Opinion

Sunday’s test finale against England spelt redemption in a way not even Hollywood could have scripted

If the Taliban forces gain more territory, as they are expected to do, the pressure on Pakistan will increase

Qandeel just opened a few buttons in a society that Manto described as being “already naked”

Indigenous lone wolves, wreaking havoc in the West

Qandeel’s crime, if any, was that she crossed a line that the Jirga-enforced society has set for women in Pakistan

The alleged ‘undocumented refugees’ are the ones the govt institutions failed to reach and register

In Karachi, the CM usually wakes up when roads have been turned into rivers and thinks it’s time to clean storm drains

Educated Pakistani woman has entered the 21st century, while the Maulana and the CII still live in the 14th century

Separatist violence does not touch us at all and so we are able to easily look away from the underlying grievances

Apparently ‘grief’ and ‘outrage’ cancel out the need for transparency, rigor, and accountability

The K word… There are countless beating hearts attached to it

We would to be on our own if the US threat of cutting off aid is actually carried out. Let us have a plan ‘B’

The current political climate in DC is such that it’s hard to remain neutral on Pakistan

Karachi police must consist of local residents and reflect the ethnic makeup of the permanent residents of the city

There is no denying that current property valuations are severely low

European policymakers have made it harder for people of certain nationalities to claim asylum

Britain has a woman prime minister and, simultaneously, a Muslim of Pakistani heritage as mayor of London

To respond to challenge of extremism, ‘infotainment’ can be an effective technique broadcasting industry can utilise

Violent extremists try to use violence to eliminate the other. Sadly, the state is a combination of many others

It is the first time since the 2010 series that the Pakistan team is visiting England

This has been the bloodiest holy month in history

Black people have been on the wrong end of white hatred on the net almost since its inception

There is something terribly wrong when government schools are funded through private donations

To boldly go where no man has gone before

John Chilcot has literally exposed the fallacies that masked the illegal war in Iraq

Hijras, eunuchs, transsexuals, transvestites and hermaphrodites continue to live on the social periphery

Muslims in Europe need to work hard to become part of their societies and not blaming outsiders for their problems

What needs to be assessed is whether dharna is the panacea to eliminate corruption

Powerful come back from fancy hospitals in London — and the poor? Well, most of them never come back from hospitals

With this law, we, the women, have entered the private sphere of men, where they feel safest to do as they please

The late Nisar Osmani was courageous enough to call Zia, to his face, a dictator who wore many hats!

Abdul Sattar Edhi started out enraged by bodies bobbing in the Karachi harbour

The charms of ‘freedom’ propagated by economic ideologies conceal the ugly reality of corporate freedom

In less than a century and a half Afghanistan has fought six wars. Each one of them changed the country

The US released casualty information regarding drone strike operations into the public arena for the first time ever

Edhi had little time for politicians. He saw them as self-serving and corrupt

The sooner Muslim states recognise that the key solutions to extremism and terrorism lie in their hands, the better

Balochistan govt has substantially decreased its provincial share for education this yea

Reaction of the govt in Panama scandal showed how secondary parliament was in the estimation of the PM

The highest ranked ministers in India are, strangely, junior and do not have cabinet rank

Unfortunately, the source of societal intolerance in Pakistan is the state itself

What the majority of media outlets fail to understand is that sports is a getaway for fans from their daily grind

This shifting of borders is symbolic to the shifting of battlefields, from international arena to the internal arena

Pakistan is likely to undergo transformation from an import-based economy to a lucrative trans-shipment economy

There was no plan to have Taliban shoot her so that she could become famous, win prizes, be honoured around the world

The use or meaning of a muffin’s life is to fill empty stomachs

Thousands of university graduates roam offices in search of job opportunities every year

Is it wise to just follow the law in cases that stand on an obsolete legal regime called the CrPC?

Now, dynamics of scandals like these have resonating effects on various parts of the globalised world

Closer to home in South Asia, there is little cheer and plenty of phantasmagoria