Opinion

Problem when it comes to Pakistan is we use all clichés of the English language and even copy-paste our revolutions.

There finally exists consensus that terrorism, dictatorship, illiteracy, diseases are real enemies of Pakistan.

Mainstream popular television, radio channels need to allocate time for dedicated educational programming.

Rather than let Kasab become another story to incite hate & damage, we should stop rhetoric that catalyses conflicts.

Brennan is a strong supporter of torture, extraordinary rendition. An individual who has lost his moral compass.

Extortive moneylending system is run by rural and urban middle class, lending to those who can be chased and coerced.

Plastic may be fashionable but it is not, by any measure of the imagination, an environmentally friendly tool.

We've had four military messiahs that could have set Pakistan on the right path, but they left it weaker and poorer.

Qadri does not appear to be in any position to profit from the sit-in in Islamabad. But MQM stands to gain a lot.

The way in which students came out indicates they want to break from the past and bring down politicians from thrones.

Karachi needs to be cleansed; from pests residing in upscale areas as much as from thugs holed up in Orangi, Lyari

In my opinion, Pakistan’s failure to effectively combat terrorism is due to its failure to give weight to the problem.

We are suffering an insurgency of people using terror as a weapon and we need to do a better job of counter-insurgency

School mostly relates to recounting, retaining existing knowledge; university focuses on ‘creating’ knowledge.

Radicalisation is one way the poor and dispossessed find voice as it demands action to challenge the status quo.

It is about time we challenge TV narrative that focuses on taming female sexuality and glorifies sacrificial women.

Today’s Punjab, from perspective of its initial endowments, suggests the province could have made better use of them.

Feudal mindset thrives on political expediency, keeping the status quo and not taking the guilty to task

There is an absence of mass political parties effectively representing interests of workers, peasants, middle classes.

It did not take long for people to start suggesting that Malala was a Western stooge.

Focus on curbing birth rates is needed to enable households and state to ensure quality of life for new generations.

Does reviewing the military doctrine mean that the Pakistan Army will shift its military strategies soon?

Being illiterate may not kill a person but the feeling of being a jahil does, if not socially, then emotionally.

There’s nothing wrong or foreign about words like vishaal, shanti, mukti, as they have no Persian, Arabic parallels.

When our politicians talk about change, it’s not really change, just a minor adjustment in selection of the exploiters

Rhetoric of Tahirul Qadri is fairly similar to what hear every time there is going to be democratic power transition.

GoP feels talking to TTP can still lead somewhere, but army realises talks are no-go. Yet gives no alternative either.

“Baat karnay main kya harj hai yaar. We won’t talk to the ones who kill anyway, we’ll talk to the other ones.”

In some democratic societies, rape is used against marginalised communities where rest of society stays quiet.

The current assessment and incentive scheme has bred a rat race for fake publications and supervision of junk theses.

Ari Pir was a staging post between Sehwan to Lahut Valley for malangs who passed through from former to latter.

Not so much as an Afghan onion is purchased by American forces who depend on imported organic fruits, vegetables.

Bangladesh’s political geography put the regional framework under stress.

Iqbal Haider was best known for his humility, honesty, integrity & above all, for not compromising on his principles.

Let me castigate those who conflate tribal traditions with what Taliban do, it's designed to confuse lay Pakistanis.

Qadri’s strategic behaviour seems to be to demonstrate people’s power with a desire to change the electoral system.

The butterfly effect of using Shakil Afridi to locate Osama bin Laden has resulted in attacks on health workers today.

Looking into future through the cultural lens, there is not much that may change in the year we have just welcomed.

No peace is possible in Karachi or elsewhere if we continue to advance our reasoning through the barrel of a gun.

What Qadri condemns as terrorism and Azhar applauds as jihad is actually an undecided debate in Islam.

Out of the wide spectrum of problems related to education in Pakistan, the language issue persists unabated.

A province with governance on nosedive proffers endless opportunities to lawbreakers, faith-motivated extremists.

It has always been my considered opinion that once you take care of Punjabi Taliban, TTP will wither away on its own.

Despite common factors between Egypt and Pakistan, historical development and nature of the states is very dissimilar.

Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have left deep, ingrained scars on the minds of the US soldiers.

TTP must lay down arms, submit to Constitution, laws of this state, renounce violence and seek society’s...

all these change-mongers believe in one thing — that somehow, a miraculous system emerges which will solve everything.

We need to take national initiatives to tackle the problem of poor quality, fake and substandard drugs.

Main battle in forthcoming 2013 national elections will be between saviours of dynasty & people’s Junoon for justice.

The least we can do is raise the next generation of men to respect women and accord them the same dignity.