Opinion

Lahore must respond to different impulses and determine its economy itself during the early phases of urbanisation.

Mamnoon Hussain does not have much standing in the PML-N, not to speak of Pakistani politics.

The job of a civilian president, especially in a country like Pakistan, is essentially a ceremonial one.

While there are multiple causes of transmission of hepatitis B & C, the most risk is from unsafe injection practices.

The baniya is excellent at accumulating capital but not particularly good at giving it away.

Supreme Court is writing a new history of this country, where lawyers movement, restoration was storming of Bastille.

Could the taxi driver's death have been prevented? Yes! If the Rangers were given more equipment than just guns.

The drainage system is completely choked, and no one is willing to take the responsibility.

Asking the terrorist lot ‘nicely,’ to be ‘nice’ and desist from activity was and is not a solution.

Stop criticising just for the heck of it. She’s fighting all the bad men — the ‘Vadero Pajeros’. Appreciate...

From Dr Abdus Salam to Malala, there is a long list of heroes who became our victims and eventually our enemies.

Holding of elections when 42 voters were yet to be elected is tantamount to rigging of elections.

In a country where we constantly bemoan lack of national assets, let us start by supporting the ones we already have.

With ‘stand your ground’ laws, parts of the US are again encouraging vigilante justice despite rampant discrimination.

The frightening part is our establishment still believe they will ‘control’ the collective Taliban once US is gone.

It was unsettling to see the UN’s blatant attempt to showcase Malala in the effort to raise its own credibility.

In a 2005 interview, he acknowledged this fear “around him” and that he needed to lose elections to learn.

Digital will only extend the range of options for readers, not replace traditional media for now.

Will Pakistan acquire the will to raise their undermined national rights and standing in the international community.

Pakistan is one of the most important countries for the British Council, says chief executive.

It was obvious that Malala was born for greater things and destined to mark her footsteps in history.

Best option for Pakistan is to remain relevant in endgame, not as US client or spoiler but as pragmatic facilitator.

The army intervention is more in the nature of an intervention of a referee when he holds the ball under his foot.

Bringing Aafia back without being able to probe the facts of her case transparently is immoral. We deserve to know!

We have Al Jazeera providing us access to something that our own government should have been able to do.

US cannot conduct a surgical-strike operation without transparency, accountability and fact-finding investigations.

Republic state is not ‘shopkeeper’, which sells goods or commodities to its customers, clients as our state is doing.

Wild fig fruit offerings, considered a luxury in many parts of the world, remain un-harvested and unappreciated.

Delhi must wake up and realise how Kashmir is slipping away towards a more dangerous path.

If an alter-ego of Imran Khan can be found that man is Misbah! I have decided to forgive him after yesterday's match.

Pakistan can still be a place like anywhere else, where heroes bring us together than split us apart.

The plan to build Pakistan’s economic future should factor in the role that Lahore can play in this economic revival.

Discussion on this subject is as irrelevant as deciding if September should be pronounced “September” or “Setambur”.

The main reason for the inconsistent performance of the Pakistani team is the poor fitness levels of its players.

Maybe some day the prime minister will also get time to visit Karachi.

No research should be required for promotion but student and peer-group evaluation of teaching is necessary.

The way to understand the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to see it as India’s party of anger.

A force established for the protection of society, is incinerating its reputation.

Some areas in Punjab have passed 90% enrolment mark, others in rural areas & south Punjab, girls’ schools, lag behind.

When conflict between bigots, anti-extremism is concentrated in a particular example, extent of the rot is exposed.

We sympathise deeply with Dr Aafia Siddiqui, despite evidence against her, but hate a 16-year-old victim of terror?

US, which justifies military action for democracy,is now seen on side of fundamentalist, extremist groups in West Asia

It is hard to believe that a democratic state can stage an attack on its own people to improve national security.

In this blame game being played from both sides, the only loser is justice and truth.

Pakistan and India have yet to demarcate their maritime boundary.

Policymakers, development partner must tear down ‘bric’ walls of bureaucracy, regulation, interventionism,...

The Ranger shot him dead in front of his 4-year-old son. Do we even train our Rangers for special civilian protection?

Why arrest a man who came looking for fish, put him in jail for six months, not release him even after that?

New & greater danger: launch of Global Jihad from Pakistan which is trying to scrape along given moronic institutions.

The question of equity has entered centre stage in designing development policy.