Opinion

The vision of 100 per cent literacy — especially in Sindh — seems to be fading like a mythical dream

The ANP leadership went through the worst of times, including the suicide attack on then senior minister Bashir Bilour

Why bother with a 700-word paean to coffee shops and up market eateries?

We are now being made victims to the Centre’s alleged proposal to show a film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi

We feel the pain of an event such as the Lahore blast or the attack on APS Peshawar very acutely

To anyone who’s been following the news, it isn’t surprising that the recent Doha meeting was a bust

The law and order in K-P seems to have improved but this is not the police's job alone

The idea of special procedures for juvenile offenders implies compassionate treatment of accused as vulnerable humans

In civilised societies, the death of a single policeman is considered a challenge to the state and a blow to society

There are serious implications for Pakistan and the region if Afghanistan remains chaotic

Our German diplomat friends told us how the curriculum in Germany is heavy on history for all students

Not a single woman has ever been elevated as judge of the Supreme Court in our near-seven-decade-long legal history

Efforts should be made to strengthen the existing nuclear norms and to avoid making country-specific concessions

Independent media has not only liberated human mind, it has fundamentally reshaped the dynamic of public engagement

There are whispers the prime minister has a soft spot for the zombies at the gates

The humble Abdul Sattar Edhi has served as a beacon of hope for millions in the country over the last many decades

Pakistan’s policy towards the world must factor in changing interests outside of our usual ‘India-centric’ approach

Shafik Rehman, a well-known pro-opposition magazine editor in Bangladesh was arrested this month for sedition

How does one break out of the social obsession with losing weight?

I am conscious of the fact that there is a strong anti-Pakistan lobby in the US

There was so much more that I wanted to share with the reader but couldn’t because of shortage of space

Current round of elections will bring terrible news for Gandhis: will return debate to issue of Congress-mukt Bharat

Two Muslim police officers in Toronto insisted that I must make sure the police take my complaint seriously

Buried deep within folds of this latest political upheaval is a silver lining waiting to see light of day. But how?

Corruption coupled with thievery there has always been, since inception of the country and grab for refugee properties

IMF has been so supportive of government’s economic policies that it has given us as many as 14 waivers in two years

Panama Leaks are more about the civil-military balance and continuation of democracy, than about accountability

One thing that becomes crystal clear after reading these texts is centrality of US power in the reshaping of the world

Defined that way, it fit neatly into Pakistan’s stereotypical image as a place that is abysmal for minorities

Most recent revelation, that even state owned entities like PIA have off-shore accounts, is further cause for concern

The PML-N government should have had only two priorities — countering terrorism and resolving the energy crisis

Heatwaves are seldom given adequate attention although they cause more deaths than lightning, floods, etc combined

Countering this form of violent extremism is insufficient if it simply entails the deployment of the police or Rangers

We live in a society full of scripted relationships, with clear expectations on how we should interact with each other

People laugh at my phone. Really laugh. It is not in any sense a ‘part’ of me

Sometime back on an Etihad flight, a man unknowingly frightened on-board passengers by reciting his prayers out loud

It will take at least a generation to reverse the change our society has undergone in the past 35 years

Khankah Sharif, Bahawalpur is an example of how development has not reached the sub-region

Journalists look for controversies. It is part of our job to look for stories that would interest the masses

It remains to be seen whether more reasonable minds can prevail against the Trump phenomenon

Ruling elites shall have to stop pandering to religio-political lobbies that abhor the present edifice of Pakistan

It must be made compulsory for all fresh medical graduates to work in Tharparkar for one to three months

Panama Leaks are merely the opening scene of the larger picture of national and global corruption

Pakistan is fortunate that we continue to send our best and brightest to medical schools

Is it justifiable to solely declare Pata exempted from all kinds of taxes, forever?

There are around 27 million individuals in the world dependent on the drugs they use

Gone are days when we in Pakistan plainly hoped for a Republican president just because Jimmy Carter wasn’t nice to us

While facing an existential terror threat, we should take all possible measures to put our own house in order

Economists don't study history as it is a record of particular events, while they search for universal scientific laws

The rise of extremism and associated terrorism discourages foreign participation in the country’s progress