Putin’s latest maneuver is to starve a good part of the world that is resisting him

It is believed that the TTP is under immense pressure from the Afghan Taliban to show some flexibility

Current economic crisis means change is around the corner

The 75-year long struggle for stability in a volatile environment

Pakistan's institutional greed and lack of balance of power

Pakistan is in deep trouble because of consistently bad choices with loans

Pakistan violates Article 38(a) of the Constitution by purposely promoting extreme inequality

The international commitment to ‘Education for All’ needs a strategy that must be apolitical and uncompromised

Consistent weakening of the state conjures up the image of an ailing father who once enjoyed great power

Beyond comprehension for a common man as to why a party that preaches accountability, avoids conclusion of the issue

Democracies stand on four pillars — legislature, executive, judiciary and media

Measuring problems like inequality is no easy task and each approach for doing so has its strength and limitations

At home we are in the midst of an experiment where one player is playing off a playbook of post-truth elements

Khan has undermined Pakistan’s institutions and processes that oversee and uphold the country’s fragile democracy

PTI has proved having no political acumen, no competence, no experience to handle complex issues at ‘national’ level

I would have ignored political shenanigans if the Sharifs had not claimed major credit of atomic explosions in 1998

Opportunities and challenges become part and parcel of Balochistan which is struggling to cope with them

Hatred rather than love, misinformation rather than information achieve hits and likes

No taxation without representation was the glorious stance that changed Westminster governance for good

The food of Balochistan is simple and reflective of the harsh terrains and punishing climate