Opinion

K-P government should immediately take stock of the morale of its police and take steps to improve their working.

The meeting in Vienna should be viewed as a positive step to establishing some guidelines for future discussion.

We need to work at improving the lives of the common people and leave this obsession with records.

Growing activism in Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations can be explained with reference to Pakistan’s dire economic needs.

Encounters take one of 3 forms, motorist denies, or asks “do you know who I am?” or contributes to policeman’s fund.

It's not state's responsibility to run businesses or offer jobs, rather it is to protect life, property of citizens.

Locals in coastal areas reveal that they are always vulnerable to cyclones, storms due to depleting mangrove forests.

The subcontinent needs statesmen who have vision, credentials & courage to go past the legacy of unnecessary conflict.

What Singh is demanding — perpetual imprisonment for murderers — suggests vengeance, not justice.

The model opens up possibility that its not just average anger that matters but also distribution of radical elements.

The growing water shortage can be dealt with by governments collaborating to improve water management systems.

It’s time we set this benchmark; that if we don’t militantly interfere in your affairs, you shouldn’t either.

Against all odds, Bhagat showed that in the face of a fast eroding resource base, practical solutions can be found.

Without granting greater rights to citizens, recognising Fata as a province, there can be little hope for peace.

PPO could be used in ethnic/minority persecution therefore, it is essential that this black law be seen for what it is

Since his legal case is so weak — he’s admitted his crime on email — he knows only battle possible is media battle.

Constituency-wise population figures that I obtained from NADRA 4 months back put figures accurate to the last digit.

Policymakers need to take a proactive stance in pushing through progressive taxation.

Men, women in attendance were decent hardworking people. And they had all spent a working day doing precisely nothing.

More than 40 complaints of sexual harassment, mostly by students against professors, have been resolved so far.

Saudi oil facility will ease miseries through single-digit inflation, boost business confidence, provide fiscal space.

Sindh Festival, for all its limitations, became a powerful statement of how our pluralistic past continues.

Should Afghan Taliban reign supreme in Afghanistan, their brethren in Pakistan will increasingly use it as safe haven.

Failures as a state on many counts are enough to indicate that basic premises on which our state is erected are faulty

Retaliatory killing of leopards is common, and media continues to portray the killers of these animals as ‘heroes’.

Show intends to put fund-seeking NGOs through ‘reality’ tv contest, with those able to ‘sing for funding’ loudest.

Without doubt, an end to Indo-Pakistan proxy wars promises immense political and economic dividends.

Even if quota was effective in achieving its goal, there are few chances of ever going back to complete merit system.

We should do everything in our capacity to give our children the opportunity to be inspired by nature.

Green growth strategies will only be successful if questions of social justice become part of transition corridors.

A good education, especially at primary & secondary levels, must also pay attention to character building of students.

Privatisation is not being driven by national interest but by IMF to plug holes in the budget and balance of payments.

We need to opt for regionalised development model by declaring South Punjab a region within existing federating unit.

We cannot keep our relationships and yet avoid enabling others.

A great deal hinges upon how effectively the state can perform its role.

While Putin seeks to highlight Russian might through Sochi games, reality is that Russia today is extremely vulnerable

Why is there duplication in many things in Pakistan but nothing improves?

While there is plenty of political space for the PPP to exploit, the days of martyrdom-based campaigning are over.

There’ll always be a clutch of rebels who can inject humour in the most adverse conditions.

Only when love for people surpasses love for country, we might see prosperous nation that is prepared to accept change

Had any of our politicians attended these events, someone would surely have pointed out flaws in their policies.

Unfortunately, Indian courts, even higher judiciary, cannot be relied on to weigh in on side of freedom of expression.

Karzai’s unilateral efforts retard,than advance process by proceeding down a path that previously proved treacherous.

We must imbibe the truth. Let’s be thankful for our ‘brilliant’ governments, be grateful for small mercies.

It has become a sort of tradition to lament worsening education situation in public schools, then do nothing about it.

It is becoming increasingly common for the state leaders to resort to violence at the drop of a hat.

At the end of Afghan war, we still have no idea who is going to be victor. One hopes it is not chaos or more violence.

He would pick up holes in language, data, challenge appropriateness of methodology, point out misleading conclusions.

We need a bottom-up approach to agricultural development which emphasises on increasing productivity of small farmers.

These could be voices of those wanting peace between Pakistan & India. Mr Thackeray, yours is on wrong side of fence.