Opinion

Societies, like organisms, which fail to confer adaptive advantage end up imploding or jump to next evolutionary stage

He’s today’s poster boy cause he’s a showman in country that likes watching shows — that believes politics is showbiz

Not the real Pakistan it may not be yet, but Islamabad is the working model of what Pakistan would rather like to be

The country’s tax machinery has been unable to enforce tax laws, enabling businesses and citizens to hide

Curriculum shouldn’t be a propaganda tool for current policies. Sound practices should be taught at the school level

Other states also engage in ‘gentrification’, but they don't treat citizens the way I-11 inhabitants were treated

Rainwater, from Dir to Dadu, develops into floods because our leaders have no will to harvest this bounty of nature

Society needs to move in to fill gaps emerging as govt abandons its fundamental responsibilities towards its citizens

A German official said life outside New Delhi airport was in sharp contrast to what he had read about a shining India

With determination, Pakistan can take advantage of its location, build dynamism in its economy, unleash power of women

Now that Afghanistan has legitimate elected govt, military establishment should gradually distance itself from Taliban

There is widespread acceptance that somehow cheating is not only accepted, it is also expected for success

With 535 civilians dead in 2015, the term 'relief' does not make sense

Other provinces should follow the example being set by the K-P police and observe a Shuhada’s Day for police martyrs

If dilemma is not resolved soon, there will, inevitably, be divisions in the ranks of the Afghan Taliban

America’s record in the area of ‘nation-building’ has at best been mixed

Will the provincial government raise its voice for the rights and protection of the local population of Gwadar?

Our focus in life has to be to make the best of every situation, and not to look for the perfect opportunity

Instead of widening tax base and getting more people to pay direct tax, we always try protecting the rich and powerful

A key priority has to be a reduction in standards of living to levels which are feasible with life on the planet

Ever since Pakistani brand of democracy crept into this land, principles, ethics
are sacrificed at altar of pragmatism

Those gathered at the graveyard were not there to protest. They came to sympathise because they are also victims

Plagiarism is not a software issue. It is at once a moral and ethical issue. It is a matter of academic integrity

The question, then, arises: if not Khan, then who? After all, ours is not the preserve of Roosevelts and Jeffersons

Imran has to choose to lead PTI to become a credible voice in national discourse or let party fall into more ignominy

Pakistan wanted to woo Kabul but it ended up alienating almost everyone in and around it

When a member of LeJ was executed, word on the street was that they distributed mithai to celebrate his ‘martyrdom’

I am astounded to note talent in local youth is not rare. Almost always though, they are unappreciated, unemployed

Pakistani universities, by joining hands, have the potential to turn into very effective think tanks for government

Loudmouthed Trump and self-styled “Democratic Socialist” Sanders have brought forth issues spin of party strategists

The election was compromised. That should invalidate the first TOR at the least, which in turn invalidates third TOR

To prepare police for challenges during disasters, it should be trained in life-saving skills as well as fire-fighting

Even the rejection of the visa didn’t stop Zafar as he went on to get admission into a different UWC campus in Bosnia

If I can travel in reasonable safety and comfort then so can anybody else in Pakistan, native or foreign national

In order to stabilise Fata, the Pakistani state has to take large-scale political and economic measures

To hang Memon while real perpetrators remain free from the grip of authorities will be an acute miscarriage of justice

Bajrangi Bhaijaan doesn’t say that we are the same; it just reminds us of our geographical closeness

Bad politics in the name of common man in every part and province has created disorder and conflict in society

Until study on correlation between fasting and deaths is carried out, no one should assume fasting was responsible

PTI would do better keeping up pressure for achieving its ideals. No so-called quick-fixes like the dharna please!

There is evidence of interactivity between trafficking in persons, terrorist activity, drug-related crimes in Pakistan

Even after missteps, if Imran focuses on essentials, performs convincingly in opposition, he can retrieve lost ground

Students who have no clue or interest in research or nature of programme, only focus on the ranking of the institution

Opted into power indirectly by male colleagues, women councillors are unlikely to yield real political authority

How far will provincial governments go towards conceding administrative and financial space to these institutions?

So here we stand, with a smarting PML-N and a chastened PTI, hoping to set a precedent

Individualist free-market system encourages all to pursue short-run growth without regard for long-term consequences

It was the high rate of unemployment that no doubt persuaded Iran to agree to the terms of the 2015 deal with P5+1

Imran Khan should adopt a clear position on social and economic inequities in society, privatisation and extremism

History shows that many US leaders have struggled with the war machine since the Second World War