Opinion

The Chinese would prefer greater involvement of the military in the CPEC, for expeditious completion of projects

With exception of feudals, mighty industrialists and children of politicians, no one aspires to become a politician

We all get drawn to physical beauty first, which then whets our appetite to explore the soul

The US no longer carries the same kind of clout as it did in 2008 to push through the waiver for India

It’s rare for gents to get to appointed Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court on merit alone

US feels a Northern Alliance regime, with the total exclusion of Taliban forces, suits its interests in the region

Brexit has raised the spectre of what one American political scientist called the ‘clash of civilisations’

Learning to recognise that your mind is about to veer into an unpleasant space is half the battle won

Extremism can only be rooted out if all these forces are on one side, not fighting each other

Scientists are unable to explain how the cell could have originated without having been created by a designer

One of the strangest things about Indian cities today is how expensive real estate is

There are worries about the political showers due post-Eid as the PM returns to the land of no dull moments

Brexit is without doubt the most significant event in Britain’s history after the Second World War

A nation of 200 million people will wait with bated breath for a handful of individuals to decide its fate

Brexit. And no one saw it coming. Two trillion dollars’ worth of assets wiped out

Pakistan’s economy has stabilised and is rebounding. That is a fact and to claim otherwise would be unwise

Muslim leaders must be more proactive in harnessing a peaceful vision of the Holy Quran

Women can bring different ideas to the table, which benefit economy and society

In budget for 2016-17, federal government proposed some fiscal measures that touched a raw nerve in the provinces

Pakistan govt is under internal pressure to send back both unregistered & registered Afghans living across the country

IS desperately thirsts for recognition and propaganda to keep fuelling its toxic global recruitment drive

State and the Pakistani public are still not sure about the type of country they want to live in and fight for

Battle lines in the Asia Pivot have never been more pronounced

A week ago there were 155 rupees to the pound, today there are 139.63

How could Tusshar Kapoor not have told me about his secret marriage all this while?

This is a remarkable story about the power and resolve of one woman wanting to see her children educated

Unless we fix our problems, we will continue to see ghosts

Pakistan is considered the main transit country for narcotics produced in neighbouring Afghanistan

I found most Pakistani Brits to be anti-eastern Europeans and therefore anti-EU

In this tough international environment, there is no other option for Muslim countries than to reform

Pakistan has already been marginalised in international markets and its share has been gradually declining

I am often told that many social media users have stopped reading newspapers or watching the news

Entrepreneurship is a key component of economic growth worldwide, including in Pakistan

Practices within universities undermine safety and wellbeing of their students

The Civil and Military Gazette, a Lahore-based publication, was a legacy of Rudyard Kipling

It’s perhaps in the nature of things that the Crown was dragged from its colonies kicking and screaming

Happiness does not depend on our external circumstances, but on our internal mindset

The new Cold War has arrived on the shores of South Asia

The Muslim world must stop accepting funding for institutions which promote violence among the most vulnerable

In the brief interlude of peace that the city saw, there was hope that normalcy could be long term

Even if Nawaz Sharif decides to step down as PM, he can still exercise his leadership from the outside

SCO provides Pakistan with an additional platform to further develop its already improving ties with Russia

As president Obama will never visit the only place where he might have left a lasting impact

The project of a united Europe, from Charlemagne to the EU, has constantly been made and remade

Perhaps it is prudent to consider that Karachi was never as peaceful as we were told it was

Brexit will continue to create more division in British society, especially with Scotland largely voting for Remain

Hundreds of thousands of people are associated with the weapons’ manufacturing industry now controlled by the Taliban

Sabri’s death has strengthened the case for introducing some semblance of gun control in the country

The international community needs to accept Pakistan as a normal nuclear state

Although the NSG works on consensus, it appears to be under American pressure to admit India only