Opinion

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.

Not a single election candidate appears to have either brains or will to emulate Morales, resist US intervention.

President Obama and the newly-elected Chinese leadership must demonstrate greater sensitivity to each other’s concerns

The executive's attempt to interfere in the appointment of judges is a bid to achieve its own ends.

Major political stakeholders must rein in armed wings, lest some other force is constrained to perform this task.

Instead of trying to stop stories, let’s influence the type of stories world gets to hear about Pakistan, terrorism.

PPP was a united progressive force with manifesto of change. Sadly, it is neither that party nor that politics anymore

Given a sewing machine and small seed money, women had established a home business earning Rs4,000 to 5,000 a month.

If we carry on being the Muslim version of Thackeray, Pakistan will remain in an existential and practical crisis.

Children who pass through the prison system will emerge as more hardened criminals, unless issues are addressed.

An addition of 25 million women to the labour force will have the capacity of adding $85 billion to Pakistan's GDP.

Key issue is to build political consensus to defend the country, prevent a slide into anarchy and re-establish order.

We cannot blame America and India for everything. That hidden hand we keep talking about is actually our own creation.

The politics of principle is still alive, the PPP chairman is delivering and will continue to deliver into the future.

Pakistan’s ex-Indus Waters Commissioner has been targeted by media, state for his alleged silence on Nimoo-Bazgo...

My Lords cannot decide political matters for us and if they do, then they cannot expect unquestioning obedience.

We should put our own house in order before we exhort other nations to do so.

India has always seen itself as a moral nation in international politics, but its behaviour has been inconsistent.

My father was appointed as per law by full Board of Governors of HEC, he cannot be removed in this arbitrary manner.

In our society people want retribution. If offenders aren't punished proportionately, people settle scores themselves.

Kejriwal gave 10 names who stashed money abroad. But, I don't expect serious government steps to bring the money back.

PPP may face its most difficult challenge in 2013 elections, but can Bilawal accept this challenge, revive the party?

Transitioning from agriculture economy to knowledge economy, universities, industry, government need to work together.

kheer in Sindhi is milk and thar cream. The compound name Khirthar, therefore, means Milk-cream Mountains.

As in India, exploitation of mineral resources in Pakistan is complicated, out of control via ownership, policy issue.

Government of Pakistan needs to take action, country sits on huge untapped coal reserves and shale gas reserves.

Thank the Lord We were spared presence of Islam4UK, Al-Muhajiroun at so-called ‘Sharia for Pakistan conference’.

The rising debt burden is a serious issue and a threadbare discussion about its sustainability is only to be welcome.

He reminded me that Jinnah had envisioned a secular, modern Muslim state that had all been but lost.

The door to staying below a two-degree temperature increase could shut permanently and as soon as 2015.

Imran Khan has blundered badly and the blunders are too well known to bear boring repetition.

Through the use of drones Obama’s Administration rejects international convention that condemn extrajudicial killing.

When we finally stop labelling others, we will begin to listen to them. And then, they eventually stop screaming.

We should seriously look at how land is being used and that it doesn’t get exploited for the interest of a select few.

Pakistan is five countries in one and each of these parts is trying forcibly to get the better of the other four.

Decisions by Netanyahu, to back Romney over Obama and to attack Gaza have led some Israelis to question his judgments.

People of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan must seriously dissect the misinformation being heaped on them.