Opinion

Before initiating any construction work on IP pipeline, youth of these areas may be first trained for its construction

Instead of progressive tax policies, equitable asset distribution, policymaker continue to place faith in big business

Following some semblance of rules against an unruly enemy proves that the state behaves differently than its enemy.

I mean, really, the mind reels at the crass stupidity and the cold-heartedness of the Lahore Puls leadership.

India, Pakistan have had several women at the top. Yet, they have refused to use politics to better the lot of women.

The brotherhood of jihad is universal and is on a roll — a roll to which there appears to be little counter-force.

Its shocking such severe infringements on both defendants’ and reporters’ rights were being seriously considered.

We have to guard against the impact that developments elsewhere will have on us.

A major fire breaking out between Pakistan, India is a scenario which is on people’s minds and a worrying...

This also reflects lead parliamentarians’ ignorance and indifference towards those crucial policy issues

The delay in launching this war for peace has also injected a large dose of trust deficit with other states

Political parties will have to considerably improve their economic, political and security governance.

Terrorism is part of our society now. Our cities are infested with terrorist sleeper cells.

Increased budget should not just be for increasing foreign qualified, domestic PhDs but improving institution quality.

Far from being educational centre of Anarkali area, under govt control it has become a self haemorrhaging institution.

For a durable and sustainable peace, the threat of militancy and militants has to be overcome.

The sectarian divide has begun crippling states. But between tyrant and terrorist, there’s no right side to choose.

Swat is more famous, rather infamous because of Taliban insurgency.In the past, Swat was famous for its idyllic beauty

Ethnic rivalries, sectarianism and extremism have created an explosive situation in Karachi.

While both CAA and ASF are not under-funded, one wonders where much of the money has gone.

To rescue their nation, the responsibility falls on the reigning Iraqi military and government.

If a referendum were to be held today, the valley of Kashmir would vote for an independent state.

Crime on the scale one witnesses in Karachi has now come to be accepted as the norm. Nobody gives a fig.

Modi has said he does not read files. His style is not to govern through “academic studies”.

It’s up to the US now, whether to continue with the same policy or to correct their earlier mistake

Pakistan can expand its ties with Russia if it addresses Russian concerns about the presence of militants.

Nations are what they make of themselves, and for ratings, the media has created a crisis in the nation.

This country needs unity, a leader who, despite countless personal shortcomings, can unite them against common enemies

When British, at Nehru's behest, made Quaid decline the agreement made with the Khan of Kalat, he became very upset.

It needs more than just a handshake for New Delhi and Islamabad to move forward, it needs a meeting of minds.

Need for action is urgent, we shouldn't fool ourselves into believing we can succeed confined to retaliatory strikes.

Iraqi Prime Minister must change course in short order, for a quick and effective response against ISIS.

Instead of whining about digital divide, we need to use the digital to reduce all kinds of divides in the world.

The Youth Loan Scheme doesn’t guarantee a future, as one still has to go through balloting to get the loan.

Given the fact that women comprise roughly half the population of the country, they remain severely under-represented

We must all help stop the inexorable slide of our country into more chaos and turmoil.

It’s time that army stopped being boxed in by ethics to fight an enemy that has no value for any war ethics either.

The crisis is worse than it was in the past, yet the level of public anger is not at the point where tyres are burned

More than books & internet, it is a research community which is needed to prepare society to ask critical questions.

The attack on Karachi’s airport is nothing out of the ordinary for Pakistan.

Big question looms large, in the face of the general Pakistani read-out that Modi lectured Nawaz in Delhi

"unless capitalism is reformed, the very democratic order will be threatened"

It is in our power to remove rape as a weapon of war from the world’s arsenal of cruelty.

The withdrawal of US and Nato forces from Afghanistan in 2014 poses a new set of challenges for Pakistan.

Dealing with militant groups ad seriatum will not be easy but will be essential if country is ever to be recaptured.

Donald Rumsfeld, the mad king to end all mad kings, took on Morris — and the results are jarring.

We need to ensure that our hospitals are a gateway to health, not a highway to preventable deaths.

If assessments of Bangladesh a year later are our guide, we fear that not enough will change high in the Himalaya.

Strengthened private enterprise and a reduced presence of the state will exacerbate income inequality

shut your mouth and move your behind. There is no pill, no machine, no miracle diet.