Opinion

Madeleine Albright’s family did not have a Hebrew name, took the name Korbel to ward off Jew-hating Slavs, Germans.

It appears to protect selfish interests of its self-styled leaders, who have decided to manipulate, hoodwink people.

For our elite, social location of an individual or group they belong to, matters more than what one says or does.

Liberated, empowered Lyari dangerous as it will question ruling coalition policy of enslavement, political expansion.

Political parties are being used to keep leaders in power, than solve problems. There is need to call system to order.

For war to stop Pakistanis and Americans must work together & that is only possible if they are talking to each other.

Politics of new provinces will be the defining feature of politics in the coming years and decades.

We must revive the Pakistani film industry and become a society with a pulse again.

With 125,000 brilliant students equipped with laptops, I hope they contribute positively towards education system.

Some recent developments in the Gulf region deserve to be studied more closely in Pakistan than is being done.

It is important since it provides a menu of options for the policymakers to rescue the Pakistani economy.

Let CJ Kapadia not go down in history for undertaking an exercise which can be detrimental to the rights of the press.

Gilani makes us believe that he really is a nice guy. But the question remains, do we need nice guys as our leaders?

A curse upon honour! It brings to a nation nought but militarisation, conquest, conflict, and the pain of war.

He was finance minister, foreign minister, has better idea on what is wrong with India, what focus as nation should be

There is much talk of Pakistan a mistake, possibility of violent upheaval wiping out upper middle, middle class.

Implosion by outdated Pakistani mind, or collateral damage by West trying to survive Islamic aggression, may doom us.

Lawyers’ movement, restoration has embedded feeling of public representatives in judiciary, which has to be fought off

Redefining patriotism for 21st century: not attack, defend our real, imagined enemies, but be of service to country.

The prime minister, it seems, intends to remain prime minister regardless of courts, constitutions or even convention.

I find study of euphemisms interesting as it tell tales from battleground of inclusion, exclusion, or caste politics.

Who were these mysterious, unfortunate children to die in wild, desolate Khost in closing years of 19th century?

Bin Laden was worried about his legacy & his network splintering, many of which were outside his control.

If they work together, both regions will share an era of progress and prosperity.

Views of many veteran Islamist leaders about photos appears to have somewhat changed with growing power of media.

PM was charged with disobeying the court — a civil contempt and not ridiculing it, which constitutes judicial...

Couldn't help notice a progressive decline in animal care, and a rise in cruelty towards animals.

Washington is in no mood to pay heed to Islamabad over the relentless breach of national sovereignty.

Gilani's conviction should be regarded among those decisions in history, which generated great political consequences.

Hulagu Khan sacking Baghdad to current Muslim suffering, when going gets tough, eschatological prophecies surface.

How can members of ruling elite that keeps jumping parties, treats law as handmaiden distinguish morally right, wrong?

In DC they want to hear about our reforms, while in Islamabad they want to hear about aid promises, not vice versa.

Implementing green economy could provide solutions to many of Pakistan’s environment, energy, water & waste problems.

The continuing mistrust and resultant crisis in Pakistan-US relations can help neither country.

Insistence on sovereignty as avoidance of self-correction leads to isolation.

SC Gilani verdict was considered ‘smart’ because the court avoided becoming a party to the removal of a tainted PM.

We should stop engaging in political rhetoric and instead turn to the threats that Pakistan faces.

Brennan spoke specifically of targeted strikes, he didn’t say a word about ‘signature’ strikes.

A line needs to be drawn to decide which cases fall under suo-motu jurisdiction and which are beyond it.

If India develops submarine launched version of missile, it will have second-strike capability against Pakistan.

The moment the courts start taking decisions on policy or political matters, their actions become anti-democratic.

We should be proud that Christians in Pakistan want to be ‘Pakistani Christians’ and not create hurdles for them.

Pakistan, as the nucleus of this war theatre, may write history as the most resilient phoenix to rise from the ashes.

Turbulence within the power structure is moving towards a new institutional balance.

Whether Pakistan can go through without capsizing depends on how the Pakistani establishment is able to steer.

There are good reasons for Pakistan not to be alarmed by Agni V.

A digital utopia cannot be constructed on a shaky educational base such as ours.

Will the Northern Alliance's Tajik faction inside the ANA now fight the Taliban after the American exit?

The thing that I dread about book launches in Pakistan is the number of speeches inflicted on an audience.

Travel along any highway in Pakistan & you’ll find milestones vandalised, place names, distances chipped away.