Opinion

Can PML-N government put things right or will the railways become an anachronism forcing travellers to travel by bus?

On Independence Day, nation will yearn for the country that Quaid visualised before vultures ripped into its flesh.

Denying Pakistanis their universal rights and freedoms isn’t a smart or effective tool for battling terrorism.

Without hesitation, Nawaz went up to the cage, Ben raised his crest and said ‘hello’ and MNS responded.

Dr Haq envisioned that economic growth along with equitable distribution of income is best path to human development.

Key to reshaping the future of the Muslim world lies in its political and economic independence and military strength.

Throughout the flight, passengers kept on moving here and there, with noise levels that kept other passengers awake.

To provide greater medical attention for maternal health, there is a need to bolster broader public health systems

Instead of PNCA supporting NAG to become independent, PNCA began competing with it for small slice of financial pie.

Iqbal Mehmood was peremptorily sacked because he refused to sign off on reportedly second-hand APCs,

Dr Ishrat throws weight of his credibility to build profile, step change performance of every institution he serves.

The Big Dark, the IDPs and the VBEQ taken together represent a confection of monstrous incompetence.

Governments need to cooperate with the aid agencies to determine a coherent approach to dealing with migration.

Kindly let Nargis Sethi get on with job of making the Mian Sahib-contrived ‘Chinese Highway to Energy Heaven’ real.

Religious states like Israel use religion as equivalent of ethnicity. Protecting such states becomes a religious ideal

Journalists usually must tread with extreme caution; they are exposed to reprisal if they report even objectively.

If Nawaz was a party to Musharraf's departure deal, why Gilani did not talk about it during the five year tenure?

It is essential this proceeding remains transparent and swift and treated in as public a manner as permissible.

Unfortunately for Pakistan, PM Nawaz Sharif has failed to provide resolute leadership to the military operation.

It is not quite clear as to how the institutions conducting ranking exercises evaluate teaching standards.

The prevalent laws fall short in configuring a direct nexus of political parties with the electoral processes.

The problem is not that we do not have the data; the real problem is we are not interested in doing anything about it.

Leading parties of Karachi have no incentive to address the deteriorating political, social, and economic conditions.

Govt must prepare Karachi to receive another Pakhtun wave as some IDPS are very likely to head towards Karachi.

Instead of hiring professional managers for CAA and PIA, prime minister chose to give the job to the near and dear.

Democracy can be destroyed in the name of democracy when rights are pursued without recognising corresponding duties.

Foreign media have on occasion referred to Karachi as the most dangerous city in the world. And the label has stuck.

The ground will tremble, the sky will shiver and there shall be mighty turbulence under the Heavens.

It seems that the Hajuriyas, a faction of BJP, has now taken over the party in Delhi.

We can give war anthems, cheerleading a rest & have conversation about it, with our convictions & without our blinkers

In what world, I ask you, is Bilawal more immature than Imran Khan, Sheikh Rashid or Tahirul Qadri?

Opposition is so busy fighting one another, they are unable to build a platform, even in Parliament, to challenge govt

At the heart of this ambivalence is issue of narrative that informs our understanding of war, identifying the enemy.

Sadly, with the turn of the 70's began a culture of exodus of original thinkers from Pakistan’s intellectual landscape

What we need is an anti-extremism campaign, which cannot be waged without the development of an anti-extremism ethic.

Majority of students in remote rural areas of Swat face access problems leading to much higher dropout rates.

With half a billion people now at risk of conflict, instability, world has become less peaceful every year since 2008.

Stopping the show may be viewed as a sad ending, but we would like to see new generation go out, express themselves.

The infection of extremism running in our society has permeated very soul of Pakistan.

Imagine your masi’s child having the opportunity to study in a mainstream school, impact on her family this can have.

There is a need to capitalise on the momentum and continue on the reform agenda.

Arsalan’s federally-inspired appointment was ‘Reko Diq-specific’. Who else was in on the attempted scam?

The state is now bobbing, barely afloat but not drowning nor toppling sideways.

Poor get driven to violence because of material needs, but militants draw support from those with better social status

What is needed? First, a credible national narrative and then another to counter the al Qaeda-led narrative.

They know they cannot take on technologically, numerically, and professionally superior security forces in open combat

Ghani’s ascendancy will not change geo-strategic picture of Afghanistan, not take it closer to a negotiated settlement

Arabs have endured almost a century of Western imposition, the time has now come to let them decide their own destiny.

Support for teaching innovation from universities, incentive to innovate in approach, use new tools, are non-existent.

30 years after this third wave of democratisation began, it has not only run out of steam, but its tide has receded.