Opinion

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.

What the PML-N is less clear about is its plan to find the money to finance the effort it wants to launch.

Bringing about tangible reforms in the agricultural sector remains vital in a country like Pakistan.

Rural workers are not responding sheeplike to commit votes for the locally dominant political party.

As May 11 approaches, one hopes for a change of government. We will have a better leadership. Or will we?

Corruption feeds into loop of poverty, increasing social distributive injustice, making it difficult for poor to rise.

Pakistan needs to work towards fixing its internal water disputes within Indus Water Treaty to combat water scarcity.

Surat wasn’t designed by outsiders, it had an urban culture developed by its citizens, much of which it retains today.

Musharraf has to be tried, hopefully punished to establish a point; dictator is never all right, never acceptable.

It is, however, not very clear just what it was that miffed the returning officer in Ayaz Amir’s case.

New breed of politically motivated youth has been brought up on half-baked truths, pessimism, paranoia and xenophobia.

The half-full or half-empty metaphor does not appropriately apply to Pakistan.

Instead of remaining consistent in democracy, we have been experimenting with distorted forms of government.

In a country where states had for long been complaining of central authoritarianism, the reverse now seems to be true.

For those who are contesting elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), security, and threat of attacks are prime issues.

To be sustained over a long period, economic reform must be thought up, legislated, implemented by the elected.

While health implications of domestic abuse are known, what is not so well known is its relation with mental illness.

Disqualifying people for character issues and past transgressions will take the politics out of democracy.

Why in the world should line officers, particularly senior judicial officers such as members BoR be posted out?

Pakistan will have to do better in the critical areas of implementation and management of its vaccination programme.

Newspapers need to spark editorial conversations that focus on informing and educating rather than simply criticising.

The RO could have gone through a series of Ayaz Amir's columns to gauge his commitment to Pakistan and its ideology.

A professionally trained, disciplined force is necessary and it must not have some of the cowboys that we have today.

Why is Karzai and his government continuing to point an accusing finger at the Pakistani agencies?

Thatcher ensured that Britain’s role in Europe became that of a permanent irritant rather than a profitable partner.

According to Article 62, those who had opposed Pakistan before its establishment were exempted from its purview.

Both Islamabad and Kabul appear to be taking important, measured steps to bring their ties back on track.

Liberals must stand up with the same conviction as Abbasi's, demand Constitution be purged of unenforceable provision.

Pakistan currently has just 2.2 per cent forest cover remaining which is abysmal.

In democracy, people’s representatives are supposed to come from among them, and therefore, reflect state of society.

Sadiq, ameen refer to moral qualities, not religious practice. But Zia made these questions instrument of inquisition.

For each scholarship provided, hundreds of students in a developing country could receive basic education.

Bhutto lives on — a truly reflective slogan that the PPP has coined to the best political use at the grassroots level.

It will require time, effort, repeated cycles of elections, accountability to get a better system, better politicians.

Article 62, 63 can be used by opponents or ROs to disqualify a candidate for having “inadequate” knowledge of Islam.

Pakistan needs to develop strong institutions and establish the supremacy of law with depersonalised state mechanisms.

If we were hoping for some relief through a caretaker government, we have been sadly mistaken.

If PPP does well in the May elections, it will be largely because of the success of Benazir Income Support Programme.

Being subjected to violence by teachers suppresses creativity and initiative in children even when they are older.

Hegemonic postures tend to not only give global orientation, but will also intentionally diffuse context of enemy.

Should the BJP run a positive election campaign around Modi’s fine economic achievements?

I can’t help but think of countless tragedies, which could have been prevented by application of: safety.

Intensity of present scrutiny is perhaps new, yet the idea behind it is controlled democracy, a mistrust of people.

Quite a few people in Karachi feel that the chap who thought of the droll April Fool's message certainly has a point.

If truth be told, it is our establishment that is broken and all this talk of reform is mere hyperbole.

Once investment in human capital and infrastructure is propagated, opportunities will actualise.

We hope that candidates can be honest and ameen, but to expect them to be righteous is akin to asking for the moon.