Opinion

Polio is now cornered in only three sanctuaries — the Khyber-Peshawar corridor, Karachi and Quetta

Civilian presidents in Pakistan are usually figureheads. This is what they should be, neither more nor less

The rhetoric of hate can only be annihilated when the Muslim world starts focusing on domestic issues

There is still denial regarding the perpetration of child sexual abuse despite scandals like Kasur surfacing

The attackers took control of the concert hall, held the audience hostage & started firing

Zulfiqar went on to become vice-president of student body and flourished in his academics; extra-curricular activities

The conflict against IS may not be existential, but it does have the sense of being the defining conflict of our age

France has experienced what the Syrians, Lebanese and Iraqis have been experiencing

The hostile climate in Pakistan after the APS attack had left Afghan refugees feeling fearful of Pakistani police

Muslims aren't the only ones who kill. There's been violence in Myanmar by Buddhists, brutality by Shiv Sena in...

A radicalised section of the youth of Muslim countries have brought the world closer to the next world war

The Chahbahar port is central to India’s efforts to bypass Pakistan and open up a route to landlocked Afghanistan

Whenever Afghans, Indians and Pakistanis meet, most of them usually trade stereotypes about one another

When India violates the LoC, it’s unconcerned about who is killed, soldiers or civilians

Iraq war led by US let loose forces of anarchy that nurtured terrorist outfits, which are now coming to haunt the West

The elements that pursue violence and extremism have their own vested interests

Last week, students at Harvard University did something unusual and remarkable. They opened a shelter for the homeless

While PML-N workers went door-to-door facilitating voters in LG polls, PTI workers were conspicuously absent

The worst attack on Paris since Hitler. Is this the new normal — the age of the perma-war?

I was mesmerised by the exploits of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the Indian mathematical genius who died at 32

Moscow seems prepared to move in geographic space where Washington, under President Obama, is too afraid to tread

It’s surprising that the US today isn’t raising concerns about nuclear weapons being in the hands of such a person

Our aviation regulator is unable to establish a system to catch those pilots indulging in drug or alcohol abuse

The military’s recent frustrations are mainly due to the non-availability of the required civilian support

As the business deals were worth nine billion pounds, Cameron rolled out the red carpet for Modi

It is depressing to me that Tipu's military and nationalistic achievements are overlooked so easily today

Karachi desperately needs a strategy for urban resilience too

Can we bring ourselves to genuinely proclaim that there must be no ‘but’ when condemning the slaughter of...

We can't pretend that the four-month long attempted ambush by Messrs Khan and Qadri didn't happen

That the green passport is so embarrassing speaks volumes for the standing of our democratic republic worldwide

Communities on Twitter enable teachers from across the globe to collaborate on best practices in their classrooms

If owners of private schools can endorse such delusional ideas, then this country is certainly headed for catastrophe

The Court concluded that Salmaan Taseer had merely questioned the workings of the blasphemy law

Pakistani media went into an overdrive to applaud the electoral snub that the BJP received in Bihar

At first it was the city we talked about: When were you last in Delhi Madam? Ten years ago?

Despite its significance, the World Bank is facing a lot of criticism for its persistent neglect of human rights

Netanyahu is the man who breaks into your house, throws you to the streets and offers you some space in back quarters

The arrogance and tyranny that typifies police behaviour is a more acute issue than the corruption in the force

You are treading a path that leads to social disintegration. How do I know this?

Just to avoid any misunderstanding — the cheese I am talking about is Danish blue, gouda, brie and cheddar

Indians were promised ‘achche din’ at the start of Modi’s tenure, and by that I mean, economic reforms

General Raheel Sharif’s visit to the US is very significant for Pakistan’s foreign policy and security

ECP bars candidates from transporting voters to and from polling stations. But what I saw vehicles violating this rule

There is no society in this wide world that can legitimately claim to be completely free of corruption

The regions, agencies and tribal communities of the borderlands can and should be converted into a separate province

Imran's attributes of honesty and being single-minded of purpose are assets that Pakistan needs

“Beware of the Indians,” said President Farooq Leghari, looking at me straight in the eye

The grand challenges programme started in 2003 to identify questions of highest public health relevance

The media frenzy surrounding Imran’s marriage & divorce seems to have entirely ignored Pemra’s rules of conduct

Since 1982 Pakistan have won at least one Test in all but one of the seven series played