Opinion

It has been Indian Prime Minister Modi’s declared policy to isolate Pakistan

Pakistan is completely dependent on foreign funding and foreign manufactured TB diagnostics

Global challenges are difficult to overcome using narrow interpretation of nationalism

He has ensured that the media, not only covers every extravagant utterance of his, but also debates it repeatedly

Interesting facts have come out in the open since Husain Haqqani wrote his now famed article in The Washington Post

Muslims were on the very front-lines in the Trafalgar Square vigil paying tribute to London`s victims

The birth of a child within the territory of Pakistan does not, automatically, vest citizenship in the newly born

The country can put itslef on a trajectory of growth that would bring GDP increase to six to eight per cent a year

The highest number of cases were reported in Sindh

Years ago there weren’t so many highly qualified dentists some of whom are now fertilising the daffodils

Such parties cannot be revived by new leadership. They need a new message and a reason for existence

So far, Islamabad has not passed on any tasks beyond the security assignment

Like other veneers of pretence, counterfeit of democracy will sooner or later lose its value in the political market

I wait for the vision of Quaid-e-Azam to be incorporated and acted upon in letter and in spirit

US should encourage both India and Pakistan to exercise restraint

Indian state still refuses to see its Hindu extremist problem

Few people remember or even know of the peak days when a US first lady visited Pakistan

The implications of the proposed US aid cuts on developing countries would indeed be severe

With 17 goals and 169 targets, this is a much wider agenda than the MDGs

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, so said the English poet John Keats

To be fair, I am a bit clueless about the rants against social media as a purveyor of blasphemous material

It is time we reverted to the original narrative of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah

I have reached the venerable age of 70. Yes, Pakistan Day and my own birthday coincide

In international politics there are no permanent friends or enemies — only permanent national interests

Court has advised the different parties to sit together and sort out the Babri Masjid dispute through negotiations

Uttar Pradesh in north India is the world’s fourth largest democracy

Here are five examples that explain the minister’s limitations

Circular debt was officially defined by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in 2014

Placing blame on Hussain Haqqani and Afridi may be touching only the surface

They are all around us. When the car stops, if it stops, at the red light

The absurdity of the situation increased when the minister went on to say that it is a proposal

Pakistan has very able diplomats but an underperforming diplomacy

Democracy does not simply mean the holding of elections and establishment of democratic infrastructure

PML-N has to make more inroads in other provinces

The problem with men is that they explain things to women without observing what women want

Both Trump and Modi are disturbing the established political and economic orders

In some ways the latest revelations are an alarming reminder of the price we pay for convenience

‘If you go to Russia you will always be watched when you came back...'

The recent BJP win in UP is thought to have made a return to power of Narendra Modi in 2019 inevitable

Pakistani politics is dead. Long live the politics of convenience

Amnesty International has described the Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901 (FCR), as being deeply flawed

Multiple theories are taking rounds predicting as to what is going to be the likely decision on Panama Leaks case

We Pakistanis seem to have perfected the art and science of wasting time and energy on non-issues

Linguistic discrimination is a widely-used tool to reinforce authority, dominance and biases

The days of our lives remain peppered with uncertainty, even if they are filled with all kinds of activity

Pakistan is most probably the worst performing state in South Asia in terms of gender gaps

The Ulema are respected by all in Pakistani society and as such they hold a position of power

Every year a significant amount of water is lost to the sea

What if those 200 million people withheld their support to parliament?

Go easy on yourselves and others