Opinion

The timing of Mark Siegel’s recent testimony, according to some crystal-ball gazers is not without motive

If your children are beyond your control, leave them at home with the overpaid nanny, or the adoring grandmother

Rather than trying to placate the upper-middle class, the govt should rather focus on improving govt schools

Can media organisations survive in a competitive market if they respect ethical norms?

You have to give up something meaningful while committing yourself to a life goal or priority

Men have been known to conceal the presence of women in the house when breast-cancer awareness activists came calling

Liberal Turk intellectuals have coined the phrase “Pakistanisation of Turkey” when discussing fallout of Syrian crisis

We found many families didn't rebuild their houses, expecting the government to give them money for reconstruction

The fact is that pilots are still flying, but for once are insisting on flying according to the book

One saw in Pope Francis humility and wisdom, and his philosophy and ideology appeared very humane

The fear is that the losing side in the NA-122 by-election will not take the results lying down

Kunduz seizure de-emphasised leadership row in Taliban and showed resilient militia’s power to capture an urban centre

Afghanistan blaming Pakistan has become a routine reflex & a way of deflecting attention from its internal weaknesses

Hard truth is that operations conducted by our army in 2014 merely pushed these terrorists back from where they came

I am reminded PTI was the first party to come up with a clear education policy

What struck me was White House's modest scale despite being one of the most important residences in the world

There are going to be problems when it comes to taking steps for the use of Urdu in official transactions

Logical positivism was culmination of centuries of efforts to prove science was only valid source of knowledge

Many public sector teachers don't have professional qualifications and are still using the same old methods

Could the Indian Hyderabad model be replicated in Pakistan? The answer is most certainly ‘yes’

Let us pay our health workers that what they deserve. Only then can we move forward

India’s current mantra is Pakistan must satisfy India on terrorism-related issues before other issues can be discussed

This mobbing of Narendra Modi outside India is referred to in Indian media, in glowing terms, as a rock star's welcome

Putin is making a lot of sense & I suspect that deep down President Obama and David Cameron know that Russia is right

According to the critics, Husain Haqqani can’t be trusted because of his frequent shifts in political loyalty

A BBC reporter given access to the site of the stampede fears the death toll may exceed 4,000

When the general hogs the headlines, shunting prime ministerial deeds to the inner pages, well, he’s earned it

What this country lacks are people who can appreciate and get inspired by the stories around us

Our situation is made even more challenging by the overt aggression of a neighbour

If Afghan Taliban hold on to their occupation for some time, there is fear of defections from ranks of the Afghan Army

Through his writing, Manto put a mirror to society and hoped that we would look into it and search for answers

It's simplistic to believe that computerisation of land records will automatically enable greater transparency

FCR goes against all basic standards of human rights and is rightly called a black law by rights groups globally

Isn't it true that Pakistanis are more interested in ritual of Hajj rather than the spiritual journey it represents?

It is likely that the majority of labourers may have pledged their entire families to their de facto ‘owners’

The Sachal Orchestra and the Sachal Jazz Ensemble now carry the banner for a unique form of Pakistani music

When in jail, they turn sick as mutts, weak as puppies, fearful as deer in a spotlight

Unless citizens become aware of their rights & power, and develop a strong civic sense, governance will never improve

How is organised extortion by most private educational institutions different from organised crime?

In Pakistan, having a simple discussion on the origins of our species is to express a resounding death wish

80% of total holding of banks, amounting to Rs 5.66 trillion, is in names of just one per cent of total depositors

TV channels must acknowledge that journalism will vanish if attacks on journalists are not pre-empted

Apparently being politically incorrect in the game of politics is still not all that fashionable in USA. Not just yet

The crackdown on cheating is welcome, but it's not a solution to the problem of low literacy

The BJP being in power in India suits the military in Pakistan, enabling it to justify its policies

Should the fashion industry be brought within the tax net?

It is easy to criticise and poke holes in the attitude of the Saudi authorities, but how different are we?

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seems worried by what he deems to be conspiracies afoot to replace him

From day one, Mr Haqqani has been Team Charhta Suraj: a hired hand for the biggest boys on the playground

Those better off can recover much quicker from natural and man-made disasters than the poor and marginalised