Pakistan is facing an existential threat, which cannot and should not be fought by the army alone.

War on terror cannot be fought with weapons alone. It requires social empowerment with space for alternative options.

Much will depend on how the swing of the youth vote is calibrated and directed to the polling stations on D day.

All this will hopefully initiate process of redefining civil-military relations with better clarity, for greater good.

Never in history had potential lawmakers faced such a demeaning time, and that too, before the glare of the media.

The RO could have gone through a series of Ayaz Amir's columns to gauge his commitment to Pakistan and its ideology.

Translation of literary works into international languages may be a way to project a softer image of the country.

Badami Bagh should serve as test case for criminal administration departments, to avoid recurrence of such happenings.

Singapore has managed its pluralism, giving each mix unbridled space to flourish and yet weld into an organic whole.

Episodic flare-ups, spikes in ongoing processes and hype by media undermine peace efforts between Pakistan and India.