Opinion

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

The private sector is considered more efficient than the public sector. Is this really the case?

A weak professional equation between the police and media needs to be evaluated in the prism of history

While the West suffers from the epidemic of ‘time famine’, we Pakistanis are blessed with ‘time affluence’

In Pakistan, mental illness is not considered a serious medical condition and is often swept under the carpet

Making regional integration a reality is everyone’s business. The time to act is now

One lesson is unmistakably clear: the back of the terrorists has been broken; their leadership is in disarray

Middle East is the most backward Muslim region in terms of the development of political structures and social values

The stampede is the worst such incident in 25 years at the Hajj

The paradox of exposure of Aylan Kurdi’s image in such a tasteless manner is that it demonstrates that all is not lost

Diverse issues that Pakistan is facing have much to do with state & society putting barriers to pursuit of knowledge

Shoaib Akhtar, infamous for his foot-in-the-mouth disease, is keen to acquire a team & play godfather to Mohammad Amir

Extraordinary Pakistanis are defined by their unique life choices, not just their circumstances

If we are to walk the road to democracy, the first step would be to cast aside illusions and call a spade a spade

Propaganda, conspiracy and victimisation are the magic words apologists of corrupt rulers use to 'clear' their names

By condemning Badhaber Air Base attack, Ashraf Ghani broke the ice that had formed following Kabul attacks in August

Despite hate crimes in the US, the state response aims to protect all citizens regardless of their religious beliefs

Compared to other South Asian countries, Pakistan's performance has been pathetic, to say the least

India, for the last few months, has raised the ante without there being any visible reason for this

Jinnah is quoted in Jinnah papers saying "August 15 is the birthday of the independent & sovereign State of Pakistan"

What would happen if an incident similar to the one that happened with Ahmed was to occur in Pakistan?

Why do Urdu-speaking migrants living in Lahore speak fluent majhe ki Punjabi & are part of mainstream Punjabi chores?

It’s time federation takes a leaf out of PFA’s book by appointing heads with fire in their eyes and autonomy in work

Planners all over the world ignore the experience of 1990s and persist in following policies which are proven failures

Stories of Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen are different but have one thing in common:all resulted from foreign intervention

Republican presidential candidates are finding it difficult to answer whether Bush was right to invade Iraq in 2003?

Shutting down restaurants and not putting in place a concrete system does not solve the problem

Current escalation on LoC is futile if India wants to be a player of significance in Asia and pursue its global agenda

When one is young, it's easy to be attracted to Hindutva, because its essence is quite basic and unexceptionable

The migrants come from different parts of the world, victims of strife or man’s inhumanity to man

Benazir’s legacy is little known among the Pakistani youth

if State resolve does not produce permanent results, the apologists can crawl back into daylight

We must acknowledge that Gwadar is not the only option for the Chinese in the Indian Ocean

All have supported Ahmed as he so deserves but do things have to go this wrong for them to finally become right?

Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah's work tells us more about the woes of a country we live in than any history book can divulge

The cooperation between the two Sharifs is transforming Pakistan’s landscape today

There is little left to determine Pakistan’s place on the vulnerability index of its contemporary democratic culture

Pakistan needs to pay close attention to the need for building resilience to disasters

The purpose of schools should be to prepare students to make changes democratically

During my visit I was overwhelmed by how incredible Pakistan was!

Democracy seems to hold little significance for a country that has seen more years of military rule or ‘soft coups’

The politics of reconciliation means is the two mainstream parties will not be subjected to inquiries of corruption

The Missus decided that it was time for me to get dragged into the 21st century. She gifted me a smartphone

The PFA should give a six-month warning to restaurant owners, and educate them in operation and hygiene

Priyanka Chopra is working effortlessly on her high-profile American television debut in Joshua Safran’s “Quantico”

Is Europe right to shut its doors on refugees whose displacement has been caused by policies of Western leaders?

Illegally constructed mosques continue to operate, with Imams saying what they want