Opinion

Lists submitted by Ministry of Information to Supreme Court are interesting and present a serious problem.

ECP, government institutions should make foolproof security arrangements for candidates, political workers and voters.

I say to Musharraf's supporters: whatever is going on is due to kind ministrations of people you hold in high esteem.

For the first time, BRICS members cement initiatives for which they must resolve sensitive issues for settlement.

As a nation, the time has come to stop brushing deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases under the proverbial carpet.

Having tried partnerships with traditional power centres, army probably wants to create fresh breed of stakeholders.

All this will hopefully initiate process of redefining civil-military relations with better clarity, for greater good.

Today, for the first time in our history, we are a work-in-progress federation, not anymore a unitary state.

While Afghanistan cooks their own goose, an angry, disgusted population waits for the departure of foreign occupation.

The ignominy of seeing a messiah come in and proclaim to “save” the country has deeply traumatised the nation.

Though the dependence on auto rickshaws still adheres, they aren’t the only option for the Delhi commuter anymore.

Ideas and words are lost on us, just like we have lost the distinction between Character and 140 characters.

Sometimes, single-handedly, our well-meaning journalists can misrepresent reality.

We hear so much of corruption that we normally ignore that leaders can be foolish also.

The moral character of the candidates should best be left to the voters to judge.

If this historical occasion is used sombrely, trial against Musharraf might lead us to truth and reconciliation course

We need a Pakistani conception of justice which builds upon common law, Islamic inheritances and South Asian heritage.

Social sectors, along with agriculture are the two priority areas for PTI, as mentioned in their manifesto.

State institutions and processes cannot adopt clear-cut policies unless the question of who rules Pakistan is settled.

Politicians need to take a more active role in implementing environmental policy frameworks.

Our political parties have their own priorities oblivious of the real challenge that we face.

When Manmohan Singh steps aside, someone new must take charge of what is a serious problem that needs a fresh approach

There is still confusion in minds of people, particularly those who lived under Ayub Khan's secular government.

Unless regulatory frameworks improve, creating large bureaucracies to deal with rising challenges will keep failing.

We need more transport projects, but the next ones need to be better planned and better executed.

TTP has made elections into a two-party contest and PML-N, PTI must express their desire to stand against them.

Juxtaposing military spending with the social sector speaks volumes about Pakistan’s misplaced priorities.

India is witnessing a struggle between secular and communal forces. This has been the case ever since independence.

Yanks have their screaming tabloids, nutjobs, hate-mongers. But by & large, they get slapped down by a savvy public.

The nonsensical bigoted kerfuffle raised by Articles 62, 63 of the multi-mess made of the Constitution has retreated.

The actual culprits in most cases go scot-free while only petty criminals and lesser thugs languish in jails.

Insecurity is manufactured at the global level and has less to do with cultural and religious forces found locally.

In the circumstances, a population that is passive or intimidated by terrorists enables their success.

The PTI needs to not fight shy of telling the tiller what it promises.

His conduct recalled to mind elegant way in which Zulfikar Ali Bhutto suffered at the hands of another army dictator.

The security forces of Pakistan must confine the invisible contestants to their hideouts and protect democratic forces

National literacy campaign will need to be planned with provincial, federal governments so it reaches towns, villages.

It may be the time to work out the cost-benefit ratio of our adventure as the frontline state in the war on terror.

For the right people to be elected, our people need to be informed and educated.

Never in history had potential lawmakers faced such a demeaning time, and that too, before the glare of the media.

The official figures of GDP growth do not reflect the massive amount of black cash in circulation.

Voters are influenced less by foreign policy and economic programmes and more by ethnic, linguistic, tribal factors.

First, Pakistani tin-pot leaders make secret deals & leak to Western press, then coroborate it to same Western press.

No definition of 'sagacious' and 'ameen' has been given, leaving process of scrutiny open to being abused.

I hope that we Pakistanis, leaders, people, can learn from Margaret Thatcher, her ideals, sense of purpose, character.

If a coalition government is realised following May 11, political maturity will be the need of the hour.

It's never too late to execute a dictator when democratic institutions are strong, enjoy full support of the people.

It'll be a step forward when Balochistan people elect candidates as party flags, colours flow in fresh political air.

As our digital and real lives become intertwined, the revolution won’t just be televised, it will be mobile.

If inanities in the name of faith and morality are left unquestioned, the country will plunge into medieval times.