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We know, first hand, what happens when trust is lost in those who are supposed to take care of us

The civil-military debate has kept our focus away from real underlying reasons of fiscal mismanagement

Does India need an enemy with friends like Modi, BJP, Sangh, Parishad, Dal, and the saffron brigade?

Pakistan ranks at number 80 among 122 nations on the quality of drinking water

The fault, though, once again appears to come directly from the top

There is often a pattern of behaviour and actions taken when a VIP or politician is sent to prison

Pakistan has been relentlessly trying to pursue the creation of peace and tranquillity in the region

Out of a total of 20 million people who need help securing food, nearly 10 million are just a step away from famine

What do you do, O’ Modi what do you do? It is not nice being you today

Adversity brings the best out of some

Women’s reproductive rights have been heavily neglected, and it is time the matter was taken to the courts

During the last 30 years, general acceptance of wetland ecosystem services and their multiple values has developed

The citizens want prevention and detection of crime as well as public order

The world at large must realise that Pakistan has consistently insisted on dialogue with India

This paradigm shift calls for re-tailoring of existing educational approach, critical thinking, problem solving

The government is indeed showing considerable restraint by not opting for a knee-jerk reaction to India’s provocation

The key for PM Imran Khan, however, will be how he aligns these foreign policy gains to the internal policy

Pakistan’s widening trade deficit and declining exports are often attributed to high cost of doing business

To avoid any future Pulwamas, India must grant Kashmiris a referendum on self-determination

The UN unequivocally calls the war in Yemen the worst humanitarian disaster of our time

Pakistan does not accord priority to and sets a minimum percentage of its budget to health and education

Illogical to believe that one can get rid of the circular debt by simply increasing the consumer tariff

Trump’s domestic compulsions and military doctrine have drastic ramifications for its allies

Violence in any part of the world can under no circumstances be condoned

The question is – can we do anything about this or should we just wait for the inevitable

Systemic overhaul is needed to favour women in the current climate

If the game is played as per the laid-down rules, Pakistan can easily overcome the first hurdle in Paris

Modern agricultural technology is used to improve the wide types of production practices employed by farmers

It's time that psychiatry should be veered into mainstream healthcare

A country of more than a billion people has blinded itself to the reality that India’s problem is not Pakistan

Those who back state ownership of PIA call it a national icon

At the helms of judiciary now is Mr Justice Khosa, who has regularly highlighted flaws in the criminal justice system

ANF, police and other agencies need to be re-activated against local production, smuggling and sale of drugs

The US demand of the Taliban talking to the Kabul regime sounds outdated and might soon become obsolete

Admittedly Pakistan will hugely benefit from stability and peace of the west Asian country in many different ways

All public functionaries must act in a fair, just and reasonable manner

If democracy is the will of people, will they vote to decide who they want or a superpower sitting next door will?

The long-suffering Iranian people deserve a much brighter future: Trump

The political leadership must itself take responsibility for this state of affairs

A terror operator hidden among digits is as difficult to detect as his or her diffusion among local population

The amount of rights given by the laws of Pakistan to employees working in the private sphere needs to increase

Truth be told, we primarily look at SEZs as mere industrial estates with tax holidays and some other incentives

Academia is often the engine of progress, and a driver for positive change, only when it confronts its own dark side

The ramifications of bringing private schools under government control, however, should not be considered casually

The latest killings have been termed ‘senseless Kashmiri massacre’ by Pakistan’s Foreign Office

The IMF has described as ‘constructive’ the meeting between PM Imran Khan and its MD

Decades of mistrust between citizens and governments have led to flight of capital and black money transactions

The role of media and its effect on national security is being emphasised now for a very long time

Due to the price war in the telecom industry, Pakistan offers one of the cheapest rates for mobile data in the world

Will of the people is supreme, but supreme as compared to what?