Opinion

What Imran Khan and Tahir Qadri are saying is right. What Imran Khan and Qadri are doing is not right.

The public is sick of the abuses that VIPs inflict on the common man.

When it comes to tactics, one can be Gandhi or Jinnah. It’s a lot harder to be both.

Reduce adverse impact and costs and free resources for additional investments where it matters most.

Marine dept does not have data according to species, so we don’t know what marine fish species have been on a...

We need to move on and treat our soldiers as citizens in uniform.

Politicians, conventional, new breed, and those espousing modern sentiment, pay heed; it will not be business as usual

The season is changing and so is the mood of the public.

If implemented, the yield from European Tobin tax is not likely to be used for development assistance.

We cannot fully prevent floods but with systematic planning and coordination the losses by floods can be reduced.

Our decision-makers remain content to rely on reactionary and tokenistic measures in response to natural disasters.

The price charged to consumers needs to equal the price that we will need to pay for the new supply of gas.

Pakistan must seek to normalise, deepen ties with India for a China-India-Pakistan-Iran trade bloc to become a reality

It has to be conceded that there is a quickening of the pulse of that most elusive of giants …The Masses.

There is not a single non-Punjabi front rank leader in the PML-N, the PTI or the Minhajul Quran.

Exceeding the norms of propriety from time to time, Imran’s tactics have been reasonably successful. Once

Pakistan has passed stage of evolution. We will see a revolution happen in parts which will be even messier, prolonged

Army may be most powerful institution, but when exercising power that belongs in domain of others it creates problems

Government has to accept that climate change is going to affect us more and more in the future

Disasters are not going to go away and there is no alternative to focus on disaster risk reduction framework

Shah’s speech sounded more like a peace offer which government has ignored so far at, what seems to be, its own peril.

The independence of Scotland will certainly have implications for the world and might destabilise several countries.

There are plenty of countries, even poor countries, which do much more to ensure social justice and equality than us.

Have all the stakeholders in and out of Parliament lost in one way or the other?

Govt should take climate change seriously, revisit devolution of the ministry, develop national adaptation plan.

Substance abuse and addiction is the nightmare of most parents of adolescent children.

Democracy is about making sure that the system ensures sovereignty of the people.

The government has voiced its support, in theory, but those goals have not been translated into effective strategy.

Communalism has taken over, and the atmosphere of secularism is, by and large, a memory of the past in Kashmir

Pakistanis sniff at the stories of rape conducted in India but do not realize the problem within their own country

The Bharatiya Janata Party believes that it has a good chance of forming or helping form the government this time.

The phrase “honour killing” does not exist in the Pakistan Penal Code.

All it takes is for a determined citizenry to stand up and say no to this tragedy that we call life in Pakistan.

The only music in the air is that of defeat and the ensuing face saving retreat.

Nothing can absolve the board from their callous attitude towards chucking by bowlers in domestic cricket.

Saving what we now have is simply not worth it — it can lead nowhere.

A way out of the current travails is for the ‘umpire’ to step in to fill the power vacuum in Islamabad.

The real stakes in the war on terror can be summed up just in one word: Oil.

New evidence on cash grants provides justification for development agencies to expriment poverty alleviation schemes.

The unchallengeable fact that yes, Pakistan has been good to me. And me to it over the years.

The PM should not even debate as to whether to remain in office or not, he should resign to maintain dignity of state.

Middle class in Pakistan is finally voting not as members of any ethnic group, but as part of broader national whole.

The process has begun. Actual change will take time. Patience would be a very useful commodity at this stage.

When political leaders of any stripe go beyond the limits set by constitutions and law, they are acting immorally.

We have no institutionalised decision-making process with focus and coherence in terms of values and objectives.

When US overreacts, ignores its own stated values in fight against extremism, it gives everyone else a pass to do so.

Let go of our flawed thinking, and we might be able to find our way out of this mess.

The PNS Zulfiqar attack is yet another reminder that things are getting serious.

Without an effective police force, Pakistan may end up taking one step forward only to take two steps back.

The kaptaan is right to say that the match is not over yet and he will stay here until the finish.