Opinion

PML-N government is expecting the public to be thankful for things that should not have been absent in the first place

US has no plan ‘B’ to fall back on this time if Pakistan were to actually close down the corridor

Bajwa Doctrine and its timing plunged the country in a fiery debate casting its future once again in doubt

The world is witnessing an epoch-making rise of a robust civil rights and Pashtun Nationalist movement

PTI remains the only hope and perhaps the last hope for the future of this country

The first step to deliver a service is to allocate enough resources

Several media and civil society reports have been documenting labour exploitation and environmental damages

Pakistan is a country that needs to be wary of power being concentrated in one individual given its history

It was a bit like having a pocket version of what had been going on in Punjab for the last five years

The objective and intent appears to be a public debate on vital national issues

The country is well below international standards and best practices for domestic flights

The government decided the best thing they could do was bury their heads in the sand

Hosting the event in UAE would be at least 10 times more than what the tournament would cost in Pakistan

I know, I will be slammed left, right and centre for this article

Infrastructure in Pakistan is getting a major boost and now there is a need to make use of this opportunity

Pertinent question is which institution should be formulating foreign, defence and security policies

Seven decades since independence, and after various derailing coups, we have our work cut out for us

The same narrative is repeated that Washington’s troubles in Afghanistan are due to the ISI

The PTI initiated a course contrary to its political ideals

Ideally, policy must understand the capabilities and the limits of the instrument it employs

The whole operation of bird migration takes place with uncanny precision

Imran represents the very forces of status quo he once vowed to take them on

As a Pakistani, it was important for me to show the Afghans what the real Pakistan is

What really matters is the purpose for which the government borrows

It has been a war of survival and Pakistan will be seen on the right side of history as it is chronicled

And there is a lot of good news to share

The sector’s outlook, albeit better than when this government took over, remains gloomy

Prudence in the PML-N has a name

A realistic exchange rate of the rupee does not guarantee an automatic spurt in exports

Tuberculosis is as curable as it is preventable, provided both are exercised in their true sense

Science and technology has not gained traction in our educational system at all levels

One cannot help thinking that both India and Pakistan are apathetic to the suffering of the people of Kashmir

Major international development agencies are themselves actively wooing private finance

The federal government needs to look at its own backyard before looking elsewhere

The time has come for Pakistan to celebrate its heroes, instead of being consumed by our villains

The development has nothing to do with addressing the key issues facing the state or society

How much time do we spend considering how much of ourselves gets put on the internet every time we log on

Language will play a pivotal role in understanding China and communicating with its nationals

Our passion runs on fanatical numbers when it comes to cricket

History has proven that many countries have used nuclear power as a way to cut back on carbon emissions

A citizen’s faith in Pakistan bears enormous consequences

The list of issues is wide

Pakistan has been battling militancy for more than a decade

Only the newly empowered middle, urban classes can perhaps challenge the dynastic politics of Pakistan

Without these meaningful yet difficult reforms, public investment in other areas may not yield desired results

Education system focuses on ideologies and not intellect and sacrifices culture in the name of copycat robots

Imran has been seen to do business with what he has previously maintained to be the 'bad guys'

What are we going to do to stop this malpractice today to save our daughters

Punjab will be an important battle-ground for the ruling party and the opposition

Sadly, our politicians still act as proxies to further an agenda that runs contrary to democratic norms