Opinion

The street power of religious groups is dependent on issues on the choice and availability of their leaders

If you wish to understand Donald Trump, you will have to understand collective consciousness of common Americans

But a good number of Pakistani writers particularly those writing fiction have now adopted this ‘imposed language’

Manipulating cultural differences to divide and exploit people remains unfortunately widespread in our world today

One million Karachi residents are set to be displaced in the areas of Korangi, Keamari, North Karachi, Sohrab Goth

Our own Prime Minister Abbasi attended and was one of the more robust and forthright contributors

The state and nature of relations between Pakistan and the US fluctuate frequently

The thing to watch is where the rupee will settle down

Saying no to corruption is very inconvenient in Pakistan

The Pakistani economy is not beyond saving — because it never did anything as foolish

It is almost impossible to calculate just how far and how fast America has fallen in the eyes of a wider world

Important to note that due to various social and cultural factors, K-P has a high girls’ schools dropout rate

When we talk about the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), it is seldom applied to the keepers of law

If there is a single thing the current government can take pride in it is the ability to shoot itself in the foot

Whether its opponents like it or not, the China’s ‘One belt, One road’ (OBOR) initiative is getting global traction

Rage that was felt and expressed by some young people is fuelled by the inability of Arab governments

Parents instead of nurturing boys or girls, male or female should nurture conscientious human beings

How power is acquired is equally important information for political consolidation and stability

Donald Trump has deconstructed the belief that campaign talk and post-campaign actions are two different things

In 7 decades, we had only one democratic transition in 2013 when one elected party took over from another

All the religious parties whatever their title are to the right of the political spectrum

It is surprising that Rahul Gandhi is defending the dynasty factor

Gilgit-Baltistan is bounded in the north by the Wakhan strip in Afghanistan and the Xinjiang province of China

The problem is not just with the interior minister, it seems to afflict everyone who is in denial of our social ills

Elsewhere in the world, the feudal system is recognised as inferior and oppressive

The absent Mr Ishaq Dar is not going to have a good week

Mental images often provide us with what we think we know about the world

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

When it comes to experiencing various types of trauma, children in Pakistan might be in the lead

In his latest statement, Burney has admitted to the crime but tried to defend himself

Pakistan has about 195 million Muslims or 12 per cent of total in the world that subscribe to the Islamic faith

Muslim leaders may publicly condemn the US and its policies but privately help it advance its interests

Marginalised communities number in the tens or even hundreds in the country

It has suffered decades of neglect, infrastructure is ramshackle or absent and governance

It is unclear what Riyadh has achieved from extensive manoeuvering against Iran, its allies at various regional forums

We need to be reading more, not less

Lack of commitment has hindered indiscriminate implementation of this point of NAP

Trump is the latest devil-may-care fire-thrower in this conflagration

Pakistan can learn from Japan where large corporations like Toyota and Honda started as small factories

About 12 million women are missing from the electoral rolls in the country

Brash US diplomacy against Pakistan seems a façade for its vulnerability and failures in Afghanistan

Without traditional institutional media gatekeepers, political discourse is no longer based on a common set of facts

Proceedings cut short by lack of quorum

Pakistanis are familiar with Aga Khan given the large number of social service institutions that bear his name

In Balochistan one out of two children appears to be affected by insufficient and unbalanced food in first two years

Our world is full of cultural distrust, misunderstands and biases

Sexual harassment is endemic in workplace whether that is a field of cotton or a brightly-lit modern office

Presidency of Donald Trump has been beset by controversy from the outset

Pakistan has suffered an absolute decline in exports for three years in a row since 2014-15

How has Pakistan had a paradigm shift and decided collectively and individually to literally clean itself up?