Opinion

Going into N Waziristan will only prolong the sapping war. Hoping to find a grand vision will remain only a pipedream.

Like Begum Bhutto & Benazir, Malala stood up fearlessly against barbarians opposing girls’ education, women’s rights.

Destruction of Sir Ganga Ram's tomb shows we are just a bunch of self-seeking, often bloodthirsty, illiterate people.

Pakistan power centres are multiplying; it would not be sufficient to shift power from one ‘unelected’ body to another

Imran Khan’s principles need to make sense for the entire country, not just for his followers.

Asghar Khan case must help us bury the myth that military intervention, political manipulation serve national interest

The adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment was a revolutionary step.

Malala’s sacrifice makes clear that the time has come to unite and fight for Pakistan and its people.

It was quite strange seeing it rank 16th among 151 countries on the World Happy Planet Index for 2012.

There is an army answer and a civilian answer, in Swat, and the truth perhaps lies somewhere in between.

As a nation, we cannot look up to people who have made us proud. And we glorify those who need to be shamed instead.

If verdict for Imran is “shame on you”, what verdict is for ‘fearless’ leaders charged to protect Pakistan’s kids?

We are nursing our two hatreds in competition with each other, our hatred for America and our hatred for the Taliban.

“Should the Pakistan Army launch a drastic offensive against the extremists in North Waziristan?”

Judgments don't stop coups, intrigues or armoured vehicles. But, it may have become slightly more difficult to do so.

How do Imran Khan’s plans to pacify, deal with Taliban fit in with his thinking on education, role for girls & women?

States claiming to be secular keep belief systems alive via Constitution; politicians don't challenge neo-status quo.

Draconian antiterror law will impinge on civil liberties; some innocents will suffer, but the alternative is worse.

As the numbers of girls married as children grows, numbers of children bearing children will increase.

Unavailability of accurate electoral rolls facilitated many types of rigging and errors.

Existing trade structures of ECO member states are oriented towards West or East, not towards one another.

The national debate over an operation is now divided and fragmented and public opinion is confused.

In the cases of Malala & Amanda, we see different cultural manifestations of this age-old desire to subjugate women.

“It is time we united and stood up to fight the propagators of such barbaric mindset and their sympathisers.”

Caste is losing its grip over dalits because India is industrialising, urbanising and modernising.

Hazrat Khizr, to whom Taliban gave reference, may have lived in Bahrain where there is a shrine in his honour.

Thousands of people need to be mobilised — from their homes and on to the streets. Only then can we make a difference.

Waziristan rally was work of an ordinary politician on routine day out with flash & disposable gimmicks, but shallow.

State has to decide if it wants to get rid of militants or keep them around till they one day completely take over.

It is time to declare an education emergency in Pakistan, ensure that Malala’s sacrifice, courage do not go to waste

There is little enthusiasm within Turkey for an armed conflict with Syria, despite its stated positions.

Best way to honour her is to work individually and collectively towards achieving her dream, i.e., education of girls.

Almost the entire country has now become a war zone, from where reporting is becoming increasingly riskier.

US failure in Afghanistan means Pakistan has to deal with Afghan Taliban, ensure to pull them into political process.

Bless you, for you have made my belief in humanity stronger and remember, I love you Malala!

Chaos in society is clearly reflected in the way our traffic runs, and in way we tolerate extremism in the country.

What we have seen thus far has been a pathetic display of warped priorities from nearly every institution of state.

Shame on Imran Khan for not condemning TTP who think women are inferior, challenge our sovereignty, kill Pakistanis.

It is time we decide how long we want terrorism to continue in the name of the Taliban’s peculiar brand of religion.

Malala has come to represent the will of a nation fighting to break the chains of slavery.

Silent Muslim majority in the country should cast aside its indifference, take serious notice of growing intolerance

It will be worth exploring how Pakistan developed a taste for centralised authority in the first place.

Let’s not fool ourselves into believing that we are as courageous as Malala but hope that one day, we can get there.

PTI trolls are, possibly, the online equivalent of the once infamous Islami Jamiat Talba’s Thunder Squad.

In Pakistan, everything is a plot by the Indians, Americans or Israel. Or all three!

My first introduction to Lahore was in the autumn of 1958 and toured the city with a a peculiar fetish.

Ikram spent 99 days in Indian custody but escaped on the 100th day, barefoot and naked except for his underwear.

India will not be rid of corruption if these leaders are overthrown tomorrow from Gandhis to Mayawati to Jayalalitha.

Had all of us or even most of been Malala, these medieval thugs could not have attacked her.

In general, my experience of customer services is mixed and, at certain places, favourable to the public sector.