Opinion

Layers of secrecy not only conceal names of beneficiaries, jurisdictional complexities also make inquiry difficult

There is a consensus that even if Trump loses to Clinton, his campaign would have changed the world

What makes science interesting & exciting is that reasoning about the invisible reality is always fraught with danger

The limits of influence that can be gained from material wealth are being tested across the world

Our newsroom is possibly the most diverse in terms of gender

The government is hoping that the opposition activism will fizzle out in the month of Ramazan

I can’t remember Queen Elizabeth II ever making a remark in public during her long reign that would offend anybody

Let’s blame FPSC for choosing the best ‘few’ in the interest of our country

We will continue to have a large ‘black’ economy, so long as other Indians refuse to pay tax

We have had our chance when Bangladesh was East Pakistan and we blew it

In Pakistan, national interest has very rarely been used to define anything but the whims of rulers

What the Panama leaks has revealed is no revelation for the common Pakistani

Many NGOs have expressed disapproval of the UN system for having signed the ‘Global Compact’ with large corporations

In 1947, about 25 per cent of western Pakistan and 30 per cent of eastern Pakistan was composed of non-Muslims

When you ban anything which deviates from ‘acceptable’ narratives, you empower the bigots by shielding their worldview

Pakistan’s dilemma is the limited role of the political leadership over the Afghan policy

The horrific murder of 17-year-old Sumera in Karachi’s Orangi Town sent shockwaves around the globe

The state must engage filmmakers to create movies that explicitly showcase the narrative of tolerance

There is hardly any instance where the community may have cooperated in the aftermath of an attack

Several local Britons, I am told, are peeved with election of Sadiq Khan

The Jabberwock is set to put in a rare appearance and there address the assembled company on matters Panamanian

CASA-1000 will ease electricity shortages in Pakistan during the peak summer season

Had the people known what February 13, 2016 would bring with it, the day wouldn’t have passed without celebrations

Most political parties including the PPP are geared to ensure that the government falls

Government promised but did nothing to end the curse of jirgas after one had ordered the gang rape of Mukhtaran Mai

Should we wait for others to tell what is necessary to correct Pakistan’s image or repair relations with neighbours?

The implementation of child protection legislation is going to be a challenge in itself

One may ask if state is robbed of Rs730 million by a state functionary or politicians, is that still inconsequential?

What happened with Ambreen may be a new low in our long history of unimaginable horrors against girls and women

The superior courts of this country have given a clear verdict that jirgas themselves are “unlawful and illegal"

Logic reveals grand universal truths, while observations can only reveal lowly ‘contingent truths’

A Sadiq Khan story is not unlikely in Pakistan — it is constitutionally impossible

This is not a crisis of numbers; it is a crisis of solidarity

There are a number of ways in which climate change affects water supply. All of them are relevant for Pakistan

Walking away for a woman isn’t as easy as just walking out

Whose side is the Nawaz Sharif government on? One wonders what the agenda of Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is

The details of the son watching his father die are in the documentary co-directed by Hemal Trivedi and Mohammed Naqvi

The normal way to kill a good scandal is to find something that will divert public attention away from the episode

In ensuring its workers the basic right to human dignity, the PTI has clearly, and frequently, failed

Political record: Modi is and remains our most popular politician by far

47 years after its founding, OIC has achieved little by way of furthering Muslim interests on the international stage

We are told political television is the new conscience of society

What could have been a ‘well left’, the PML-N moved down the pitch to seek adventure with the ball

What is needed is half a dozen Eliot Nesses, men with clean hands and minds, to ferret out the truth

Every year when the annual budget is about to be presented, a number of feel-good stories start appearing in the media

Limited immunity of foreign sovereigns is now the global norm

“Are women routinely sexually assaulted at rallies like this one?”

We are always in search of the saviours who can redeem our miseries with quick fixes

An economist estimated that Pakistan was 47 per cent urban in 1998, with the future projected at 70 per cent by 2030

The biggest manifestation of corruption in Gilgit's power sector has come from the consumers