Opinion

Dynastic politics, based on personality cults, must yield to meritocracy and equality of opportunity.

Contrary to the common perception, Islamabad is no longer the bureaucratic haven it once was.

It gives the impression that the government is out to give a cover to the episode and condone an act of felony.

An effective implementation of a government policy will succeed only if it has support on the ground.

Its about living & dying, honour & servitude. Its about him being his mother’s son, regardless of voting preferences.

Oil is one finite resource. And regardless of stock, only rising prices shock us into investing in alternatives.

While we do need to aim for a general uplift of our masses, we also need to foster the gifted in all spheres.

External affairs will demand serious attention from the Sharif administration during its first few months in office.

Is the American public willing to sacrifice its constitutional right of privacy for unproven security assurances?

I would be happy to see the wall go down and the road opened to traffic. But not just at Bilawal House.

While Pakistan needs to change its approach, India also needs to take meaningful steps to improve bilateral relations.

Festivals and other religious and community occasions are increasingly imposed on all those within earshot.

The desire to come up with an annual end-of-term assessment has eluded me completely.

After three stints in power, the PPP has nothing to show for itself. The old PPP is nothing more than a shipwreck.

Poverty remains a persistent challenge in some of the world’s most remote mountain regions in Asia.

India-Pakistan dialogue has become meaningless for Kashmiris, who see in it little more than an official cacophony.

This industry flourishes by mass imitation and if one channel gets it right, others are bound to follow.

Arrest of Devyani Khobragade & enforcement of visa & labour laws by US has led to a diplomatic row with India.

Indian planners face an uphill task in reducing poverty amongst religious minorities, especially urban Muslims.

A war that includes Haqqanis has all the potential of keeping alive on Pakistan’s western border.

Critics try to label AAP as left or right, secular or communal. Kejriwal defies labels, they distract from his agenda.

Army, which was fighting containment war, will now respond with devastating retaliation when terrorists attack it.

The ideology of reconciliation of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is the only possible way to peace and tranquility.

Engineering missiles is easy compared with engineering diplomatic accords.

I have to agree that “it’s better to go out and die fighting them than take casualties sitting inside our Camps”.

What this saga has really done is seriously called into question India’s commitment to democratic ideals.

Beggars were no surprise to me when I first came to Pakistan.

It is simplistic to think that ‘set-ups’ such as governments, for example, control countries and what goes on in them.

Khan’s methods continue to be those of a politician on the campaign trail, not one serving an election term.

In this Disneyland of ours, it is so convenient to pin it all on the poor.

Unfortunately, there hasn't been a leader who embedded human rights and governance discourse in the constitution.

Pakistan has the legal mechanisms to stop the damage Bollywood has done to film industries elsewhere.

As we celebrate Christmas, we intend to spread happiness, holiday cheer, words of faith, hope and inspiration.

The industry does not seem to be mature enough to reach a consensus within on self-regulation.

It is crucial that the military leadership in its collective thinking remains in sync with the political government.

Public education is the only means for winning freedom and power for the poor.

Pakistani youth, like youth everywhere, want to achieve, compete and prove themselves worthy of being global citizens.

Despite all criticisms of the scheme, a general acknowledgement that if implemented properly, it would benefit economy

While invoking ‘independence of judiciary’— Court often neglected that judicial independence is not an end in...

We were not demanding anything new; we just wanted implementation of laws and policies in letter and in spirit.

Parents need to teach their sons to help share their wife’s workload if she chooses to work.

Violence begets violence and this is what has been going on in Karachi for the last quarter century.

At present, the growth of friendly cooperation between China and Pakistan is embracing new opportunities.

Every time we try to raise our heads, we are told in clear terms where we stand.

I am told that countries are not run by orders of the conscience. Well, that is why they are run so badly.

Throughout the country, school buildings remain empty of students, instead operate as residences, barns, offices.

Compared with the dull, drab, grey personas of PPP feudals, Bilawal’s sartorial risk has had the desired impact.

If India is deliberately risking American lives in retaliation for an arrest, this is an act of great stupidity.

Time is ripe for both India and Pakistan to get out of the habit of pointing fingers at each other.

If there is going to be a ‘Pakistani’ identity, it will have to be a sum of proud and clear ethnic identities.