Opinion

Like all great men, he was deliberately made controversial by successive establishments and the clergy

We are capable of fixing our own problems; all we need are honest leaders who are not dipping their hands in the till

If current policy continues to be followed, then the country will continue to go from one economic crisis to anothe

No amount of argument, rhetoric will convince me that its not deeply wrong to criticise, show disrespect to a prophet

The media constantly taps into the middle class Indian sentiment that the poor are not important enough to be covered

Prime minister is not rising to the occasion because he can’t. That’s it. He doesn’t have the will, skill, to do so.

That is what they want, for some silly cartoons to drown memories of our children, for everyone to forget everything

Separation dens at zoos get absolutely no sunlight and when cubs are born they remain in den under close observation

It is the fear we see in our political leaders that disgusts and repels the most — the fear of losing face,...

Instead of undermining judiciary through quick fix of military trials, govt should boost capacity of police, judiciary

Nations do have defining moments. We have had too many of them

You see, when we start the blame game, it never ends. That is just the way it works

Ideally, life can still go on without us forgetting. If the Peshawar incident does not wake us up, then nothing will

Reforming madrassa curriculim would thus have much more positive impact on students than regulating their activities

Elected local govt lower barriers to entry for positions of political influence, its seen as a threat by PPP

Could it be that the prime minister and other political leaders were so advised too? If so, wrong move

By not taking risks to live the life we want to live, we’re not just living Plan ‘B’. We’re wasting our health, youth

The truth is that more than half of gun licences are not traceable to any individual

Pakistan expects to be assured by Justice (retd) Raza that the next election will be free and fair

The answer is ‘No’. The NAP is silent on counter-radicalisation to stop more people from joining militant groups

A sociopolitical solution and a dialogue are necessary both in the West and the Muslim world

Elected government must use this opportunity to resurrect civilian side of state, structure it, lead detoxification

Pakistani leaders need to move with wisdom, calculation, dispassionate far-sightedness to regain confidence of Afghans

For the release of the new assistance of $532 million, the US will use a national interest waiver

It is about time we dumped the apologist narrative that Afghan Taliban are ‘good guys who brought peace to Afghanistan

21st constitutional amendment is just the beginning of the challenges ahead for Pakistan's existential sustainability

The resort to military courts can at best be a stopgap arrangement

The city is no more but an oxymoron against its own image

Enhancement by the 18th Amendment is limiting the provinces’ jurisdiction to legislate and power to execute...

While Hindutva mantra could work in states like Jharkand & Maharashtra, it could not find much bearing in Kashmir

Jalal’s latest book is a layered account that aims to undertake a much-needed correction of ‘national’ histories

What one requires here is commitment to eliminate natural gas shortfall, and meet the projected demands of the future

In the creation of Pakistan, Muslims in northeast India found another opportunity for bettering their lives

Strict definition of what is terrorism must be set, adhered to, otherwise we are inviting more abuse by those in power

One wonders what the compulsion was to go ahead with this other than being on the right side of public opinion

Political leaders have provided legal basis to expanded role of military on pretext of exceptional security situation

We are now clearly in a battle for our survival and there are simply no two ways about it

Privatisation is an issue of political economy. Political rather than economic arguments decide fate of privatisation

No, no more whimsical projects, and no more revolting patronage politics to enrich the rulers, their pathetic cronies

For 67 years in Pakistan’s development history, its astounding peace & stability weren't part of development outcomes

Sehatmand Pakistan is a vision of an awakened nation at peace with itself and the world

It is about time the state starts dismantling the anti-democracy narrative for the betterment of us all

The real challenge is can we achieve all these without making a paradigm shift in our domestic and foreign policies

Military courts are an attempt to make up where other have failed, not replace what should function in the first place

Whether military courts will be able to deny terror groups their source of funding, only future will tell

Analysis of ASER Pakistan data draws attention to need for policymakers to focus their attention on government schools

Its overall tone is condescending, and treats Pakistan like pariah state, which will only fuel hawkish sentiments

It may be the centre-left’s only realistic chance of beating the PML-N in the next election

It has always been my belief that terrorists of this ilk are one and the same. They are ‘joined at the hip’

Recording the dissent of the minority, we must move to implement the National Action Plan in letter and spirit