Opinion

Newer determinants of international engagement for war, peace, trade are generating their own addendums to rule books.

The violence is not done by hands that are hidden, but hands that are visible, soaked in Pakistani blood.

The PM is wrong in thinking that he can be more effective by holding the defence, foreign portfolio himself.

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Let us hope that the new govt will make Pakistan-centric policies rather than India- or Afghan-centric policies.

I find tranquillity in knowing that every morsel of my children’s achievement will be accredited to their native land.

All the countries need to look at one another’s problems, through putting themselves in the other’s shoes.

Immediate challenge for new government will be to ensure no more dead bodies are received, missing people retrieved.

By appointing a non-Muslim to an important ministry, Nawaz has shown his resolve to trust him regardless of religion.

The quest for intrinsic study without taking practical benefits into consideration is often necessary.

Government should create the new Information Technology policy urgently, with inputs from all stakeholders.

Our shared history, on state level, has become poison that affects water treaties, trade agreements, visa grants.

PM must understand what the world has become since the last time he was in power and also the change that will occur.

Despite all the challenges, the JPMC continues to provide good and cheap medical care to thousands daily.

Both insurgency and the energy crisis can be tackled at the same time with the same speed.

Education is being denied to our students by the institutions that claim to provide a platform for disseminating it.

One wonders if the electorate in Pakistan will one day behave like its eastern neighbour at election time.

Our national interest of rebuilding the economy must precede all other imperatives.

Congress strategy in the state has been not to insist on full-dress secularism but to ignore what was going on there.

Appointments to the Cabinet were done in good faith and on “objective” criteria, but the criteria need to be revisited

Popularity among the people isn't the criteria of being a lawmaker; it is the criteria of being a fundraiser.

Reserved seats must be filled via direct elections so women on reserved seats have their own constituency, power base.

Mr Sharif has not only made the right noises but has done what democrats claim to be the right and proper things.

The parents of Shahzeb Khan will never see their son again. The death sentence to his murderers is not cruel.

Male or female politicians, in order to remain elegant and sophisticated, must avoid overstated looks, extravagance.

It's time for India to break free and establish quick ties with the new democratic govt in Pakistan.

Afghan security forces are not prepared for the Taliban and will not be able to prevent violence across the country.

In designing the budget, due consideration should be given to the existing precarious balance of payments situation.

Indict the Commando for his crimes; send on parole; give date of hearing. If he doesn’t return, try him in absentia.

While law and order is a provincial responsibility, the nature of the prevailing violence requires a national policy.

Mirza turned back at 8600m to let his sister take the lead and declare to the world that women are as capable as men.

Suspicion on journalists from India stationed in Pakistan grew after The Hindu sent successive female journalists.

Very few people are prepared to accept that a change of cropping patterns is essential if agriculture is to survive.

Behind every great nation, there is always a great turnaround story.

Lawyers and their representative bodies should take up this matter as their first priority.

I cannot say that I haven’t seen more violent protests, but I’ve certainly not seen any of this magnitude thus far.

The use of drones, without the approval of our state, results in the continued loss of our national integrity.

I urge you to revoke this decision. Why should we suffer if you were incompetent?

If only we had not wasted resources on those 2 10-year-long, low intensity wars; if only we had renounced terrorism.

Protecting the source is very important, but protecting the lives of journalists if far more important.

If Nawaz thinks he can co-opt religio-political leaders to get TTP to stop its murderous spree, he is dead wrong.

It's our misfortune to be located next to a blundering nuclear power that does not know what to do with its strength.

People moved from talking about parties, to holding them completely & ruthlessly accountable for their actions online.

Only in his first 100 days in office can Nawaz Sharif legitimately address the issue of drones to Washington.

When Taliban gain any degree of power, they tend to start asserting themselves to the detriment of the state.

Zain wanted justice for his family member’s murder and that seemed to be his only fault.

Increased trade with India will change the structure of Pakistani economy by basing it more on the country’s endowment

Owing to a lack of education, the local people are unaware of the complications involved in the ownership of land.

Will things get better in coming months? Possibly yes. But not at the speed that Nawaz Sharif wants things to happen.

Pakistan’s existence is threatened by the economic and energy challenges rather than by drone attacks.