Opinion

Not always, but every now and then, we are in a situation when there is only one right answer

Both countries claimed the summit was not meant for democracy but to advance the geostrategic interests of the US

The BRTS has to succeed. Public transport remains a politically charged issue in this city

The week of December 4 brought a number of developments that Pakistan should be watching carefully

PM’s favourite topic includes ensuring that there is just enough moral policing that citizens don’t get led astray

Put simply, PTI cannot win the next election with Shaukat Tarin as Finance Minister

Those attempting to decline the national mood of the country are many and they waste no opportunity

Conflict in Sindh can be averted if the provincial government pursues a pragmatic and accommodative approach

It is the need of the hour to formulate a coherent and consistent mental health policy

Lynching of someone because of differences of any sort and buying free will of voters are two sides of the same coin

In any case, members of Modi’s security team do not retire, they die

There is a need to instill democratic norms within our enterprises

Never ignore any symptom how trivial it may seem

Air pollution’s annual death toll is now higher than that from smoking

We have produced more of the Prufrocks and converted the world to Wasteland, as said by TS Eliot

Extremist thought to the point of exclusion of the other is the first step to its ultimate form of violent terrorism

Kamyab Pakistan is some indication that the bottom may begin to get serious attention

Corruption is a termite that is eating up the pith of our society

It is Pakistan alone, with some subdued support from regional countries, which stands with impoverished Afghans

To offset the mountain of challenges, Pakistanis will need to be more resilient than ever

The drug empire running out of Syria has seen these drugs replacing Syria’s traditional exports

Policy think-tanks in DC, London and Brussels boast many senior positions occupied by people of Indian-origin

In the modern world, good governance is accorded the highest priority in both corporate and public sectors

Being on the receiving end of the backlash of global warming places a developing country in a precarious position

In Pakistan, we have been witnessing the consequences of a majority that is deeply insecure in matters of faith

Priyantha Kumara has been killed by people under the spell of infectious ideas

Hubble was also able to measure the distance to Andromeda which he determined to be about 6 million lightyears

It is not just religious extremism that we cannot talk about any longer — history is just as risky

Would India’s relation with Afghanistan change with the United States pulling out of the country?

Unfortunately, conditions of Pakistani prisons are abysmal and rather thought-provoking

There are a lot of questions that surface on how to move ahead

Taliban for now controlled most parts of the country and there has been no resistance to their rule

Soft power counts for little without a credible hard power

Realities of Pakistan’s economy expose the country’s human security predicament

Earth’s rings will owe its existence to human activity

Sindh is a land with unique and heterogeneous archaeological, historical, cultural, mystical and aesthetic identities

It looks like winter 2021-22 is not going to be an easy one

Our egotism and tribalism have already ruined the gains over the past years

The Afghans are worse off now than ever before

Does that matter which EU border you cross if you are fleeing from war?

Multinational corporations should ensure labour rights and environmental diligence across supply chains

For the have-nots and for those with truly larger hearts, God still remains the only source of moral value

A policy guy who is also a doer is an ideal mix and perhaps the missing link in our existing scheme

Modesty, thy name was Ziauddin!

IMF, World Bank have been of no use other than exacerbating Pakistan’s economic woes, says American economist

A big thank you to Him regularly would go up to the heavens and come down with more blessings

Pakistan has evolved into two segments: the ultra-rich and the middle class

We have been programmed to feel insulted if we cannot master the skill of speaking a foreign language

Many lung diseases from asthma to lung cancer could be directly attributed to air pollution

Philosophy provides the conceptual basis for principles and values on which world peace depends