Opinion

Our social consensus, and the recognition of this consensus by broader communities, creates nations.

Asia was different at start of his first term compared to the one he faces as he enters final year of his presidency

UN-sponsored roadmap for resolving Syrian crisis is in danger of becoming serious fatality of Saudi-Iran stand-off

Our reluctance to join the Saudi alliance against the Houthi rebels seems to have been forgotten for the time being

Pathankot attack has raised a critical question. Who has the veto power over relationship between the two countries?

Baba Venga predicted the 9/11 attacks, rise of IS & establishment of a caliphate by 2043 with Rome as its epicentre

India has to talk because it is in its interest. Not talking does not stop terrorism

Strangely, the Lal Masjid brigade was not even punished for the loss of life of around seven military officials

Long arm of the law is getting longer and reaching not just high places, but holy places — and this is a game...

The first wake-up call was in 1971 when half the country fought to escape a toxic relationship with the other half

The CPEC project seems to have been caught up in a controversy, stemming most probably from a number of misconceptions

Substantive evidence is now available to prove that factionalism largely determined the electoral process

A change in the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan. This is a really welcome move and is long overdue

Despite Rizwan Farook, being born & bred in the US, the US media focused less on his motivations than on his wife’s

Recognising the damage caused by colonialism may enable a rethink of ongoing colonial and imperial aspirations

Iran is surely going to come closer to achieving economic and military parity with Saudi Arabia in the near future

Offering women more a respectful status and opportunities in male-dominated profession like police is a gigantic task

Preachers need to teach people to be humane — generous and caring towards all, no matter what faith people belong to

Tens of thousands of people have better lives, because of the struggle of a few people determined to make a difference

Stopping bilateral talks would mean playing right into the hands of the terrorists

Pathankot attack provides Modi opportunity to establish his credentials as one who has had a genuine change of heart

Despite political difficulties, NADRA has an excellent infrastructure to support the government’s reform efforts

Both parties have similar ideas about how to frame political strategy in order to gain power and hold on to it

If Fata and Pata merge, will K-P be able to take the burden of such a huge area that is outside the tax net?

Firm action, and not shallow rhetoric, is needed against all those challenging the state’s writ

The employment of proxy forces holds an alluring appeal for states to exercise plausible deniability

Utilisation of state institutions on a regular basis would facilitate in correcting the civil-military imbalance

The absence of a Hindu marriage law has resulted in forced marriages and forced conversions of Hindu women in Sindh

Shaukat Khanum Hospital and Research Centre in Peshawar reflects the best of what our politicians should aspire for

If it is proven that Pathankot attackers were from Pakistan, Pakistani response against them must be firm and decisive

Other than an ambitious Billion Tree Tsunami campaign in K-P, there has been no other mass afforestation drive

Former CJ is asking to reinvent a wheel invented by military juntas by suggesting a presidential system of govt

What Pakistan requires is leaner bureaucracy of better calibre & training, modern systems, & fewer tiers

History textbooks fail to mention that over 20,000 millionaires were created by profiteering from World War I

Between Qaim Ali Shah and Asif Ali Zardari, Sindh has been treated as a personal fiefdom

Massacre of African-Americans in South Carolina in June belie assertion that US has ability to accommodate all people

Results in by-polls and LG polls show that many people continue to hold on to the political narratives of MQM and PPP

The big change that Modi seeks won't come from the bureaucrats or ministers. It needs to come from within society

The Karachi I knew seems so unreal, as if it never happened and I had imagined it all

Memories rarely knock and have a knack for barging in, drowning us in a haze of longing, regret and affection

Punjab may have taken some undue advantages but Sindh & Balochistan suffer because of incompetence of their rulers

Modi finally realised that a fire-and-brimstone approach to diplomacy doesn’t work. Better late than never

Peace can be built if it is an end in itself and not just a means to achieve something else

Maulana Maududi was the firebrand who set alight the Ahmadi issue which now obsesses many a good Muslim of Pakista

The austerity formula has proved to be a stagnation trap for countries that went to the Fund seeking an emergency loan

If as much money and time is spent on a girl’s education as on her marriage, many of our problems can be resolved

Having taken centre stage, Pakistan bears the onerous burden of the success of a regional solution for Afghan problem

In the absence of genuine land reform, there can be neither justice nor a truly representative democracy

Fish caught by bonded labourers can turn up as calamari at fine restaurants, in sushi rolls

Communication and not ammunition must be the new face of the Pakistan-India dynamic