Opinion

The reality is that India, unlike Pakistan, is under no compulsion to speed up the dialogue process.

If the free-market wallahs want economic growth, they should stop giving intellectual cover to crony capitalism.

The problem facing the finance minister is that there was a net outflow of resources abroad in 2012-13.

The police-led Lyari operation of April 2012 is another bad patch in the history of the Sindh police.

Whilst Monier Aslam may disagree with my punishment for terrorists, he is wrong to say it’s like “in the...

Perception of populist support is a fickle indicator; confidantes have uncanny knack of transforming into ‘approvers’.

Intervention fatigue is understandable, but policymakers should not let it be decisive.

Don’t forget to repeatedly remind your reader that truth is often stranger than fiction in this eccentric country.

What China with innumerable resources and finances has not been able to achieve, Pakistan thinks it can.

Their training includes digging trenches without an sleep, 70 km hikes and immense intellectual capacity.

The chairman controls virtually everything with the consent of the BoG, which approves every move of the boss.

Both the nations should determine what the Kashmiris want and end this dispute once and for all.

The use of force in the civilian context is erected on the key norm of minimum human injuries and casualties.

While media can't be barred from airing content, each case must be treated as sui generis, decisions on that basis.

Leghari came up with the idea of CDNS to ensure the president, PM and the COAS kept from transgressing their powers.

The country’s actions have solely been reactionary rather than following a principled national security policy.

It's simple really, Aitchison College produces the most intelligent minds in the country; Imran Khan was one of them.

Forward thrust by India in heat of passion along LoC would have commensurate blowback in presence of hostile backyard.

The defeat is significant for the PTI as it is the first public verdict on its performance in the province.

Election after time tabled election is improving the quality of debate. The way forward is civilian and organic.

An elected government, in laying out a plan for the future, must cater to the needs of its constituencies.

While the tax is in name a tax on ‘luxury’, this is not a significant tax on the rich.

Migrants in Dubai live in deplorable conditions; they are deprived of basic rights like sanitation and even fair pay.

We need to invest in locomotives as well as freight and passenger trains.

The top civilian leaders and the military high command need to develop a shared view on terrorism.

BJP and its allies must win 240 seats. If the allies deliver 78 of these, that leaves the BJP 162 to win.

I have personally never heard anybody in Pakistan express other than admiration for what India has achieved.

It is time to recognise what differentiates people, state from extremists, who wantonly disregard value of human life.

Running brothel-houses and secret bars for men does not become a matter of honour but a woman casting a vote does?

The prevailing policy is to reject everything, advocate from outside the system and wait for the ‘revolution’.

Today there exists voluntary self-censorship, inspired by persecution, prosecution, public opinion, intolerance fears.

Degree of demoralisation our law-enforcement agencies have suffered was evident from Sikandar episode on August 15.

Centuries-old assault of women has acquired a certain level of acceptance now, it has become part of South Asian gene.

Pakistan’s existential threat today will be India’s tomorrow. Hold back invites trouble. To not talk is holding back.

Yes, Musharraf didn't provide sufficient security to Bhutto and regarded her with great disdain, but did he kill her?

While many employers treat domestic helpers well, the latter do remain vulnerable to many forms of exploitation.

For the Taliban, Mursi’s ouster only reinforces their belief that political authority is a function of military force.

Judging from the nature of violence across the LoC all of this year, it won’t take a 26/11 for the peace to break.

If it hadn't been for the internet, I'd have spent the rest of my life wondering what was wrong with me.

A trained negotiator could have ended the Islamabad stand-off - surely our police have none.

Nawaz needs the public’s support to move forward. To succeed, he cannot be a missing person. He must be seen.

Sindh appears to be the only province where a distinction has been made between rural and urban areas.

Karachi will continue to burn if its economy is shunned and the government unable to introduce security measures.

We have forgotten how to champion our successes; we are drowning in a sea of notoriety publicised by ourselves.

The introduction and utilisation of modern technology is one important factor that helps in crime reduction.

Is India priming itself for a stronger communal, anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan stance?

We immediately turned Kashmir into an Indo-Pakistan problem by sending in army-led lashkars into Kashmir.

Despite the harsh treatment meted out to them, there will always be people vying to expose evil and reveal the truth.

Our political leadership must seek greater and deeper clarity in the war against terror.

Point to ponder for Mr Sharif: it takes one to make war but always two to make peace.