Opinion

Datasets of various elections reveal that higher the poverty, the higher the probability of the occurrence of rigging

Not a single institution of state is free from allegations of kowtowing to one power or another

Counting the one scheduled for July 25, 2018, the country would have gone to the polls 10 times since 1985

Political participation of women and transgender people has increased

Politics of late has been messy, much dirtier than it ought to be, and far more violent than anyone expected

The post-election scenario does not look that hunky dory unless we address some fundamental questions

The fault lies not in the stars but in the rapaciousness of man

The media should continue to strive for telling the truth, irrespective of who is in power

Pakistanis set to vote in their 12th general elections

Haroon Bilour's tragic death was followed by attack on Akram Durrani's calvacade, claiming more than a hundred lives

Nawaz Sharif has shamelessly assigned absolute supremacy to himself as a three-term prime minister

Politics in Pakistan is on the verge of a strange, peculiar and almost a weirdly alien transformation

We have fought three wars in the last ten years—at the LOC, against the TTP and on the Afghan border

Systematic human rights abuses by Myanmar forces were designed to instill terror in the Rohingya population

Graver than external threats, population growth is the most alarming threat facing Pakistan

A generation of women is being educated to the point at which they confront a blank wall

International aid remains unable to achieve its stated goals

But what are their motives and who are their paymasters?

This is only the second time that a democratic government has made way for another as per the Constitution

Yet again the stage is set for the comedy of errors associated with our political transitions

The recent CSS examination result has again stirred a debate about the quality of civil servants

Liberalism in different times and different countries has meant different things

Imagination it must be noted is not an expensive quantity

On the 25th of July the queues will be long and patience may not seem a virtue

Various forums such as the EU, Asean, NAFTA and regional treaties, are successful examples of how connectivity

Climate change has far-reaching implications for the implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

With the Election Day getting closer, electioneering is heating up and so are verbal assaults on opponents

The political landscape of the Seraiki regions has remained stagnant for decades

The three major parties — PML-N, PTI and PPP — have issued their manifestos

We live in a country where some conservative parties have barred women from voting

The 2018 general elections seems destined to provide the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf a clear lead

It took only three days for terrorism to reappear in Pakistan

It has led to an ‘economic Darwinism’ which has resulted in privatisation and commodification of social...

Pakistanis’ dissatisfaction with the country’s criminal justice system persists

In erecting the political structure Pakistan did not follow a particular design

No one benefitted from not giving coverage to the Mastung blast

President Erdogan has once again won the elections with an absolute majority

Should the PPP win and Zardari walk into the Presidency for the second time, the man will be untouchable

The murder and mayhem in Mastung claimed countless lives injuring over 200 in Balochistan

Nawaz Sharif has gone to jail but refused to roll over and play dead

In 2017, the total public debt was Rs21.4 trillion, rising by Rs7.1 trillion from Rs14.3 trillion in 2013

On December 6th, 2004, the Lahore High Court struck down the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO) 2000

Hundreds of PhDs recently protested outside Islamabad Press Club for not getting jobs according to their qualification

Imran Khan has pledged in his party’s manifesto to work for establishing an Islamic social welfare state

A Nikahnama is a legally binding civil contract that lays out rights and obligations agreed upon by both parties

Sufficient attention has not been paid to the technical and vocational education in Pakistan

A large-scale issue such as malnutrition demands attention on a macro level by various stakeholders

Pakistan is one of the largest exporters of groundwater in the form of crops it sells internationally

Leading the country of 210 million is a serious business,

Pakistan is one of the world’s most water-stressed regions, it will face major disasters unless it changes course