Opinion

Majority of rural women work in the agriculture and livestock sector, but unfortunately their efforts go unrecognised

Our problems, threats remain; Kashmir is still an unresolved issue; our political, economic woes aren’t any better

In the NRSP schools as a whole, enrolment has more than doubled, from 15,556 to 39626

Pakistan’s population policies have for long revolved around operational and structural reforms,

No country other than Pakistan is affected more by Afghanistan’s prosperity or turbulence

The Government of Pakistan must include influenza vaccine in the EPI

What we see in Afghanistan happening between ISIS and the Taliban is not much different

There is a big question mark as to which direction our country is heading towards?

Trade between the two countries will create capital and increase investment for industrial production

Our future lies in investing in improving human capability and manufacturing what China, South Korea have done

The major sources of terrorism now reside in Afghanistan, and nearly all the regional states are under threat

Countering, eliminating such networks would depend on whether Taliban have succeeded in delivering peace to its people

Pakistanis remain indebted to Dr Khan for gifting us a sense of security, especially during a period of instability

According to Labour Force Survey 2017-18, total graduate and postgraduate unemployment rate was estimated at 16.3%

Discoveries in experimental sciences require sophisticated equipment that is expensive to purchase, costly to maintain

First there were the Panama Papers made public in 2016 and now, five years later, we have the Pandora Papers

The major worry for the US is that Afghanistan must not again become a safe haven for terrorist groups

The last time a journalist got a Nobel Peace Prize was in 1935 when the prize was awarded to the German

The stingiest controversy which the government has so far been able to stir is the introduction of the NLE

The safety, security and prosperity of Afghanistan means the safety, security and prosperity of Pakistan

Pakistan’s political culture still reflects feudal, tribal, and ultra-conservative characteristics

Rest assured, with oil usage, we are not only taking wholesale humanity, but wholesale life

He was a staunch patriot; a devoted artist who worshipped his work; an activist who cared for people

SNC is direly short of providing a holistic solution to the dwindling quality of education in the country

Opposition and the Bar have in one voice rejected the Ordinance

Afghanistan has just 30 physicians, 40 hospital beds, 20 nurses per 100,000 people

Planting trees is not going to be enough to address climate risks confronting children in countries like ours

Pakistan movement revolved around a few ideologues but most others were the landed rich of UP and Bengal

SPDC's latest report focuses on formulating a localised indicator framework for measuring progress on SDGs

Will we, as humanity, become victims of yet newer power games?

There is an urgent need to take stock of the urban planning systems we have now and what they can deliver

TTP carries a lot of blood on their hands and touches a raw nerve running through Pakistan’s body politic

Ignorance and negligence is the reason why a large population of breast cancer patients in Pakistan die every year

FATF loses its senses of detecting money laundering when it comes to England, which is home to money laundering

To retain economic and strategic balancing, competing rivals need to foster trust, restraint, cooperation

In her first term, she steered Germany through a major financial crisis, placed it on a solid foundation

The boundary between doubt and belief has further blurred in this age of more information and less reflection

Threats of climate change have come so suddenly that our preparedness to respond to them seems very abrupt accordingly

A permanent settlement may require a regional approach against the militancy

At the onset, we can expect all the outlets to have different combination of items being sold at their stores

Pakistan has done much better than its neighbours, and has done a lot better than many would have predicted

Journalists risk not only their physical wellbeing but also their mental health in the discharge of their duties

What would it take for the United States and China to use technology as a player in this global game?

Education does help in breeding an egalitarian society, but it is not an assurance of bringing up ‘good’ men!

The rationale given by the information minister was that TTP terrorists, who were misguided, be given a second chance

Undermining the efficacy of US-imposed sanctions might just be a suitable strategic goal of determinist powers

In aftermath of US withdrawal from Afghanistan, many questions have arisen with specific regard to US foreign policy

'Paternity leave was a strange window into realising it’s possible to be unhappy professionally but happy personally'

By its inability to collect taxes, FBR single-handedly acts as the biggest roadblock to Pakistan’s progress

The height of cultural excellence during the Mughal reign was arguably the zenith of Islamic civilisation