Opinion

The defeat is significant for the PTI as it is the first public verdict on its performance in the province.

Election after time tabled election is improving the quality of debate. The way forward is civilian and organic.

An elected government, in laying out a plan for the future, must cater to the needs of its constituencies.

While the tax is in name a tax on ‘luxury’, this is not a significant tax on the rich.

Migrants in Dubai live in deplorable conditions; they are deprived of basic rights like sanitation and even fair pay.

We need to invest in locomotives as well as freight and passenger trains.

The top civilian leaders and the military high command need to develop a shared view on terrorism.

BJP and its allies must win 240 seats. If the allies deliver 78 of these, that leaves the BJP 162 to win.

I have personally never heard anybody in Pakistan express other than admiration for what India has achieved.

It is time to recognise what differentiates people, state from extremists, who wantonly disregard value of human life.

Running brothel-houses and secret bars for men does not become a matter of honour but a woman casting a vote does?

The prevailing policy is to reject everything, advocate from outside the system and wait for the ‘revolution’.

Today there exists voluntary self-censorship, inspired by persecution, prosecution, public opinion, intolerance fears.

Degree of demoralisation our law-enforcement agencies have suffered was evident from Sikandar episode on August 15.

Centuries-old assault of women has acquired a certain level of acceptance now, it has become part of South Asian gene.

Pakistan’s existential threat today will be India’s tomorrow. Hold back invites trouble. To not talk is holding back.

Yes, Musharraf didn't provide sufficient security to Bhutto and regarded her with great disdain, but did he kill her?

While many employers treat domestic helpers well, the latter do remain vulnerable to many forms of exploitation.

For the Taliban, Mursi’s ouster only reinforces their belief that political authority is a function of military force.

Judging from the nature of violence across the LoC all of this year, it won’t take a 26/11 for the peace to break.

If it hadn't been for the internet, I'd have spent the rest of my life wondering what was wrong with me.

A trained negotiator could have ended the Islamabad stand-off - surely our police have none.

Nawaz needs the public’s support to move forward. To succeed, he cannot be a missing person. He must be seen.

Sindh appears to be the only province where a distinction has been made between rural and urban areas.

Karachi will continue to burn if its economy is shunned and the government unable to introduce security measures.

We have forgotten how to champion our successes; we are drowning in a sea of notoriety publicised by ourselves.

The introduction and utilisation of modern technology is one important factor that helps in crime reduction.

Is India priming itself for a stronger communal, anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan stance?

We immediately turned Kashmir into an Indo-Pakistan problem by sending in army-led lashkars into Kashmir.

Despite the harsh treatment meted out to them, there will always be people vying to expose evil and reveal the truth.

Our political leadership must seek greater and deeper clarity in the war against terror.

Point to ponder for Mr Sharif: it takes one to make war but always two to make peace.

While at a critical junction, South Asia is struggling to make higher education a matter of national interest.

A 'bhaand' is always preferred to the scholar and the crooner always trumps the thinker.

A single acre of this plant produces the same amount of cellulose fibre, used in papermaking, as 4.1 acres of trees!

The US supported the coup against the democratically elected Islamic regime. Which 'democracy' supports dictatorship?

Unless we don't react with 'speed of war', terrorists will keep embarrassing us with contempt and ease.

Once again, the international community is stepping in with a large dose of finance to bail out the country.

Let us hope that Pakistan has the sense to learn from modern Germany.

You may know your weaknesses better than anyone, but don’t force a room of interviewers to live inside your head.

The teen years are always going to be difficult but they need not be impossible.

While our media is possibly the freest in the Muslim world, it is also one of the most targeted the world over.

Democracies only vote once every 4 to 5 years: popular opinion is not an election and no justification for a coup.

All we are now left with are memories. And that is something nobody can take away from us.

We have walked long enough and with exactitude reached the middle of nowhere.

Vadra is son-in-law of most powerful person in India. If nothing else, Sonia is morally obliged to set matter to rest.

Mr Khan should at the least be charged for placing public security in jeopardy.

If the suspension of dialogue does not produce desired results, it can only be followed by military action.

Our ability to protect Pakistani children depends on the strength of Pakistanis to stand up against these attacks.

Bad news from Pakistan should define the country no more than bad news from America is allowed to define America.