Opinion

Though they are not in a state of war, a virtual warlike situation exists on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir

In short duration of 3 years, our MIT for Pakistan members have won over Rs700 Million in competitive research grants

At over 2000 dowry-related deaths per year Pakistan’s reported number of dowry deaths are surpassed only by India

It is crisis that is being managed poorly by govt and, it is absolutely clear, even more shoddily by the opposition

How many more death anniversaries do we need to observe in December before it is too much?

The promise of change sounds good. Yet its contours are seldom defined

It is the policy that matters, not the man who represents the actual holder of the portfolio

Around 70 per cent of private schools are either being run by government teachers or owned by them

I had no tears left till one day, a few months later, I saw this picture of my wife with some APS children

Every winter, Lahoris are used to thick fog descending upon the city

After my parents banned music in our household, I had access to only one contraband song as a nine year old boy

December reminds us of the painful drop scene when some 45 years ago Pakistan flag was lowered at Ramna Green, Dhaka

I first saw him more than 30 years ago. Tall, fair, with a Waheed Murad-like KoKo Korina charisma

The problems in Qabb Ilyas are a reminder of the evil within us

The internet has been playing jiggery-pokery with the truth as well to the surprise of nobody

It seems that India is hell-bent on deteriorating already dismal relations with Pakistan to the point of no return

The Physics Centre of Quaid-e-Azam University, 37 years after he won the Nobel Prize will at last carry his name

A senior Afghan security official called the Russian support for the Taliban a "dangerous new trend

Lessons are proving hard to come by for the losers of the shocking US Presidential election

Pakistan’s power sector has come out of its worst financial crisis

Life is cheap as road and rail accidents, fire in factories, and collapse of building structures are common occurrence

Donald Trump is succeeding a man with deep knowledge and interest in the Asian continent

This is a challenging, disturbing and exciting time to be a journalist

As media glare moves on, one can be sure that the families of victims of the Regent Plaza Fire will never get justice

PML-N government is allocating huge resources towards establishing a knowledge infrastructure in Pakistan

We need to find more considered ways to engage with the ordinary yet remarkable things found in life

For the third time a Nawaz Sharif government has pulled a rabbit out of the hat

Modi’s style is exact opposite style as Manmohan Singh, who was detail oriented as you would expect an academic to be

When zest, zeal and zap overrides fundamentals of reason and rationality, situational train wrecks are matter of time

A few of my friends have no filters. They evidently have serious problem in keeping very private information private

Lately India has been using a combination of her ‘hard- and soft-power’

The US-Pakistan relations stand today at a critical juncture where multipolarity has gained ground

Pakistani and foreign visitors may still find Islamabad picturesque and serene. The reality is quite the otherwise

To keep up with global food demand, the UN estimates, almost 15 million acres of new farmland is needed every year

The long standing notion has been debated by men and detested and denounced by women for a long time

Imagine a new university being planned in Pakistan

The BISP is aware of the importance of consultation to make the process more transparent, dynamic and vigorous

Classy events to mark the opening of a high-end salon are not my usual beat

People on both sides stand to benefit from an era of peace

General Qamar Javed Bajwa took over command of the Pakistan army’s 16th chief on November 29, 2016

Sindh proudly maintains eight percent religious minorities, the highest religious diversity according to 1998 census

Will the Indian belittling attitude force Pakistan into submission?

Let media become pragmatic and give the country a chance to learn to sift the right from wrong

A global real estate tycoon is being elected president of the USA

Pakistan government’s decision to attend the “Heart of Asia” conference was not easy

Let’s learn not to push academia in the direction of Stalin’s Steel

From Imran Khan to Bhutto, from Tahirul Qadri to Altaf Hussain to Zia, our Pied Pipers have come from diverse domains

Telephonic conversation between Donald Trump and PM Nawaz Sharif discovered linkages with ground realities in region

Ashraf Ghani is not Hamid Karzai. He does not harbour an irrational hatred for Pakistan

Beijing is entering the space created by the likely withdrawal of the US from a leadership role in international trade