Opinion

If teachers cannot be assured that their basic needs will be met at work, they will not opt to join this profession

The rhetoric needs to be supplemented with concrete steps in the form of empowering weaker institutions

It is also not fair to condemn Iran as a threatening entity while turning a blind eye to elements in Saudi Arabia

Invariably an MLO, whether male or female, is a simple MBBS, who has been given two-week training

My innocent father remained on the ventilator for 5 days. No one can imagine how many times I died in those 5 days

Regrettably, both countries are moving in the opposite direction, we only hope that this visit will reverse the trend

Counterfeits are only a small part of the problem. Not having reliable data on its nature, extent is a bigger problem

People of J&K have genuine grievances against Delhi. Meaning this coalition govt will be akin to walking a tight rope

We now have a decisive army chief and this should provide us with the opportunity to review our policies

In a team of Nasir Jamsheds — bemused, confused, and surly in general — the captain is our only compass

Put away your gadgets and communicate with the people you are slogging away at work for

We are at war and we need to win our battles on the battlefields and not on parade grounds

Durable peace only returns once the grievances that supported the rebels are fully addressed

For its part, both the PCB and the boys in green seem to be working hard to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

In the race for commercialism, hate speech is encouraged by news media and its ‘celebrities’ at the cost of plurality

His very presence, even for a few minutes, can at times transform a sluggish, somewhat moribund narrative into an epic

I think India believes it is comfortably placed and will probably play cold with Pakistan at the meeting next week

The Billion Tree Tsunami is a unique project extending a win-win opportunity for K-P, Pakistan and the world

Let the police become strong enough, efficient enough and motivated enough to fight and win this war

Yup, the greatest threat is and has been purely the government. And that from the word go

Pakistan’s govt, security forces will do well to kill the group in its infancy rather than ignoring threat it poses

The very first requirement is to re-create a culture which values and prizes scholarship above other achievements

While we should remain committed to an honourable peace, there is no room or cause for complacency or over-optimism

Thrust of countering violent extremism in US remains focused on contending with perceived threat of Muslim extremism

Solving the cash flow problem means taking on every single powerful entity in Pakistan simultaneously

We can hope that consequences of intelligence agencies running amok will motivate them to dial back their operations

With every attack, I fearfully imagine that soon I may be mourning a lost love, searching for them in alien places.

In the use of technology for delivering a more engaged form of govt, there is much we can learn from global innovation

From more religion the answer to every problem, forcefully imposing religious views became source of all problems

Common between discussion in Islamabad, cruciation in Westminster was that in neither self-evident truths were owned

Teachers are now being employed only through the BTS, the NTS and the BPSC while salaries increased to match grade 15

Polio immunisation campaign teams will be operating in a difficult environment this summer

Perhaps it is the state’s time to spill blood to send clear message of zero tolerance to both militancy and radicalism

Dec 16 united a nation against terrorism, extremism, but measures being taken in its aftermath are dividing the nation

He had rare capacity to remain balanced, displaying neither expectation of superior treatment nor desire to ingratiate

Clearly, all stakeholders appear to be moving in the ‘right’ direction to secure peace in Afghanistan

PDP and the BJP are expected to continue to reach a compromise but the chances of consummation appear very remote

The emerging clarity in strategy and the unity in effort that is being demonstrated by both sides to facilitate peace

It is not only physical heritage, but also our cultural, intellectual heritage that needs to be protected for future

The ban is tantamount to a denial of the opportunity to partake in Lahore’s rich culture and tradition

How can person in authority ask expats to bring back their wealth to their country while his own wealth lies outside?

The coloured people are hurting Western sensibilities like never before, and rage is flowing in from all quarters

The government and those responsible for this campaign to cull stray dogs must remember that animals have rights too

The paucity of good History scholars and scholarship in Pakistan are evidence of a lack of interest and engagement

Sustained development is the only way of dealing with insurgencies that draw their strength from widespread discontent

Media often acts as an avenue for profiteering rather than for accurate reporting or creating awareness among public

It is believed that due to security reasons, the govt has proposed that the route of the economic corridor be changed

New politico-army arrangements are engendering hope that religious extremism & terrorism will be brought under control

In Pakistan, rich & powerful get away with almost anything and the worst cases inevitably occur during democratic rule

We have finally heard Modi, his stance. We must now anticipate the same language from his subordinates, Sangh Parivar