Opinion

In the longer term, interests of both countries are best served by normalising the relationship, not by rupturing it

Sectarianism in Pakistan escalated due to the proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and post-revolution Iran

Pharmaceutical sector needs to protect its own long-term interests, pressurise those named in the report to shape up

Our collective efforts are needed to achieve profound and lasting change around the world

If govt wants to show its seriousness to protect minorities, it must eliminate violence in the name of religion

Half a century later, Bhutto’s writings continue to foreshadow the future. It may be time PPP stops pointing to past

When we become our own doctors, who’s going to stop us from popping pills?

The powers given to the Indian armed forces to kill on suspicion are too sweeping for a democratic country

In Pakistan’s nearly 4,000 households have more than half a per cent of the total national income

For those who like to deny that Pakistan has a poor human rights record Mukhtara Mai will remain a thorn in their side

We must ensure that funds from IS does not purchase new adherents for itself or its fraternal extremist organisations

There were no cornball cliches. Not a single person appeared flustered or ill at ease in front of the camera

Even illegal Patels in US are an asset because they keep to themselves, their community; is not a nuisance to state

As much as Pakistan has gained in NWA militarily, it has, at the same time, lost goodwill & confidence of the tribals

For there is comfort in silence; solace in delicious lies; a certain lightness in numbing effect of serene delusion

Crimes committed in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the name of democracy tempered with religiosity are multiple

It’s not an injection of billions of dollars that will change Pakistan's fortunes, but an overall increase in...

The HEC needs to treat scholars as its ambassadors and stop penalising them unnecessarily

We must not embarrass our Chinese friends by overstretching demands that might one day amount to ransoming the country

Growth of air travel, proliferation of airlines, marked competition have led to a commoditisation of the experience

We shouldn't forget that Mumtaz dedicated more than 3 decades of her life to fighting for women’s rights in Pakistan

No child should suffer from a virus that is easily preventable, but for this to happen everyone must work together

Replace Palestinians with Pakistan’s minority, Israel with Pakistan & you'll see similar injustice, persecution trends

If anything, Aziz's statement will reignite fears that we have favourites among the brutes, for that is what they are

By national standards, we have all the accoutrements of the middle class

Instead of air strikes, US forces and coalition allies should focus more on tactfully stifling the IS’s finances

While provinces have enacted laws, policies on improving state of child rights, implementation remains a key concern

Next time we’re standing in a line, let’s see if we can wait patiently for our turn. Now that would be real revolution

Fury is a call to action against all those who continue to grow fat on our tax money while our kids die unmourned

The real change in Afghanistan-Pakistan relations will come when security is understood as a common goa

Parliament needs to take up PSM's sale to ensure transparency, prevent appropriation of land worth a billion dollars

Keeping Imran Khan outside parliament will be more harmful for the system than keeping him within parliament

Pakistan should accord differential treatment for Afghanistan via longer negative list, trade liberalisation schedule

Serious, sustained efforts in improving education, developing health, beatiing militancy can impact Pakistan's destiny

To ensure effective censure and reparation, the question regarding the scope of the Act must be answered with clarity

My hope for a better future rests in those who demonstrate the power of the human spirit

Civil servants have reached a stage where they see benefit in being malleable than in putting across counterpoints

Whatever Ghani’s intentions were, he’s made a statement: big, brave, audacious — stuff relationship resets are made of

Life is supposed to be lived to the fullest, as if each day might be our last

We must take whatever measures we can to ensure that we do not become another recruiting ground for IS

Inequality — the perception about it or in reality — has had a profound impact on Pakistan’s political development

There should be more accountability on what media report and how media report it

The best option for Pakistan and India is the revival of talks on all contentious issues, including Kashmir

The fact that perpetrators of this heinous crime had been arrested is not going to bring back the husband and his wife

Thrust of Modi's campaign should be on individual littering, making sure it doesn't happen, which is a cultural aspect

Thus far, none of the attacks on Hazaras have been accounted for. A culture of impunity has turned into a norm

This new-found idealism wrapped in a can-do attitude is enabling us to delve deeper into how we can trigger revolution

The major flaw in the polio eradication strategy is that it depends only on a vertical programme

Nor is one astonished, astounded, amazed, shocked or staggered at Imran’s new, newer, ever newer demands and threats

Inclusion, tolerance and cohesion must be the new mantra among the social religious thinkers to keep Pakistan afloat