Opinion

Pakistan urgently needs to review its budget-making process, make it participatory, transparent, accountable

Bilawal’s speech had a robust aftertaste of many ingredients lying around the PPP kitchen for long

Shared prosperity is part of our two goals for one simple reason: it is required to end poverty

One reason why we see no excellence in politics, governance, media, other spheres of life, these days, is fear

Circumstances under which Bilawal has been launched by his party are totally different from those faced by ZAB, BB

Health officials should be placed at airports to ensure that every person coming into country is screened for Ebola

If Bilawal and the future leadership fail to reinvent the PPP, they will continue on the downslide

The operation’s success would lie in the consistency of use of force and retention of strength in the area

Lesson for Pakistan is not just in preparing for Ebloa in knee-jerk fashion, but thinking about strengthening systems

Qasim Bagh incident has raised many questions that require answers from both district administration and PTI stalwarts

The campaign against extremism must include simultaneous action on a number of fronts, not just the use of force

Change will come when average graduates from our local universities start aspiring to a career in politics & enter it

The worst message we can give to Pakistani women is one of callous disregard for the epidemic of online harassment

Barring a few city hospitals, almost no medical facility has the capacity to deal with Ebola or to try and contain it

Pakistan’s diplomacy must also expose India’s new aggressive agenda towards it

The ISIS is just another phase in the history of violence, though these rebels are not preaching the religion of peace

With Modis' rise, BJP has finally discarded the Sena and today’s result will likely mark beginning of Sena's decline

Floods were triggered by climate-induced cloud-bursts but the destruction multiplied due to poor government planning

The PPP has Sindh. The PPP has sinned. Now it must atone for both, or pay the ultimate price

I hope that she changes her mind again, and decides to stick to the cause of acquiring and promoting education

If they knew the PM would listen, babus would have told him what went wrong

Dr Abbas presented history of Pashtuns, Pakistan's political developments, Talibanisation's political economy

Messiah is in an augmentative, collective effort of the 200 million who must toil for years to make the miracle happen

Decline of Pakistan Railways was a result of a number of factors, but the coincidence with the rise of NLC is telling

In the coming months, the conflicts, it seems, will be on the borders, but their effects more pervasive

Problems in Afghanistan are regional in nature and require collective efforts of regional and international community

Before the next game starts, you are keen to get tickets. It really is a case of once whipped, twice expectant!

Whilst Western powers are today bombing IS, why did they not react when IS were killing 1,700, Iraqi cadets

Increased political activity suggests a hint of elections; they may be only 6 to 9 months away. But can they be fair?

Our accusations against Malala are not about her, but about our own sick, colonial mindset

Incompetence, official apathy and brute commercialism continue to drive the private and public health sector

Democratic politics is not and must not be a zero-sum game, it is positive and must be inclusive

Inequality gap would continue to widen unless land reforms are introduced, all incomes are brought under tax net

Corruption reduces as democratic institutions are strengthened; increases manifold with dictators or military in power

Problem is not Imran Khan and his sit-ins or public gatherings; the problem is perhaps, Mian Sahib himself

Instead of creating public awareness, increasing support for women doctors, PMDC has decided to embrace discrimination

Paedophilia is a real crime and is pervasive in our society and needs to be controlled immediately

Can establishment rethink the role of the political class as a stabilising force, democracy as the only game in town

The world’s recognition of Malala means the world’s recognition of Pakistan as a place where little girls get shot

If we want the best for our children, we have to stand firm — not just for their sakes but for our own too

US should look at developing situations in Afghanistan & Pakistan to draw some important policy & operational lessons

In a country where some call Aafia Siddiqui, the “Qaum Ki Beti”, there is no place for the likes of Malala Yousafzai

Until the anti-polio campaigns are not audited and officials not held accountable, how can we expect results

Operation 021 is a fast-paced action thriller, which gave audiences glimpse of the sordid world of espionage, intrigue

When the losses of Maharashtra and Haryana come, the prime minister will be two steps further along on his mission

Social media has the tendency to be both helpful and harmful to the world

The way for Malala is the same way for all of us: to stand against brutality anywhere and everywhere

After Noon, we will continue to suffer the high noon of an unrepenting system built to last external shocks

Sharif’s third comeback is far from glorious; how it will end is anyone’s guess. How it is, is a disaster

‘War on terror’ seems to have hampered prospects of social integration of Muslims living in West, especially the youth