Opinion

It is dangerously premature to anticipate the state of US-Pakistan relations under Trump

IMF chief has pointed out that Pakistan’s exports account for a mere 10 per cent of the GDP

PC describes language, policies or measures designed not to offend any particular group of people

Western political thought ever since Plato has vacillated between monarchy, aristocracy, communism and democracy

To me the most hypocritical reaction comes from the Muslim world

Under the existing law Afghan refugees having lived here for more than three decades can not be forcibly repatriated

Fifty years ago, the UN General Assembly created the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

Politics is a dirty game, it is often repeated

Welcome to the new normal: the surreal is real, and Donald J Trump is President of the United States

World media rang with the ‘injustice’ that Pakistan was meting out to the National Geographic famed ‘Afghan Girl’

Women in this land of the pure continue to be lynched in the garb of honour

This time the interest has been even more profound as the elections have been highly abrasive and ugly

The answer: no one knows

I am a resident of Lahore Cantonment and can happily say, it has been a tranquil and soothing experience

Pakistan was not an exception to flawed handling of the issue of official corruption

The stats tell us Clinton and Trump are the most despised nominees since stats began

Pakistani sociologists need to study this new middle class,in particular their location, aspirations, and demands

Biopolitics as a form of control over women’s bodies, oppressed subjects and minorities is a colonial legacy

It does not take an expert to understand why the accident took place in Gadani

Our democratic structure is weak and struggling to survive

Every single person, whoever breaks the law, should be punished no matter if he is president or a poor man

Imran Khan might have tarnished his image by doing a U-Turn

In a future where newspapers are gone, the public will have a severe lack of material to be properly informed

Respite for govt will remain ephemeral until Nawaz government attempts to build civilian institutions of governance

If you must vote you should do so for the right reasons not as a reaction

Two of the many questions being asked with reference to Panama Papers have already been answered

By now it is evident, even to the PML-N itself, that it is big enough to survive PTI’s annual dharnas

Imran Khan’s campaign lacks the support and presence of an even slightly left-leaning and progressive population

The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has created awareness of the great gap between academic models and reality

Reports in a section of the press inform that a Higher Education Vision 2025 is about to be announced

We need to pay closer attention to larger systems of production

Decent work is, in essence, safe work

Police in Balochistan is handicapped even by Pakistani standards

In Pakistan, most young women aspire one thing: marriage

By two o’clock on Tuesday afternoon it was all over bar the shouting

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during his visit to the recently attacked Civil Hospital in Quetta was overwhelmed with emotion

This is a story about a young adventurer, Komail Abbas Naqvi, 24, who’s taken the gamble of a lifetime

Had Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) been the foreign minister today, how would he have handled the Indians?

Lust for political power, permit, patronage and privileges stand out as the hallmark of a democracy

Rarely does it happen that some positive and progressive strides taken by the country are highlighted and appreciated

The 2016 presidential campaign has left many Americans shaken to their very core

Strengths of the NAP are the consensus among civilian and military top brass, government and opposition

Passionate arguments for supporting a particular party are all well and good, and part of a healthy democracy

A woman with breast cancer has got to be up to no good, no shred of doubt

In view of the ongoing sparring between the two countries, Pakistan should avoid any kneejerk reaction

In 2035, kids flicking through their history texts will ask themselves: was this country serious?

Pakistan is no stranger to crises

Nawaz Sharif still has opportunity to come up with a solution to clear his reputation in public eyes

The million dollar question is - what next? What does this week hold for us

The PML-N and the Sharif family are taking the political challenge from the PTI very seriously