Opinion

There are no empirically researched facts about drug use in schools

Pakistan’s nuclear weapons become a crucial component of the overall security architecture against India

Full benefit of being a nuclear power can only be derived if all elements of national power are balanced

Are we just a democracy in name, or in substance too?

We have got to start doing things that we’ve never done before

Shakil Afridi’s and Jadhav’s fates might very well resemble that of Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy captured by the FBI

No matter how your year went, Ramazan is the chance for a new beginning

Punjab is a largely digitised affair

45% of children remain stunted on account of malnutrition

Diagnosis and disease management is not just a fundamental right, it is also good economics

True integration requires the people of Fata to discard the yoke of Rewaj in favour of basic human rights

In putting Pakistan down, Trump has expressed a strong preference for strengthening relations with India

APP seems to have lost its direction

Pakistan Railways is a federal government entity and no provincial government has the authority

Nuclear testing, conflict and deterrence

High-frequency 5G signals could not reach longer distances

PTI’s action plan is not different from the policies of the outgoing government of the PML-N

Recent incidents across the LoC have underlined the futility of dialogue through ‘confidence building measures’

Shifting of the American Embassy to Jerusalem emboldened Israel to extend their muscle to the city of Hebron

For the first time in the country’s history a debate has started about job creation

In the 2018-23 term, governments will need to translate money into actual work

Forty-five years should be more than enough to bridge the development gap between the two zones

Success lies in finding a solution and banning the use of mercury dental amalgams

What is happening in America today is also creeping into our country

Karachi, like any mega city, needs a different and distinct governance model

Now human development is billed as the main plank of the PTI platform

In Sabika’s case, the only thing that’s Pakistani is the victim’s nationality

In the dog days of the current dispensation, there is a kind of eerie calm in the political household

The fear of the collapse of democracy

Issue seems to have been overlooked

Climate change is real and year-on-year Pakistan is going to feel the heat

SantaFe shooting hits a raw nerve in Pakistan, where the nation’s heart beats as one with Sabika Sheikh and her family

Spiral of silence theory best explains public opinion formation

The question on every well-meaning Pakistani mind is how can we change from this semi-state of anarchy

District courts suffer neglect as superior judiciary eyes greater publicity

Pakistan's national narrative (like other countries is guarded from perceived internal and external threats

The upcoming job opportunities and skills demand can be broadly categorised into three major areas

our election officials seem to have forgotten about the monsoon season

Regulation of not just food, but also medicines and medical commodities is a complex process

He wants to be remembered as someone punished for his efforts to assert civilian supremacy

More than 2,000 years ago, famous Chinese monks like Fa Xian and Xuan Zang travelled to South Asia to study Buddhism

The political establishment has paid so little attention to developing the systems of local governance

The worst joke played on the city is the Islamabad International Airport

Justice Sachar will always be known as an icon of the struggle waged for making his country a fairer place

Imran had to wait many years on the sidelines as the 12th man before he grabbed this high stature in politics

Imagine what will happen if the Islamic State was to infiltrate into Israel

In the midst of chaos, there is opportunity

The transition will mark another year of victory of democracy after waves of military rule

Yes, social media is not perfect. Perfect would be a criminal justice system that did not discriminate

Most of these salient features mentioned in the EJN bulletin could be applicable to Pakistan’s media scene