Opinion

MQM is likely to retain NA-246 but the margin with which it wins will indicate the extent of its standing in the area

Yes, we need legislation aginst cybercrime but that does not mean we sign up to yet another layer of state censorship

I’ve made some deep relationships in this infamous city — some closer than the ones in my own

We need to extraordinary highlight young Pakistanis to counter the ‘Pakistan’s future is a hopeless case’ narrative

Beijing bankrolls domestic projects to benefit its own companies irrespective of the recipient’s absorption capacity

It is always common interest or conflict over interests that brings states closer or causes a distance between them

The electoral reforms committee could recommend ECP to start experimenting with the EVMs in forthcoming by-elections

With our collective leadership, we can ensure that history recalls 2015 as a turning point in the fate of the earth

Our literati & other influential people can create change by projecting high ideals, instead of depressing weaknesses

China’s new place in the world has positive implications for Pakistan, provided our security situation normalises

As long as he was alive, even after he had left office, Lee Kuan Yew continued to lead his people as a mentor & guide

Pink rickshaw and scooter schemes provide room for greater visibility to women on the street — as drivers & passengers

We have an opaque lens of self-reflection towards well-being — particularly of those who are not in our field of view

Cricket in its ‘national’ avatar has become an avenue for war by other means — an opportunity to display...

It’s time for the state of Pakistan to defend its own sovereignty and its national interests through parliament

China has integrated itself into the international community in a holistic way

Key issues remain undecided and many hurdles will have to be crossed before a final agreement is signed by June 30

Pakistan has made serious progress in reaching the point at which it can look to the future with some hope

NA-246 is the most sought after political constituency in Karachi, also known previously as the “Quaid-ka-Halqa”

Saudi wants Pakistan to provide ground troops, air force & naval ships to bolster its military intervention in Yemen

Americans will remember his achievements after he completes his term

The man who is setting the news agenda in India is flagman Masarat Alam, a Kashmiri separatist leader

Everywhere Pakistanis are combating demons of the past transmuted to the present through germs of heredity & tradition

Mian Sahib has been a victim; a victim of his paranoia and a victim of allowing the civilian state to evaporate

Given the new dimensions of peace policy in Afghanistan it appears that peace might just come to Afghanistan at last

Our entire system might be badly messed up but we still have developed democratic institutions

On Yemen, the Pakistani interest is firmly aligned with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf

Rather than seek military support, the Arab world needs to focus its capacities on building societies

Under no circumstances should Pakistan’s troops be involved in the invasion of Yemen

The situation surrounding citizens demands an immediate revision of the public school curricula and textbooks

Don’t take your online popularity-cum-following so seriously that you start to mistake it as… life

The police and prosecution services need major improvements if the NAP has to be implemented

There is no information available in UNHCR asylum trends report about who the asylum seekers are

Yemen has been in dire straits for a very long time, and its recent troubles are deeply rooted in a colonial past

The real challenge is transforming Gwadar into a thriving economy and hub of international trade and commerce

Supporting the Saudis is doing something for peace. This resolution just makes it difficult to see that.

Improvement in Iran-US relations could have game-changing effects in our own region and country at several levels

Instead of ‘killing-our-way to victory’ we have to ‘understand-our-way-to-peace’

There is a need of global commitment to redirect the resources to attain the goal of sustainable development for all

There is not going to be any improvement in tax collection unless we tax the incomes from agriculture

The city has a heart and it feels like a home away from home

If Pakistan’s decision of playing a conciliatory role has been misunderstood or misinterpreted, it is unfortunate

University administrators need to make a strong case to all of us that engagement in inconvenient debates

Modern cricket has seen the developed teams moving on, whilst we are standing on the tip of redundancy

Today, with a few exceptions, madrassas are not typically generating an alternative intellectual class

It’s not unimaginable that the state redistribute land according to predetermined legality of title

Godel proved what poets have always known, that transcendental truths are beyond the reach of reason

The most effective way to succeed at life is to visualise the positive and create your success in your mind

Despite the immense difficulties we face at this juncture, there are grounds to feel optimistic

I have a list of a scores of leaders who have shaped Pakistan. Of these only one was a woman