Opinion

Burhan Wani is dead but a new Kashmir is being born

Primates are possibly the species nearest to man in the animal world

Afghan officials refuse to look at the latest wave of terror in context of India’s “teach and bleed Pakistan” policy

Many experts argue that corruption ‘keeps the poor people in poverty’

It is no secret that we have differences with the US on several aspects of Afghan policy

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We need to move away from the ‘Pakistani big brother’ rhetoric in the Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship

Our job of seeking the truth has become immensely difficult in face of a strategic communications industry

Pakistan needs to engage in constructive and meaningful dialogue with Afghanistan

His disastrous immigration policy was apparently rolled out without any real forethought or planning

Funding of International Organisations’ has been drafted by the Trump administration

The manner in which our country is being polarised is scary

Many thinkers in the Muslim world today question the validity of Samuel Huntington prediction about the future

I seldom read an article about Poland in the papers these days

If the depths of human misery measure darkness, Pakistan is in its darkest hour

The more harder India pushes its nationalism on to its population, the further away we send Kashmiris

Since 9/11, more Pakistani civilians and military personnel have been killed due to terrorist acts than from the US

Scope of making a tolerant society and reducing crime obviously goes beyond the role of legislation, jails and courts

The new wave of suicide bombings has so far taken a very heavy toll of lives in Pakistan

The name Shahbaz denotes a noble spirit. Qalandar was used by his followers to show his superior standing

Frequent transfers of civil servants have commonly been cited as a reason behind poor public sector performance

The world continues to lag miles behind its true economic potential

A cult around former President Obama and his wife is a strangely disturbing occurrence in the United States

Billionaire Erik Prince is the founder and owner of Blackwater

The lawmakers are mulling to redefine Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan

Over the last two months, I’ve been writing about clinical depression

Debate over the abolition of Fata as distinct administrative entity is creating ripples across the political spectrum

Insecurity is the ‘risk of something very bad happening’

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Lahore attack is the latest example of the deadly connivance of non-state actors by those running the state

What do criminals do with their money?

The threat of water scarcity looms large in Pakistan, posing a threat to the country’s security and stability

Policy and decision-making is more than giving speeches

The overall literacy rate in Pakistan stands at 57%, with females lagging far behind males

There are enough greenhouse gases in atmosphere to raise earth’s average surface temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius

Pakistan’s politics has become increasingly non-accommodative and conflictual

My journey to becoming a member of the UN panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment has been challenging

International commerce is by far the most important element in the process economists have labelled 'globalisation'

There are almost no safety precautions in place on the road

Power and wealth have a strong tendency to cheat and oppress and the people

Cockroaches are a familiar sight in every nook and corner of the world

How seriously do our ministers and leaders take this promise to be faithful to the constitution?

What makes women come out? Injustice does

The most powerful country in the world, the US, has elected a President who at best is unpredictable

A set of perceived and real threats has kept the young nation highly vulnerable

Before granting anonymity, the media must consider the motivations of the source and be wary of possible manipulation

Besides complex equity funding, reward-based crowd-funding has been widely popular among micro-investors

Afghanistan still faces multitude of challenges each having its internal and external dimensions

The two men allege that Trump is in direct “violation” of the foreign-emoluments clause of US Constitution

This ongoing resources leakage also implies immense social costs