Opinion

The State has no business declaring anyone from any sect, or fussing about religious architectural structures.

His book, 'Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military' highlights the pattern of army, Religious Orgs working in tandem.

In short, if Imran Khan really means business he needs to fold back his unrealistic promises and seize the moment.

Slammed by human rights activists, members of legal fraternity,Afridi's sentence has found favour with the government.

Sindh did not undergo“retributive genocide” & consequent total ethnic cleansing that partitioned Punjab suffered.

Earthquake-flood wreaking experiment in Alaska evades our anchorpersons because its too much science for them.

Control of fuel, food prices out of government hands, people, political parties lose out on relief in the budget.

Budgets, development plans need to spend money on asset-building, refurbishing of decaying infrastructure.

“The idea that people can be extradited to another country for a crime done in the UK is extraordinary.”

Chinese FDI in developed countries is small compared with FDI coming into China, failed to acquire Western assets.

Absence of prerequisites produce an electoral system that creates governments wrongly termed as democratic, elected.

Shafilea’s indignation may seem natural but in Pakistan, it is no strange custom that women have to dress as dictated.

All that people of my generation are left with are memories of better times on both sides of the Great Divide.

Pakistan, US have lost ingenuity,frozen in mutual recriminations, oblivious to dangers of post-Afghanistan pullout.

If done properly biomass or biogas plants could generate surprising amounts of cheap electricity, cleanup environment.

EFT-wallahs are Twitteratis’ heartthrobs, trending constantly. Just the paper for blogger-to-become-op-ed-disaster.

Implementation of these laws represents part of a historic shift in many aspects of our society.

He is a political liability, the sooner he is sent packing the better off the PPP will be, as well as the country.

Unless people are told why human beings, especially women, have right to exist, respected, social evils will continue.

Intelligence-sharing agreement is between states, individuals can't undertake on their own, not even ISI officers.

Afridi was illegally convicted by an executive official acting in a manner repugnant to centuries of jurisprudence.

There is no evidence to suggest there is more likelihood for dual national to betray than single nationality holder.

Recent protests in Delhi demand revocation of the Padma Vibhushan conferred on cartoonist Shankar Pillai in 1976.

Bogus science is rising everywhere. A reason for that science behind everyday stuff is now more involved than before.

Appreciation of links between migration, its impact on economic development will lead to a better public policy.

Nuclear weapons combined with elements of national power are an instrument of policy to safeguard national security.

It is time to get back to the drawing board and think things through. There is not much time to lose.

Pakistan failed to gain security because defeat instead of victory was consequence of military action against India.

The reason the BJP is so helpless at managing its local leaders is that its central leaders have no power.

The apex court set a good precedent with the verdict but should have followed that through with a proper sentencing.

I am in no doubt SC's statement about emergency was in good faith, prompted by increasing frustration on Balochistan.

Our media can’t change the course of history. It can only present it in an objective manner.

Pakistan must learn from China that confrontation, particularly with world’s sole superpower, only entails conflict.

What at the moment is national interest? Easy to answer — elections, coupled with DPC and its companions.

Once a girl child turns an adult, her haya grows up into family’s izzat, to be protected by its counterpart, ghairat.

The whole affair of arresting and traumatising clients and cafe owners was straight out of the early Middle Ages.

Gang-up with tribesmen, again, defeat another superpower. It may not be for good, but feels good to think about it.

Report suggests if there is attempt to right ‘civil-military imbalance’ right wing rhetoric will grow to US detriment.

Ideal situation would be Afridi does some time in Pakistan, eventually to be freed, pursue whatever US offers him.

Whether Dr Afridi is a hero or traitor, some important technical, legal questions arise regarding the treason charge.

Why do rulers of Pakistan take the suicidal ‘lion’ vow without thinking of the people?

Among the other things which impressed me were that the city of Istanbul is very well organised.

In eyes of the marketing departments, a good anchor is one who can shout a lot or make people fight on-air.

Most of the developments in urban planning around the world are apparently lost in Pakistan.

The IPL offers the fortunate middle-class Indian entry into a world he covets.

US, Nato officials made known frustration with Pakistan over Nato supply route, continued support for Haqqani network.

If we know and are proud of who we are, we need not be afraid of becoming someone else or Indian dominance.

Despite revisions, textbooks contain elements detrimental to promoting tolerance, distort understanding of world.

State apparatus, agencies, departments, will have to act in concert, implement strategy that goes beyond use of force.

There are so many questions that remain unanswered about the Lal Masjid and the 2007 operation.