Opinion

Calling the TLP regressive and shunning its workers in prisons won’t solve our predicament

In most of their meetings, the heads of state have discussed economic issues

Not only should we heed the advice of the PM but also think about what we eat

No explanation of why G-B legal and political status has been in the limbo for the past 70 years

Each war that has been fought has had its own peculiar justification and its own particular set of advocates

Can Pakistan utilise its expertise to manage a US-Taliban deal?

100-days headline was a needless stunt that ended up doing nothing but making govt buckle under self-imposed pressure

Uses water as a weapon to further exacerbate relations with Pakistan

Time to give the new breed a chance and let them take the country forward

Whether they like it or not in many spaces they share they already are allies

Currently anti-Pakistan jingoism is at its peak in India

Land ownership remains highly skewed within the country

The SBP autonomy is part of the PTI manifesto

The age of social-media-triggered personality-leadership to change public perception

The sector contributes 18% to the GDP, employs 42% of the labour force, and constitutes 75% of exports revenue

Pakistan currently has the second-largest population of out-of-school children in the world

One needs to consider ground realities which militate against seeking relevance of the model for regional peace

A vortex of the emerging New Cold War between the US, China and Russia

The deabte remains whether Imran Khan fulfilled his promises to the nation

A host of legislative bills wait for the tug of war between the government and the opposition to stop

The time is now ripe to assess the domestic gaps that exist between policy and practice

The lacunas in Pakistan’s banking laws still beg attention and correction

What emboldens New Delhi is that its Afghan and China policy is in total accord with Washington’s

They may have spoken, but they did not say much

The growing feeling of insecurity in Pakistan is quite fearsome

Data is often described as the ‘new oil’ due to its significance and impact in the process of development

I sympathise with Finance Minister Asad Umar, who has been put in an impossible situation

The problem in Pakistan is that we do not know the extent of the problem

The government performs reasonably well on the economy, security and the tabdeeli space

One YouTube celebrity to bring the kind of change Pakistan has otherwise failed to bring despite many efforts

The developing situation in the war-torn country and Pakistan's involvement

There is an alarming increase of mental health problems among the young-population

An end to the war in conflict zones is what we badly need to stop the suffering of children

Stigma and discrimination need to be challenged from within the communities

Any Pakistan-India deal built or a ‘civil-military split’ cannot be politically endurable.

It appears to have no strategy, no direction, no plan, and no strength for a fight.

People spout opinions and pointing accusations towards the 18th amendment of weakening the federation

Analysts, opposition members and the public at large, are all gearing up to assess PTI's performance

Realpolitik can do terrible things to people and in South Asia everything is politics

Many struggle to convert faster GDP growth into substantive and lasting well-being improvements for their citizens

The report provides serious food for thought in relation to public policy for improving sanitation services

Out of the 53 items, prices of 14 items increased over the previous week

Let us think about who the rural poor are

Despite its necessity, Kartarpur is a paradox

The question that arises is: why no lessons were learned the first time the state machinery was put at halt?

The long arm of the law keeps swooping in to crush the hopes of people who have little — or nothing

It is the incompetence of the Pakistani banks not to improve on their systems and make remittances seamless and speedy

This is quintessential America First versus Pakistan First

In Pakistan, use of Big Data analytics to gather information on potential issues can help us ‘see into the future’

What is less known that Chinese leadership has used its bureaucracy brilliantly