Opinion

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.

Unlike yesterday’s Pakistan, anyone wanting to find information can do it. Anyone who wants to speak is free to do...

Our system of democracy suffers from two weaknesses: political dynasties and domination of parliament by landowners.

Policymakers must pay attention to concerns of overseas Pakistanis, channel their incoming funds to bolster economy.

With churches attacked every time there are anti-American sentiments, Jinnah's message is not being remembered.

Hirschman would have suggested that in today’s turmoil in Pakistan are to be found the seeds of positive change.

If Indians want justice for the victim of this gang rape and her counterparts, they will have to start with themselves

Well-wishers of an independent judiciary must convince our honourable judges to show judicial restraint.

Add dimension of selflessness to the resolution and watch it succeed or make it narrow, selfish and mark its failure.

It was the Parsi who left caste ghetto, engaged with European culture and showed us wealth was for advance of society.

This year, I will start with ZA Bokhari, writer, poet, broadcaster, musician & ex-director general of Radio Pakistan.

Even now, only members of PPP & ANP are murdered. They have been punished & still continue to be for their courage.

What chances do Khan and Qadri have — and more importantly, are they what Pakistan needs?

Faizan will always be remembered for bringing happiness to the faces of our future.

Pakistan does not have an international R & D centre,therefore, is completely dependent on West for new technologies.

If Bashir Bilour wished, he could have buried his head in the sand like his fellow politicians and saved his skin.

According to some, first ISI fielded Imran Khan & now brought in TQ. It's fielding Defence of Pakistan Council too.

Why has ‘Action Stations’ not been sounded by NAB yet, for did it not notice the recent extravaganza in Lahore?

Pakistan needs healthy digital laws that encourage expansion of minds and businesses.

Nepotism is very unappealing but some groups will only be able to be represented because of their family name.

Whatever growth that has taken place in the past four years has been contributed entirely by consumption.

When one fetes a traveller, it is not long after that one finds oneself on the lonely road in need of hospitality.

Like Batman and Nightrunner; Islam and the Republican-right are pairings that reflect the times we live in.

Efforts should be focused towards strengthening the system from within, rather than replacing it.

What Qadri spoke about on December 23 is not about change but metamorphosis in which most people will be blindfolded.

BB’s sacrifice on December 27, 2007 will live on as tale of bravery inspiring struggles against extremism and...

The rupee is taking a free fall. It is now almost Rs100 to a US dollar.

Mr Tahirul Qadri has been dusted, remade, put in shining robes and para-dropped over Pakistan.

Afghan contractors who, despite putting their lives on the line by working for Americans, are continually exploited.

Election results in Japan and South Korea, though welcomed in Washington, have generated concern in the region.

Pakistan is looking more and more like Afghanistan as it loses control of its territory.

Legal system, law-enforcement should go after those compelling kids to undertake illegal acts, than punish children.

Until education is genuinely owned and effectively delivered at the district level, no other remedy is going to work.

In Pakistan, neither the judiciary as an institution nor the individual judges are independent.

Our options are either to fight back or be killed. But it looks like we would rather be victims. But count me out.

Best comparison would be that Pakistan has been ruled by the Republicans since independence, but without the benefits.

The future, despite the supposed joy of the festive season ahead, looks quite grim.

The person who controls the governing party holds the reins of power.

It is difficult to see how health work and politics can be decoupled after the damaging incidents of the last decade.

The Indus Basin, which has sustained civilisations across millennia, presents new challenges to people of the region.

None of the politicians who are elected will be able to eliminate entrenched customs that militate against progress.

Will Zia Mohyeddin be remembered? Perhaps not in toxic annals of our ideology but in our hearts through recordings.

He must do the elementary things that show that he is not the man many in the media think he is.

Who would wish polio upon their child? The TTP and their clones would, and do. They wish it upon all of our children.

Ccelebration of Working Women’s Day acknowledges women who have entered the workforce, despite adverse circumstances

The top, all the way along, has been rotten to its core, rot has steadily permeated downwards as deep as it can get.