Opinion

There is a good reason why Trump has become so attached to Vladimir Putin

75% of Karachi’s population belongs to poor and low-income groups and many are victims of the vicious poverty trap

There is no understanding at FIA that their role is not to moralise but to protect the women who are harassed online

Pakistan must not compromise on its fundamental national interest

The royals may have ‘counselled’ the Sharifs or given them their perspective

With such a man as the president of America, God help Pakistan! His wrath is lethal

Decisions are not to serve the public but the electoral interests

This is not the first time that we are on the brink of being abandoned and punished by the US

Poppy farming ensures a decent living for the impoverished farming communities and steady tax revenue for the Taliban

Recently the government has advised 21 INGOs to wrap up their operations without giving them any specific reasons

This new year has started with quite a bang as far as relations between Pakistan and the US are concerned

The number of Americans taking Trump seriously is declining by the day

But Trump remains oblivious to these limits of US power

Imagine how a society would evolve if a leadership conducted itself within the parameters of Spiritual Politics!

Our political parties are dynastic

Dance our way into 2018 and the parallel reality of Pakistan

No one can deny an individual’s right to bear a cellphone

Tweet on Pakistan is unique in harshness, very direct, impolite and undiplomatic

It seems year after year, we measure our country’s progress in how many innocent lives we’ve managed not to lose

World is fraught with many failed examples with well-built yet unutilised infrastructure

Since President Donald Trump has assumed office, the pressure on Pakistan has increased manifold

A depreciated rupee is not expected to help much

The revised format for nomination papers would no longer allow citizens to access information on loan defaults

A healthy, sustainable university is one of the most important investments for our future

It was the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) that first introduced direct taxation in 2012

Pakistan always stood out for is its rich culture of extending hospitality to people from outside

The Strategic Framework for police developed in 2014 reaffirms the need to promote a society free from fear of crime

The country’s future also depends on the way the country is perceived by the world outside

In many ways, 2018 will be much more of the same in comparison to the previous year

The neglect that the historic monuments suffer is visible to all who care to observe

Reports should be published annually to capture rapidly changing policy and economic environment

Question of civilising and modernising administration through local govt institutions remains unanswered

It was only yesterday that we wished friends and family a very happy 2017

The apprehension of Kulbhushan Jadhav is a great success for Pakistani counter-intelligence apparatus

Stock market crashed because there was volatility

This highly enlightening essay is worth a careful and thorough reading

Hatred in a society is a reflection of prevailing social injustice

The issue of veiling by Muslim women is a major source of contestation within the West

It looks strange that civil society and scholars have accepted blatant violations of the law

At a time when most nations are struggling at their foreign policy front, China, under Xi Jinping, is sailing swiftly

Syed Shahid Husain was imported directly from the World Bank and was made adviser on finance

She deliberately put Dr Manmohan Singh in the chair of prime ministership because he had no politics and no ambition

The old guard is back in power protecting the US and Israeli interests

The Paris Agreement is historic yet conflicting, it accomplished beyond what was considered politically conceivable

President Trump pops his intention to bring them right back and with a vengeance

All governments must attempt to maintain law and order and at all costs

Lack of interest further exposes poor state management

The fact of the matter is that Rehman does not want referendum in Fata

It is unwise to rush to judgment in respect of the failure to utilise funds in K-P

It is not democracy producing more democracy, but fascism promoting more fascism