Opinion

The world’s funniest people are the British. For, in addition to humour, they have something called wit.

Media all over the world has become frivolous in last 2 decades, but Indian media doesn’t balance the light stuff out.

Today, the Lal Masjid Operation is owned by no one, but fact remains army conducted operation, and suffered backlash.

In my reckoning, our erstwhile compatriots may well forgive us but can never forget what was done to them.

There is evidence of new cadre of young, hungry entrepreneurs undeterred by positions of authority their fathers hold.

As things stand, who or what is the alternative? Theories and suspicions are rife.

If only coming together of 3 main parties at the dais of BNU convocation could in future form a grand coalition.

Information & knowledge are power. Information tools are participation, access to media. Our womenfolk lack both.

Fact is, Tanhaiyan sequel is making desperate attempts to carry us back to where we once were, while we have moved on.

Modi’s letter on Sir Creek is a political gimmick and spurred by his national ambitions.

Official day, calendar are marked by date, times fixed by astrologers who have confidence of paranoid people in power.

Ongoing gas curtailment is taking a heavy toll on agriculture sector and also on the economy as a whole.

Our protests should always be reserved for khakis - who will never learn - rather than democrats, who may improve.

Realistically speaking, Army’s best chances to acquire Kashmir through military means are now over, dead and buried.

Pakistan shall be left to pick up the pieces in Afhganistan, while US will be desperate to invent a notion of victory.

It is strange how we think of women as wild animals, discursively establishing inequalities and excusing sexual abuse.

Insane money is to be made off properties, if few minority communities are affected, it will just cause few headlines.

It needs more than textbook, pencil to become schoolgirl in Afghanistan. It takes bravery, risk of one’s life.

There is a high probability that once we bag Nobel, our entire focus will shift on the prize rather than the problem.

After next elections, we may end up with a coalition government similar to the one we have now but led by ...?

"The influence of Arabic as well as Arabic grammatical traditions cannot be ignored."

History stands embarrassed as demand for provinces proves sub-nationalities take precedence over Pakistani nationhood.

There can be no quarrel with the policy of seeking reconciliation with India; it needs to be pursued vigorously.

I made this comment not to humiliate anyone but because I love Indian people, want them to prosper.

Who will really benefit from the three-way contest, if it is going to realistically shape that way?

The cruise in luxury four-wheels, inhabit 'up-market' areas. 'They' are blood kin of warlords, profiteers, criminals.

Today, a typical young Pakistani would rather take a good job in India than maintain belligerent attitude towards it.

I cannot define democracy but I know it when I see it — and I do not see it in Pakistan.

When compared to other 3 provinces, he stands out for responsiveness, ability to set parameters of governance right.

It is time that we move on and further democratise the HEC by shunning the thinking of indispensability.

The need for access to land remains a key factor in the fight against rural poverty and development problems.

While Pakistan's dependence on the West for capital continues to increase, the West is becoming wary of Pakistan.

Pakistan's war with terrorism is complicated. We're not sure who we're fighting and why, no clear definition of...

Television. The bane of all our woes.

Congress should ease the divisive current which is damaging Gujarat and provoking violence around the country.

There’s a whole new world of continuing education plying roads, especially with what’s written on backs of rickshaws.

Importance of foreign missions is demonstrated by local functionary in attendance of its national day celebrations.

We have created such a market for negative news that anything positive doesn’t sell anymore.

One election will not transform our lives. But election can certainly begin process of transformation we eagerly seek.

Terrorist violence flourishes, as does sectarian violence both senseless and apparently, unstoppable, by ‘agencies’.

With Kasab out of the way, Pakistani establishment must investigate Lakhvi, comrades for their role in Mumbai attacks.

The terror index quantifies human intent, action and agony, but the study of terrorism is a useful way to tackle it.

People could vote for candidates by selecting desired options on SMS or call in a process taking less than 5 minutes.

Continuing weaknesses of the institutional structure have allowed the costs of corruption to be more than the returns.

Some of the richest areas in Karachi are choked with dirt; while murderers of children, gentlemen roam freely in KP.

When it comes to justice, we should care more about the process than individuals.

HEC must be left alone and autonomous, free from the ambitions of petty bureaucrats and the avarice of politicians.

Courts must keep in mind the small provinces that rejected this project sacrificed a lot for restoration of judiciary.

Business leadership must shed personal conflicts and unite to achieve the objectives of peace and security in Karachi.

Newsbytes from Syria have taken a backseat to the headline-catching, morning sickness of the pregnant Catherine.