Opinion

The chapter begins not with politics but three short oral testimonies written by an unnamed Indian historian.

It hurt to see the Residency partly burnt; but it hurt more seeing the injured girls, jawans, grieving relatives.

What we have, thanks to Dar’s irrational exuberance, is an IMF drone.

To restore lost mutual confidence Pakistan, India need to register symbolic movement on settling contentious issues.

In the age of media, dissent becomes an eyesore and needs to be curbed in order to avoid embarrassing certain people.

Instead of playing victim, we must take ownership of our problems.

EU should sweep all its properties for bugs and use evidence of US's misdeeds to wring trade concessions.

Hamid Karzai should be leading the talks with other Afghans but we know that is not going to happen.

Big business & agriculturists have cornered our economy & use this clout to buy off establishment, political parties.

Technology drives interest and the mode of war and it continues to ensnare people in an ever-expanding panopticon.

Is there a compelling case in favour of negotiations? Yes.

It is the remote communities which will suffer the most as the number of foreign teams decline further.

Some parts of Punjab do not suffer from terrorist attacks arguably because they are a sanctuary for militants.

Easier countries can endure lack of consensus; in Pakistan it means certain types of deaths resonate more than others.

We need a well-coordinated and integrated approach towards water if we are to survive.

In this piece, I confine to mourning the slow death of the capital, Islamabad.

If a judge of the ATC cannot receive justice is this country, how can ordinary citizens?

It's time for PML-N to stop fighting wars of the past and instead focus on serving the people.

While the accused suffers even before being tried or convicted, the accuser usually remains untouched.

The challenge is to turn this legally correct move of invoking article 6 against Musharraf into a wise one.

Does the new government which took over in early June know what to do to revive the economy?

Our prisons are a deplorable reflection of how low we have stooped morally.

Things would have carried on for Glencore but for a leaked audit accusing it of selling copper below market rates.

Provincial govts’ development policies must ensure health impact of climate change are mainstreamed into its policies.

Public release of draft-doctrine to win transparency points with US, gain traction for NSSP was an appalling mistake.

Let there be trial of everyone who helped Musharraf overthrow elected government, insult us as a people, commit murder

Modi's power comes from the cadre of both the BJP and the RSS and the groundswell that has opened up the system.

Our pursuit of old-fashioned, outdated, undemocratic models, ideas ensure that we remain reactionary, highly paranoid.

No backup from civilian authorities; rescued people left to fend for themselves after being brought to safety.

Surely if army action is not taken now, it will be too late to exercise this option later.

The Americans know they can’t win on the battlefield. An agreement is their only hope, but will the Taliban concede?

Let us join hands to rid this country of sifarish and develop a culture of respecting the merit-based system.

Small owners are selling more land than they are buying and large owners are buying more land than they are selling.

Quetta was a happening place in the 70s with the two most important schools of instruction.

In the US, wiretapping and electronic surveillance are categorised as “searches” conducted by the government.

Security state concept and its role in the formation of national identity are central to the issue of militancy.

Policymakers must ensure they include measures for checking authenticity of existing records.

Prolonged Afghanistan conflict will give space, fuel to terrorist & insurgent waging anti-systemic fight in Pakistan.

To attract the best talent, we also need to revamp the induction test — the CSS exam.

The intensity of a disaster and its newsworthiness is determined in newsrooms it seems.

Ghani disclosed to ISI that his capture was “arranged” for him to negotiate a “deal” with the CIA unbeknownst...

There is a need to formulate, declare a policy & road map to peace. If talks don’t deliver it, it will need to be...

A federal front has to demand powers be transferred from the central and concurrent list to the state list.

The talks can be attributed to US's altruistic moods to save Kabul from a repeat of blood turmoil of 1988.

No matter how one looks at it, the government, the intelligence agencies and the army should brace for more trouble.

How can Alvi believe it's acceptable to give in to the demands of the TTP? Why should we abolish co-education.

National leaders need to ensure that misogynistic phraseology is politically and socially rejected.

The first casualty of a knuckle-dragging society is, well, its women.

Imran Khan accepts responsibility for good decisions but holds other members accountable for controversial ones.

Dear leaders, please do something more effective than just 'condemn' the brutal murder of these innocent tourists!