Opinion

Today, it is easier to buy an AK-47 assault rifle in US than it is to buy an Italian Kindersurprise (chocolate egg).

In case of agricultural property located in western Punjab, Sikhs & Hindus were losers, Muslim mohajirs beneficiaries.

Today’s question is whether we can separate the joy of science from the pragmatism of politics?

The liberal concept of protecting liberty & individual rights was a major factor in the creation of Pakistan.

Despite heavy stakes, the political will to deal with the crisis is confused, fragmented and elusive.

I have an ugly feeling that we will soon find to our cost wages of persistently doing wrong thing at the wrong time.

In social media language, the Rohingya massacre issue is a battle between liberal-fascists and the fundos.

Why does the world, confronted with the dangers of climate change do nothing more than mouth platitudes about change?

She was never the unrelenting defender of the faith that she became known for in various talk shows.

If US can pick up al Qaeda men, why can’t they spot Maulana Fazlullah’s troops moving from Afghanistan into Pakistan?

Central Asia, surrounding regions of Southwest & South Asia are poor. Regional economic integration can help unlock it

Social media not only gives true freedom of speech but a public space where people present ideas to acclaim, criticism

Pakistan will reach its full potential when imperfect women and men in parliament rise to their better selves.

Investment in BRT be made in conjunction with new policies, zoning regulations for transit oriented development.

In commonwealth countries, it is clear that work of parliament is ‘political’ & does not reflect will or work of God.

No change in policy direction can succeed without support of army. For any change to occur, army has to change itself.

Having observed elections in Pakistan, abroad, I can confidently say the by-election was worst since 2008 elections.

India's 'Nonalignment 2.0' report should help Pakistan formulate its own long-term policies vis-a-vis India.

Under President Zardari, the PPP-led govt does things, not for obvious reasons but to seek maximum political mileage.

Behind the scene conflicts show US never appreciated New Delhi then & does not do so even now, when they are partners.

‘Neoliberal security state’ manifests through army’s involvement in fertiliser, ministers in corporate farming.

A stable Afghanistan brings into play Pakistan’s strength; a warring Afghanistan renders this contiguity.

Making it compulsory prior to elections is critical for Pakistan for a smoother, meaningful democratic transition.

What distinguishes journalists from someone on Facebook or on Twitter is that they have ethics.

Given Pakistan’s chaotic situation, would be presumptuous to suggest the country could bind different parts of Asia.

One can be certain about the PPP and its allies in the next elections, but not so sure about the PTI and the PML-N.

The world has “a potent new weapon” and now it needs to adapt it to international law: The Economist.

ISI’s interface with the terrorists fills the world with doubts, results in a negative fallout for Pakistan’s...

The Punjab Assembly discusses matters that are irrelevant, can in no way be passed as matters of government interest

The real danger is government’s collapse will not so much end civil war, but begin fresh, potentially bloodier phase.

It is peculiar to claim by the media to be objective and yet wear being ‘pro-judiciary’ as a badge of honour.

We need to broaden our imagination and look at ways for sustainable giving.

Flexible and pragmatic, he’s the sort of leader Pakistan should have.

Mr Katju seems to have forgot that it takes special kind of judicial creature to handle the political situation here.

Can there be a swift metamorphosis of the national mindset so that mobs and individuals see and bring change?

Crisis in Singh government is not about Manmohan Singh but about the leadership struggle within the Congress party.

Of total land allotted for new colonies, 80 per cent went to Muslims, mostly from Multan, Lahore & Amritsar Districts.

Damage to the ancient monasteries was not caused by nature but by vicious hand of modern day treasure hunting Abdali.

The USC has been on the privatisation list approved by Council of Common Interests since 1997 during the PML-N regime.

If the Pakistani political class wants to engage with their counterparts in India, what could be better?

Contempt of Court Act grants an exemption for Prime Minister from the constitutional law that governs the country.

Let every institution understand ‘United we Stand, Divided we Fall’ against extremism whirlwind reaped by sowing wind.

Bureaucracy's ascendancy over police by proposed changes will make IG ineffective, constrain governance space for CM.

BRT is an ambitious, costly project if not properly executed, could end public transport initiatives in other cities.

Pakistani prosecutors should be enabled unfettered access to the prime witnesses & without accompanying minders.

There is no crisis in Islamabad and Riyadh, but something serious is apparently going on between the two governments.

Ali is extremely well-versed in global politics, not everyone will agree with his interpretations, predictions.

The great error by Pakistan Supreme Court was in disqualifying, removing Gilani by contending he defamed judiciary.

Hobson-Jobson is a 1,000 page dictionary listing colloquial Anglo-Indian words, phrases collected by British in India.

HPI ranks Pakistan 16th among 151 countries, score derived from life length, satisfaction, environmental use levels.