Opinion

Rising in suicide attacks worldwide are IS’s finals gasps of breath

Megyn Kelly says Roger Ailes made unwanted sexual advances towards her

Pakistan as a destination has a huge amount to offer and is depressingly bad at marketing its wares

When hot girls eat free pizza, the boys will follow. Clever marketing

Celebrating National Day for Minorities with vigour and vision is a must for a discrimination-free Pakistan

Pakistan, sadly, has no formula to offer

Is the new CM another puppet of the Zardari family?

Senator McCain underlined the significance of enduring US commitment to Pakistan’s stability and economic growth

Two Turkish women interjected that my wife should be wearing a bikini because this was a swimming pool

The world has remained indifferent to the sufferings of the Kashmiris at the hands of Indians

The road to education, both literally and figuratively, is dilapidated

The Cybercrime Bill is intended to leash the power of social media

Qaim Ali Shah did not allow himself to be ‘complexed’ by his lack of knowledge to deal with fiscal issues

Zulfiqar Ali is part of a larger wave of executions under Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo

Chinese approach to the use of land to transport not only goods and commodities but also ideas and people is not new

Michelle Obama deconstructed Trump’s worldview like no one else has

Honour may be an abstract concept, yet it carries with it a lot of responsibility in South Asian cultures

Finally the long serving chief minister of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has been shown the door

The Kashmiri nation has been fighting against foreign yoke since 1586 albeit spasmodically

The acceptance speeches of Trump and Hillary will make one believe that the two are living in different universes

We have a new chief minister now and we will have to see what he can do

For a few years now Indian govt has had to trim its policies and actions in line with what anchors like Arnab demand

Zulfiqar is not the first, and sadly not the last victim of state apathy, indifference and criminal neglect

I did not break with Pakistan even after I returned to Turkey. Pakistan was where I studied and lived for many years

Rich countries tend to use the less developed ones as a lab of experimentation

Obama has institutionalised the practice of war

Pakistan has not been able to take the expected advantage of the GSP Plus-provided opportunity due to many factors

Qandeel offended the sensitivities of men who believed in oft-lived double life of craving her while condemning her

It was a breath of fresh air to read the statement of Bilawal asking for advice on improving performance of his party

Honour is an illusory concept, murder is real

Even many of our ‘liberals’, while expounding their denunciation of a bare-faced murder, feel compelled to qualify it

The paradox at the heart of the tragedy of Macbeth has been parlayed into a gruesome modern manual for the times

Can we have just one day without bad news?

The only way of creating better public services is to embrace a culture of revenue recovery

Jihadi groups and all those trying to gain public attention are very critical of the government not taking action

Dear Interior Minister...

Playing fast and loose with taxpayers’ money

Qaim Ali Shah is a vegetarian, wears locally-stitched suits, walks frequently and never raises his voice

Imran Khan is once again his usual self, determined to pursue his politics of agitation

How a boy who grew up in the backdrop of racial segregation became a well-known biologist and leader

Statistics on the loss of lives in traffic accidents are shocking

Burhan Muzaffar Wani was a militia commander with a difference

In US-Pakistan relations, Pakistan feels it has given more than it has got. But it is wrong

It is crucial for reporters to understand sources have the power to affect the perceived credibility of news stories

Many in the Muslim world, alienated with their environment, are choosing the “exit” option

The Bhuttos, Sharifs and their scions honestly expect Pakistanis to sacrifice their own lives for them

August seems to be a month for political action and possible change

Not many people in Pakistan paid attention to the history and dynamics of civil-military relations in Turkey

Qandeel Baloch represented resistance to patriarchy, poverty, to prudery, hypocrisy and our stifling public morality

I can’t remember when I last watched a parliament session in Islamabad which was televised