Opinion

But contrary to the news item, PM Shehbaz held bilateral meetings with almost all leaders, except the Indian PM

Politicians from nearly all parties have from time to time faced sedition charges

Khan is betting the house on elections giving him a thumping majority

The most dangerous crisis in Pakistan is how to deal with natural disaster in the shape of torrential rains & floods

Unfortunately, a large segment of our society suffers from sanctimonious tendencies

Religion is supposed to be a private act of faith but in Pakistan it has been allowed to mix with politics

Floods 2010 were historic in nature until then and now floods 2022 have broken all previous records

Ever since the US invasion in 2003, Iraqi politics has evolved in a disfigured and illusory way

Pakistanis are paying the cost for climate change despite little to no share in its responsibility

The current challenges seem existential and threaten to undo the progress made by Pakistan in the past decades

The late Queen should have apologised for the harm the British empire has caused around the world

The most horrible tragedy of our society is that people are used to enduring injustice and unfairness without protests

Choosing chiefs of army is the favourite pass time of this nation

Agricultural similarities can be an instant solution to the shortfall of vegetables and other staple food items

During last floods in 2010, PMD recorded 70 to 102% above normal rains nationwide

Nationalist Americans strongly believe that the ouster of Imran Khan from power was the work of China

Imran Khan’s recent statement against PDM leaders and army chief has come under scathing criticism

Nuclear weapons and climate change are two intertwined existential threats to the globe

A country may have an elected political system but it may lack democratic institutionalisation

Some monsters sitting in the government use the tragedy for photo op opportunities

Chinese media suggests that Chinese and Russian vessels may carry out another joint maritime patrol after Vostok-2022

Imran Khan’s constant use of addressing the military leadership by the synonym ‘neutrals’ is not appropriate

The problems in health faced by the disadvantaged communities are a result of climate injustice

In 2022 alone, Pakistan has been hit by heatwaves, forest fires, melting glaciers and now massive floods

Local and national NGOs have stepped up their work in the field as they did in 2010

Inflation rates are the highest ever in the last two to three decades in the US and Europe

America cannot be trusted to bring peace and stability in the region for it will slash its influence in the region

To remain the leader of the world, Americans will have to change the way they deal with their evolving situation

Can we help avert the suffering of our people? Can we diminish our losses? Or are we to accept this as our fate?

Floods have not just destroyed people’s homes but their livelihood

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