Opinion

How do you score against an enemy that has already finished off 144 little souls?

Oxfam’s new inequality report says just 62 individuals now have the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people

Does the increased number of private security agencies amount to the outsourcing of a state function?

The CPEC offered the govt the formative moment to create new paths of economic development

While archrival Eddie Redmayne sits quietly waiting for the big night, critics are sneering at Leo

The Charsadda attack signifies that terrorism isn’t just the New Normal in Pakistan

By the looks of things, war will continue to be glorified and we’ll wait for something like Charsadda to happen again

There are few teachers who could match Shameem Anwar's love and dedication to her subject and her students

Student unions, before they were banned were funded, handled and given weapons by political parties

Skewed narrative on terror and extremism has also misled Western leaders, such as President Barack Obama

Million-dollar question is whether we will seize this moment for an economic take-off or will once again squander it

The common hatred for Iran and for Syria’s Assad has brought old foes, Saudi Arabia and Israel, closer to each other

In places like Urdu Bazaar Karachi, what used to be bookstalls on the street are now carts to buy stationary

Iran has a role to play in the region that will not necessarily be at the cost of Saudi Arabia

It is a reality that Gilgit-Baltistan can’t be made the centre of all economic activity that the CPEC will bring

Unlike the fabled mirror from Snow White, our media has been a ruthless reflection of pain, disease infecting Pakistan

For Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, the West's lifting of sanctions last week is quite the victory lap

Recognition of Taliban’s Qatar office by Afghan and US govts could convince the group to come to the dialogue table

China is linking itself with the countries to its west by building a network of roads, railways, fibre-optic cables..

I ask the people of Islamabad: why didn’t you come up with something meaningful to say to the CDA?

NA’s standing committee rejected Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2014 after CII dubbed it ‘anti-Islamic’ & ‘blasphemous’

Islamic economics advocates that needs of all members are met and not just a lucky few

A journalist's remarks about Arabs having never produced a real hero, reminded me of the story of Gamal Abdel Nasser

Most important issue for Indians, the only way in which to get them out of poverty quickly, is sustained high growth

K-P, through Billion Tree Tsunami project, became first sub-national entity in the world to enter the Bonn Challenge

Khan has the grit, courage of a leader but does he have the smarts, innovative spirit to outflank his grizzly bear?

Attempts to incorporate wider connectivity in the central and eastern routes of the CPEC are being misinterpreted

Today, Pakistan qualifies as a country on most counts and a nation state on many

The CPEC — always remembering that the ‘C’ precedes the ‘P’ — has been a bone of contention over the many months

IMF has raised concerns about further loss of Pakistan’s export competitiveness

Saudis would not hesitate to round up Pakistani workers and send them packing just to send a message across

It would do us well to remember that investment in East Pakistan was also considered unsafe for security reasons.

The theatrical reality of the Pakistan-India dynamic is an overwhelming expression that nothing seems to give

There is little evidence that microfinance schemes such as his have had any impact on poverty reduction

A child’s environment is the single most significant determinant of his adult self

Shouldn’t moral values have prevented General Kayani from allowing his brothers access to areas he influenced?

Why do dadis everywhere begin their morning with a fight with the maasi (house help)?

I found schools & hospitals in Peshawar to be doing splendidly. PTI is getting a grip across a range of issues

To give Nawaz Sharif credit, he has initiated a probe on the basis of the evidence provided by India

Even a casual glance at the CPEC’s project map reflects the fears of smaller provinces, especially K-P's

Publications of extremist groups portray OBL as Arab royalty, who abandoned comforts of his home to lay down his life

There is no centre in G-B where women can acquire professional training to become tourist guides

Mark my words, the Sharifs will leave us in higher national debt than any other govt in history

For Zardari and the Sharifs, initiating the CPEC meant concentrating development in their home provinces

Pakistanis love their feeling of superiority to others (“Don’t-you-know-who I am?”)

It's amazing how North Korea has been able to outwit its fierce nuclear opponents — UN, South Korea, Japan, China & US

Right outside the main gate of JPMC, visitors are greeted by an open sewer, or as locals call it, ‘khula gutter’

Over the past 35 years, we have had eight elections. All returned to power the same faces

A distinct change in South Punjab is the vast road network, increasing connectivity & fostering economic activity

According to Mr Sherani, women are alien combatants: they have no rights — not before marriage, not during divorce...