Opinion

Women are subservient, Men dominate, Women are victimised, Men victimise

One million people died and 15 million were uprooted from their homes when Pakistan came into being

We are taught in journalism that we are bystanders not participants

India continues to sign nuclear deals, 16 in number, without being hindered by the nuclear non-proliferation purists

The year 2027 may see Pakistan in much happier economic situation

The Supreme Court could have done better, and used the JIT report to form a strong ground for the disqualification

Why has showing mirror become more heinous a crime than the crime itself?

High time for international community to take effective measures to ensure basic human rights to minorities of India

It just takes one man’s unyielding conviction, self-belief and one small incident to set the process of change

Legal landscape of Pakistan is under deep review

Pakistan is a disaster-prone country

As Pakistan enters its 71st year, the government needs to address the challenges of water crisis that we are facing

Discussing human rights in Pakistan during heightened political unease in the country may sound too incongruous

The government alone cannot perform enough to achieve the goal of a reduced population

What is happening now is that an effort is being made to reopen the language issue

Most of the ethno-linguistic parties from Pakistan have either been following a Marxist-Leninist or Maoist ideology

The fact that workers are exploited by outsourced producers enables companies to conveniently shrug off responsibility

The development budget allocates 65 per cent to elementary and secondary education, which is an appropriate balance

Civil society is ‘the aggregate of non-governmental organisations

According to Pillar IV of Vision 2025, all sections of Pakistan's population must be ensured access to clean energy

With China flexing muscles, the Indian army also test fires howitzer guns at Pokhran

It's our collective responsibility not to get derailed from track,especially when elections are due in next 10 months

Ultimately and most importantly, a truly rare opportunity for peace was lost

It is difficult to accept the logic that democracy will suffer a serious setback if the PM is removed

Not only does he have to turn around the airline, but also rebuild its brand

Currently, the share of coal in Pakistan’s energy mix is negligible

The absence of security in cash vehicles endangers valuables and is a threat to security guards and drivers

The bigger problem was not just the delay, but that there was no one to take responsibility

There is a dire need for a joint venture between the government and civil society on SDGs in Pakistan

Pakistan’s mainstream media completely ignored an important by-election on July 15th in NA-260

To sum up the discussion, it is apparent that urbanisation, development and displacement are inextricably linked

In other words, the world is faced with a problem it cannot afford to brush under the carpet

The only hospital where some sort of system exists to check on such cases remains Aga Khan University Hospital

The Climate Change Council will receive recommendations from the Climate Change Authority

Whatever is happening at the SECP may be nothing less than divine justice for the injustice the SECP has done to some

Absolute power is like visual cancer that creates tunnel vision that impairs rational thinking, retards mental growth

It is 2017, Pakistani women have scaled the Everest and won Oscars still none of that is enough

Social sciences needs to be valued and this requires a bigger investment to expect positive results

It is time to rethink our electricity sector policy and try and emerge from the surcharges loop

Countries are inanimate entities incapable of doing anything on their own unlike neighbours

The stubbornness of Mattis and McMaster is hopefully strong enough to fend off this greed fuelled proposal

The demand that the overseas Pakistanis be given voting rights is not only unreasonable but impractical as well

Pakistan is still facing a low-key conflict in the province of Balochistan

Pranab’s appointment was a slap on the face of the nation

A major proportion of Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty, local philanthropy offers enormous opportunities

Over 60% fall in the pre-primary age of three to five years

American and Israeli role in backing terrorist groups fighting against the Syrian government is an open secret

The fragmented education system has negative implications for upward mobility and social cohesion

It was Sadaf that went first, riding on the back of the bike carrying her baby in Karachi

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