Opinion

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

Question now is how long will Bilawal be retrained and in the meantime how will political landscape in Sindh change

With public's focus elsewhere, state is free to dehumanise people through the media after criminally executing them

According to a report only three out of 175 colleges in Karachi teach history

Banning viewpoints enables binaries, something which none of us can afford with regard to Balochistan

Sycophancy flourishes in the country

Emotional education for the state, at this stage, may pave the way for politics free of patronage & dynasties tomorrow

All endeavours must be made to accomplish the goal of preserving Afghanistan’s unity and bringing peace

Students in Pakistan have an added pressure of fearing for their lives

We should not accept any role on any pretext that makes us part of the Saudi military offensive in Yemen

Police reforms should opt for inclusiveness of community and should be reflective of public aspirations

The individuals and families who have been airlifted had jobs or businesses in Yemen, which they have left behind

According to a new UN report, the world will only have 60 per cent of the water it needs by 2030

According to the UNHCR, Pakistan recorded the highest number of asylum applications last year, nearly 26,300

Republicans (and their Israeli allies) are sticking to their position that no deal with Iran is better than a bad deal

Whether Pakistan has the heft to pull off something as complex as that is the great unanswered question of the day

Opposition must articulate an alternative vision of policies, if it thinks govt policies are not in country's interest

Pakistani security forces could benefit from the Algerian forces’ experience in dealing with terrorist organisations

Our societies are programmed to give respect of even a qualification much more easily to men than to women

Pakistan should play the role of a bridge by mediating between Iran & Saudi Arabia with assistance from Turkey & China

Afridi made us all believe that Pakistan could defy laws of gravity, physics & cricket to achieve whatever we wanted

Whenever the civilian and military VIPs are on the move, the public has to endure unusual torture for hours

India needs transit route to Central Asia so badly that it might even revisit the proposed four-step Kashmir solution

This may not be a perfect deal but the alternatives are far too dangerous as they could engulf the region

It is our duty to protect animals from extinction and to treat them humanely.

Providing adequate security to schools and colleges is necessary, but so is strengthening our institutions from within

Zain Rauf’s death isn't an isolated instance of roguery: sons of ex-PMs, scions of feudals have killed in like fashion

At least 147 students were massacred when Somalia’s Shebab extremist group attacked a Kenyan university on April 2

Despite the much-touted Iranian factor, the conflict in Yemen is primarily internally driven

After the 1990 Gulf War, Pakistan has once again pledged to defend territorial integrity & sovereignty of Saudi Arabia

The fabrication of history is not new and is not limited to any one country — it is omnipresent

Pakistan should be spending at least 15 per cent of its growing GDP on building infrastructure

Islamabad has to decide if it will side with bombing forces or understand the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Yemen

When will our elite stop killing at will and when will justice take its normal course

Middle Eastern states often seek outside support for their internal, regional agendas

Modi deliberately chose people like Giriraj Singh because they said what he wanted to but couldn’t

These days, the prime example of duplicity & doublespeak is the supreme bully of the Middle East — Benjamin Netanyahu

The feudalistic nature of parliament and political parties perpetuates the harsh treatment experienced by women MNAs

The Ummah will keep treating us like a big brawny cousin who can lift heavy weights & eager to be abused & manipulated

Malik Barkat Ali was a true and loyal member of Muslim League who rendered the greatest service to Muslim India

There should be no doubt that Pakistan's involvement in Yemen will generate a new set of enemies — including Iran

Detaining people with no time limit is a cruel and unjust part of the British immigration and asylum system

France will host Paris 2015 Conference - one of the biggest international climate conferences ever held

Strategic depth is good; it isn’t only a military’s fascination but a politico-strategic imperative

Remodelling Lahore, the city has ceased to be… Lahore

Our media has also come a long way. The economy occupies more space in the print media, English as well as Urdu

Children who receive schooling in their mother tongue in early grades have better learning outcomes

Saudi Arabia is a state like any other and is engaged in a power struggle with a rival state

PIA used to be a first-rate airline & people who ran it were great; now it is a skeletal ghost of its storied past