Opinion

Basic premise of safe city projects is early detection and response

Nawaz’s failure to appoint an actual foreign minister and empower a foreign ministry is coming back to bite him

Lofty humanist ideals may be expressed at other forums but they must not influence decision of judges

2/3 of the workforce for current CPEC projects is Pakistani,only a critical mass of labour force comes from China

Malala, the idea, tells a particular story about people in Pakistan

The US being the dominant power of the region has a crucial role to play

As people we need to push for a system that is not just based on profit maximisation

The government of Pakistan should be encouraged to increase budgetary allocation to the education sector

PrepCom only exposed deep fissures among the Arab league states

It will be important for the K-P police to learn from the failures of the Police Order 2002

Who could have imagined that Russia would be the host of a Hilal Expo?

Less than four per cent of all articles in the Urdu paper were written by female contributors

It is urgent for Pakistan to upgrade its existing railway system to improve the quality and quantity of transportation

Lahore is reported to have three per cent green cover in contrast to a global requirement of 20 per cent

People-flows became important for the economies of the US and the UK

Sindh has been at the opposite end - with the province being treated like an outcast

Can Trump, too, survive the Memogate?

Every effort should be made to make an example of those who demolished the school

There are thought to be at least 30 Pakistani inmates in the central prison

Mr Rowhani navigated his country past the economic crisis, reducing inflation and stabilising currency exchange rate

What the country needs right now is sustainable human development

Both men have three crore followers and both use social media to reach their voters directly

Three names in Pakistan cricket will be remembered: Imran Khan, Younis Khan and Misbahul Haq

Pakistan’s economy needs to grow at an annual average rate of 10-12 per cent

The poor are our most efficient means to development

This is not the end of the road, it is just the beginning

The weakness of institutions in Pakistan has made domestic issues more important than the external challenges

The two countries should develop a symbiotic relationship

The proposed spur will help in diverting the river flow leftwards and thus minimise the risk of a flood

Effective devolution can have important implications for furthering democratisation

Both sides could use the biometric verification system to avoid any untoward incidents

The ancient Silk Roads played a central role in ensuring prosperity of the peoples across region

Successes of the Taliban in Afghanistan will give a huge boost to the TTP

Villages are depopulating and efforts to rejuvenate them have come too late

Pakistan’s foreign policy has always been ideology-specific

According to experts, Pakistan will start the payback of the CPEC loan after 2020 and it will be a significant amount

Pakistan has a better chance of persuading the ICJ that the Indian claim is not admissible for two main reasons

Ending transphobia requires big decisions such as legislation and court rulings, media policies & religious dialogues

Our continent will be immune if we don’t take responsibility and seize the opportunity to act today

These poor social indicators will haunt Pakistan for decades to come

There is a need to rethink the civil service training regime

The cracks in the system are visible and hopefully irreversible

We will miss you Mr Mooraj and your writings

The political systems in the West, as well as the Islamic world, are in a state of flux

Gujaratis need not feel ashamed of the lack of this martial tradition

I am so delighted that Ahmed has now received this award which celebrates his remarkable attributes as a great scholar

The big rock in front of Macron is now to win enough seats in parliament

Can’t we do something for our mothers without spending money?

Civil-military divide may have been bridged for now, but in the larger scheme of things, we are worse off than before

Trump, too, is terrified of reporters who expose his daily tranche of lies and fabrications on their front pages