Opinion

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

Imported cuisines have been adapted to local tastes or altered due to constraints on availability of key ingredients

NAP's 20 points are desirable, but beyond the competencies or will of those tasked with finding ways to make it work

Focusing on teacher recruitment, training at primary level is quintessential to improve Pakistan’s education system

Accountability from top to bottom in running the national flag carrier is what can bring back PIA’s glory days

Power Failure: The Political Odyssey of a Pakistani Woman is a refresher course in history of Pakistan

Govt should to cash in on the opportunity and get a good economic deal for Pakistan in exchange for providing security

If Pakistan gets involved in the Yemen conflict,it will be internally divisive & will not serve our national interests

Pakistan govt’s response to the Yemen crisis offers one example of a state that only reacts when surrounded by crisi

It is time to move decisively against terror-related financing & to legislate an anti-money laundering bill

A more rational approach for Pakistan and Turkey should be to jointly play a conciliatory role rather than take sides

Ownership of quality does not rest upon a single individual but is, instead, a feature of the system as a whole

For performance benchmarking, Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms may consider opting for Minnesota Milestones

The sexual shaming of women is largely because women continue to be sparse, unavailable mysteries

Pakistan shares a border with Iran, and a prime minister with Saudi Arabia. Best to sit this round out

It seems that US-dominated system of international finance created 70 years ago does not fully meet China’s needs

If everyone misunderstands you then the chances of you giving the wrong message are pretty high

As long as caution exists, trophy hunting money can generate much-needed resources for conservation

There will be both long and short-term implications of our involvement in Yemen

Modern education leads us to believe in a single objective truth, & worse, that we are sole possessors of this truth

Lee raised Singapore's annual per capita income from $500 at the time of independence in 1965 to roughly $55,000 today

Nawaz Sharif should desist in getting involved in a brawl between two countries with which we enjoy good relations

Never knew that in my quest for freedom I would face this dilemma: should I risk my life or let anyone else get hurt?

Let the Saudis and the Iranians fight their own battles. We’ve got plenty on our plate

If I had the power to decide, I would have deployed forces only for Saudi defence, like we did in the 1980s

Lynchings for whatever reasons are not unusual when mobs come into their own — and don’t the Christians know it well

We need to have a robust and modern curriculum design developed by the best educationists in the country

We cannot afford being part of another proxy war and must carefully examine the pros & cons of our role in this crisis

BRT will create numerous problems in Karachi

Govt should primarily focus on improving the public schools with funds, rather than regulating private schools

The PCB must carve out a long-term plan where only ‘able bodies’ are allowed to enter the limited-overs fray.

The condemnation seems ceremonial, the words of outrage insufficient, and the vows to make amends hollow.

One has to raise one’s hat to the nerve of Israeli PM after seeing him operate in United States and in his own country

In Pakistan my advancing years work to my advantage rather than vice versa, as my knowledge and experience is valued

Inculcation of ethics & enlightened moral values in our society will determine the extent of our success as a nation

The finger that pulls the trigger & the hand that throws the acid or grips the knife must be cut.There is no other way

We can neither censor all the things that aren’t going right in the country nor just talk about positives all the time

In Pakistan, the govt’s unofficial policies bring to question the state’ ability to provide security to its own agents

We can increase our potential output only by developing tailor-made solutions to our problems and implementing them

We will never have durable peace until this nexus of crime and politics continues to thrive

The museum-education path,even at latter stages of life, can transform individuals into informed & passionate citizens