Opinion

The external sector is the worst performer in the PML-N’s handling of the economy

There is still no widespread realisation regarding utility of wetlands in helping contend with the problem of flooding

Before getting to resolving Kashmir issue, there is no escaping the first step: start talking. Without any ifs, buts

A state has to be protective, humane. It must act as a shield for innocent citizens, protect them from extremists

Manto’s intellect was beyond question, his corpus of works over his lifetime a testimony to the ingenuity he possessed

The omni-capable mobile phone, has quite literally become the portal through which we walk, talk, share our thoughts

Men in showbiz, rather than hire 60-year olds, they invite trouble by recruiting 20-somethings

Whatever your unfair advantage, let’s stop burying it under the crushing burden of our unfair disadvantages

Talks will only work when India and Pakistan cool their heels and do their homework on why they want to talk

Today’s leaders of India and Pakistan appear to be consumed by old paradigms, fixations, prejudices and rivalry

Thrust of policy reform needs to be on improving water-use efficiency in agriculture, which dominate water consumption

The Sharifs and Imran Khan can turn Pakistan around only if they handle education on a war-footing

Perhaps, that is our role in this universe — to create, to destroy, to seek power in all its might

As deforestation is an insidious input to terror, army should revisit plans to acquire 9,700 acres of reserved forest

While there are plenty of photo-op for brilliant students, there is never a story about the commitment of our teachers

IRA sought improved conditions for Irish. Our insurgents have absolutely no interest in improving lot of the people

If we don’t take current situation seriously and respond accordingly, we will never be able to protect our children

Instead of banning them outright, plan should've been developed to phase out Qingqi after Metro bus became operational

Extremist elements cannot be contained if state organs and forces within the civil society keep propping them up

Alienation leads people to find ways to express themselves when political, economic systems are not working for them

A closer look at the conquest of Americas is a story of unimaginable brutality

Pakistan has great potential to grow into a highly prosperous and food-secure country

There are a number of outstanding issues that need to be addressed but are conveniently ignored by one side or another

There was more enthusiasm for the creation of Pakistan in Muslim-minority provinces, especially in the UP

Setalvad’s supporters see state’s action as an attempt to humiliate and silence a critic who was collecting evidence

We always have to be anti-Pakistan even if there is damage to us or no benefit to India in such a position

The inexorable capitalism forces, which made China world’s factory, are looking for the next super-cheap destination

The elite, like Jinnah, has yet to delve deeper into economic basis of political community it aspires for the country

What Narendra Modi did in the UAE should be reciprocated by Nawaz Sharif in Tel Aviv

Membership of Indian Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in CPA does, in no way, mean that Pakistan accepts its legal status

The interior minister’s assertion that Pakistan is winning its war on drugs is amateur at best

Quaid sought an equitable distribution of power within united India, but was defeated by the tyranny of Hindu majority

Merely punishing handful of culprits involved in Kasur scandal or other abuse cases will not be enough

We need to learn how to trust provinces and not view them as suspicious entities as that widens the trust deficit

While its promising that the government realises importance of social security, there is need for lot more to be done

The ball is already out of the speaker’s court and, as of Aug 12, 2015, the MQM has already lost its berth in NA

If history is an index, the prevailing conditions can be considered ideal for Pakistan to exert influence

Afghan, Pakistan govts need to come out of their comfort zones, address core issues that resulted in misunderstanding

Pakistan… the land where things disappear before your very eyes. Children fade away

While India has boundless talent, there is no doubt that for certain kind of sound and melody, it has look to Pakistan

There is no lawyer in the country who would believe that the campaign is led by anything other than malice

Gul must have died a proud man realising that succeeding generations of officers kept up the traditions he established

It is absence of legal regulation, which among other factors permitted the horror perpetrated in Kasur to go unnoticed

In most cases, it is the seth, having no entrepreneurial skills, who runs these units guided by personal whims

Khanzada essentially represented strategic transformation Pakistani civil-military ruling elite reluctantly embraced

Oscar Wilde once said, “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.”

We require a establishment of professional protective service, which has close coordination with LEAs, intel agencies

What is possible is the minimising of these losses. This can happen if we learn from our experiences of the past

What we lack is vision for integration, at societal level, of ingredients to pursue knowledge for sake of knowledge

The prime minister cannot distance himself from the controversy just by forcing the minister to resign