Opinion

We celebrate the progress made in improving women’s inclusion and empowerment for inspiring women

Gender equality in the world of work is a sine qua non for sustainable development

Pakistani people crossed a psychological barrier with the holding of the PSL final

Appnesia is a term used to describe distraction by gadgets and app

Ashraf Ghani’s government has shown a paradigm shift in economic policy from its eastern border trade with Pakistan

Justice and equality have a kind of symbiotic relationship

Jirgas do not possess the concept of due process — there is only an oral hearing and verdict

Why are students so willing to get into trouble? Because there is no other forum today in India for resistance.

Democrats are taking for granted that Trump will not win a second term, just like they assumed Hillary could not lose

Pakistan is much richer than what it and the world believes it to be.

While we are quick to point out how great we are, we continue to mistreat the weak such as transgender persons

Today nothing else matters... except the magic of cricket wrapped in the enchantment of a shared belief of commonness

PSL is a reminder that our people can find memories, dreams and happiness in cricket

It would have been nice if the government had acted as a culture vulture instead of a political drudge and directors

Pakistan has done well in again reaching out to Kabul

We don’t need a counter-narrative to defeat terrorism

Pakistan has the highest number of dowry-linked deaths per 100,000 women

This piece is in response to Rustam Shah Mohmand’s article ‘The Unanticipated Perils of FATA Merger with K-P

Even if the Pakistani middle class is 84 million strong how much purchasing power does it really have?

Besides recent generosity shown by Germany, all other European countries have been very stingy with accepting refugees

A welcoming multilateral diplomatic milestone bolstering Pakistan's foreign policy sway.

The deportation machinery is unlike the sort America has ever witnessed; it is extreme and frightening.

Minorities in India are facing existential threat, are not allowed to practise fundamental tenets of their religions.

In large part it is down to an absence of moral authority and a failure of leadership

Niccolo Machiavelli says “it is more important to be feared than to be loved”

The growth of services sector instead of industries could save the crucial time available for developing Fata

Industrial cooperation is one area where Pakistan seems least prepared

Those branding Pashtoons must remember; Osama bin Laden or Dr Al-Zawahiri or Abu Bakr Baghdadi are not Pashtoons

In Pakistan its impact has been most profound

We would vote for candidates because we would trust them to use their power for our interests

Federation’s Secretary General Zahoor Awan explains the importance of collective bargaining to the visiting delegates

Whether or not we like it, the burden lies on scientists to cast a spell on their audience

Pakistan is strategically located to become Asia’s premier trade, energy and transport corridor

The higher educational institutions of the US rank exceptionally high in international comparisons

The CM despite non-clearance from the security agency rushed to the hospital just after landing at Sehwan at about 1am

A moment to seize historic milestones

There's a need to develop a strong statistical base to get better knowledge of the state of society and economy

How could these passengers board in the first place?

Recent terrorist incidents have brought Pakistan’s policy of countering terrorism in sharp focus

Remembering the Lahore of the 90s makes me more sad than nostalgic

Lal Krishna Advani changed Indian politics with the Ram Janmabhoomi movement

Were the gains of Operation Zarb-e-Azb not temporary?

Lawmakers need to be reminded that they are answerable to the people

Media persons who cover violent events need to be aware of the risks to their life and limb

Pakistan is among the worst countries to live a life as a woman

Recent cataclysmic events have plunged our world into much turbulence

Who knew the issue of refugees would cause divisions in the ‘Free World’?

Political integration should happen politically, not through transitional development packages

There is little doubt that these attacks originated from, and were controlled by, handlers from across our borders

The core aim of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad it appears is — eliminating residual and latent threat of terrorism