Opinion

There was never a better chance for the PTI to come to power, for Imran to become prime minister

1971 was a tragedy only for West Pakistan, the East celebrated it as a victory

Pakistan recently released its second UN-endorsed National Human Development Report

The world needs to unite to deprive violent extremists of the fuel they need to spread their hateful ideologies

the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein has highlighted the Kashmir carnage

Pakistan was created that way, it was bound to have culture wars

Elections a transparent publicly funded competition to see who it was that got a ticket to ride for the next few years

In Pakistan, people have lost faith in their political leaders, seen in the narrative around Kulsoom Nawaz

‘Imminent’ rise of the religious political parties that would capture popular spaces through electoral politics a myth

Our politicians have only casual interest in addressing serious issues such as the internal security situation

Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured an emphatic win in the presidential election as expected

WhatsApp hoaxes about child kidnapping has gotten people killed in India

None of the three major political parties has come up with an election manifesto

There is no justification for taxpayer money being utilised further career prospects for power hungry politicians

Accountability, any system of accountability, does not ask us to stop treating people like human beings

There is little or no legislation in place to protect trees

Trump treated trade deficits as a sign of economic weakness

Mainstreaming, in other words, is not entirely a very positive or pro-social process

Despite bitter realities, India by and large is still in a state of denial

Yhe Afghan policy under Trump has become more aggressive with its heavy reliance on aerial power

Political parties’ organisational structure is the main reason for the survival of families

If the PML-N can hold on to its core in north and central Punjab, it can aim for 60 seats from Punjab

It should be noted that the Constitution does not make any distinction between permanent and caretaker governments

Radicalisation is influencing thinking mechanism of an individual, group through continuous interaction

For the third time in its history Pakistan is seeing off a seemingly lost decade in terms of the economy

Women parliamentarians have consistently outperformed their male counterparts in the country

Like every other developing nation in the world Pakistan has a burgeoning reliance on the interne

It is difficult to grasp the enormity of the deception practised by elected representatives

'Both are renowned lunatics, though one is a tad more than the other'

Political class provides jobs to its friends, relatives and constituents without merit

Massive corruption and widespread insecurity across large parts of Afghanistan remain other major stumbling blocks

The military can be best used as an institution capable of removing any obstacles

Comparative analysis of manifestos of five parties reveals they are unaware of Pakistan’s commitment under SDG 2015-30

The world mourned her death, and extolled her courage in standing up to hardened terrorists

America has a long and dishonourable history of intolerance and an embedded fear of ‘The Other’ that might ‘infest’

America, the long-standing global champion of human rights, just pulled out of UNHRC

Journalists have to keep their activism to one side when reporting

There are still those dark forces that do not believe in democracy

The CPEC road infrastructure can provide a very busy transit and trade route in future

The coming elections may be won by a leader and a party that has credible vision of change

Pakistan, Afghanistan and US forces have to earnestly cooperate to eliminate all symbols of terrorism in the region

Trump has destroyed the work done over a period of 70 years, leaving all countries to fend for themselves

The kids in Yemen may not live long to tell us how wrong we were

Over 70 United Nations Member States now have established government space agencies

Those who insist country, not its constitution comes first need to brush up their understanding of Pakistan’s...

Govts of Punjab and Sindh introduced several policies at a time when they were literally packing up

Shabnam's case was reported and tried as a dacoity and not rape as a euphemism for rape

Suicide of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade earlier this month shocked everyone

The overall trend of tourism has increased in Pakistan, especially during Eid holidays

Politics in this country needs to rise else what good the military success will be if the country remains in shambles