Opinion

Pillars of PML-N's goal of “Strong Economy, Strong Pakistan” are no different from the Nine Point Agenda of PPP's.

The doors in our cells were without knobs, the windows were double barred. We weren't given any food or water.

Afridi’s sin is certainly much less than senior state functionaries, especially those protecting, monitoring...

We should be wary any time a government insists it needs more secrecy to effectively govern.

It may be inevitable to task the army to purge the country of all kinds of weapons, suppliers and sponsors.

It’s unhealthy to believe that there is an international conspiracy where everyone is out there to get us.

A number of “special” things crossed my mind. But soon, the “specials” were taken over by the “horrids”...

An unfair election in Afghanistan will lead to chaos and having no elections will ensure a continued insurgency.

Despite being a nation of risk-takers, we are not a nation of entrepreneurs — because of our financial landscape.

Governments fearful of inviting public criticism for taking unpopular decisions, invariably end up proposing an APC.

The Pakistani state is virtually on the defensive while the militants have over time become more aggressive.

Responsibilities that should be handled by civilians but are not, one expects army to assume more responsibility.

The rationale of a nation state is to end disparities by careful planning and allocating resources.

Not surprising that the authorities sought to repress the report since it does not hold back when appropriating blame.

If the commissions have the power to implement, at least, some of their recommendations, some change might occur.

From Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto to Malala Yousufzai, Pakistan swells with talented speakers.

Digital delivery will mean never having to go to a branch.

Not considering the threat posed by militant wings of parties and govt supported elements means crime will continue.

Nothing will improve the confidence of the private sector than the presence of a development-minded administration.

Of the 36 questions raised by the Commission, more than 27 dealt with issues related to security.

An electoral triumph can carry a government for 4 to 6 months only. After that, it is its performance that counts.

Pakistan would have long been buried and failed were it not a country of Malalas as well.

Scotland Yard suspected for some time that Altaf was flying below the radar but Big Brother said, “Hang on lads."

Under Modi in Gujarat consultation has ended. Modi decides something and instructs the bureaucracy to implement it.

Education has potential to mitigate or exacerbate conflict. Especially for particular communities hit by violence.

Dear Pakistanis, for a change, believe in one of your own. Accept her as the extraordinary Pakistani that she is.

The only hope of reformation and betterment lies within this noble habit of accepting our faults.

The court, like the common citizen, is reacting to a widespread concern about politics being usurped by the criminal.

It is best to be direct in the mode of recommending remedial steps, leave transformational notions to public forums.

Pakistan is entering a phase of wrenching change: an era in which the future is not an extrapolation of the past.

Democracy can take care of itself; if we maintain course, Pakistan will soon come out of coma.

Pakistan SC has delivered more to average citizen by way of environmental, worker, voting rights than the US Court.

Political parties have found a political opportunity in electricity shortfall.

How in God’s name did a structure as humongous as OBL’s come up in Cantonment limits, and no one noticed?

Nationwide, progress has only been made on about half of the targeted indicators.

A budget focused on energy, along with a short-term survival strategy, would have earned a better deal from the IMF.

General alSissi must try to play the “divide and rule” game, which is easy in a society that is already divided.

Pakistan is facing an existential threat, which cannot and should not be fought by the army alone.

Political consent is best represented through the ballot box. Egypt cannot be ruled by “referenda” in Tahrir.

No civilised nation should allow the state to commit the same act as the criminals.

While it doesn't establish Pakistan’s complicity in hiding OBL, it does highlight a complete communication failure.

As Pakistan increasingly spirals into the dark abyss of mayhem & bloodshed, importance of education seems lost on us.

They say the English summer is 3 events, the Lord’s test, Royal Ascot and Wimbledon. This year the summer is...

A major role of MPs is to represent their constituency. Law disenfranchises electorates when they vacate their seat.

The IMF programme is normally regarded by our ruling elite as promissory notes for obtaining desperately needed loans.

Bureaucratically-drafted, the national security policy lacks understanding and discounts the existence of conflicts.

Every time we ignore an extra-judicial murder, it brings us that much closer to being a cold reptile.

Elveden was given by the British to a certain Maharaja Duleep Singh in return for the loss of his kingdom in Punjab .

The politicians have failed to introduce viable, structural reforms in the military to achieve civilian control.

While military is solely responsible for coups it commits, pre-empting future ones lie on its enablers: politicians.