Opinion

In the coming elections, which way the tide turns, whether towards Imran Khan or Bilawal Bhutto only time will tell.

Mourning in this particular political parlance indicates not a spell of grieving, but a foray into extreme violence.

Those who breed like flies die like flies.

Pakistani nationalism is tinged by Islam and anti-Indian passions. Nationalism is a middle-class exceptionalism.

Mass-based credentials, popular support for PPP comparatively deeper, wider than Muslim League in Pakistan Movement.

Ziaul Haq reminds us of the evil, mediocre and I stake everything and say; common men are capable of.

Even if the US put the bounty on Saeed to please India, and I believe it did, the beneficiary will be Pakistan.

Media on both sides of the border, as well as some politicians, are perhaps expecting too much.

Immediate measures are needed to harness potential of increasing youth population, or it could become social unrest.

No one in India, media nor political parties, comment on military affairs thinking its not in the country's interests.

32 year Shaista Khan, a graduate, 6 days a week would set off from Ziarat Town at 6.00 AM, ring bell in Zezri at 8.

For him, assaulting random people, including children, is an acceptable way to live and make a living.

Have we not ramped up ‘confrontation’ with supplier of most of our sophisticated defence(?) equipment rather a lot?

An economic consensus is still lacking, but the Seventh NFC is a major step in this direction.

I hope I am right, that Pakistan may still have time — but it will need some effort to save it from itself.

In the last year of this government, ordinary Pakistanis are poorer, insecure, disillusioned, frustrated than before.

I wear my biases on my sleeve — honesty compels me to do so, so that the reader knows where my work is coming from.

With no discourse on water rights, water availability, water quality, private sector operators can run unregulated.

All India Muslim League's Malik Barkat Ali was amongst those nominated by Jinnah to prepare the Lahore Resolution.

The so-called ‘power crisis’ is, in fact, a state of affairs growing out of 3 different areas where government failed.

For all practical purposes this bounty is an ex parte announcement which, legally, sans standard legalities, is bogus.

Karachi is paying a police force that serves no actual purpose, its effectiveness goes from laughable to depressing.

Our long association with extremists, militants has kept us in isolation, from establishing new economic partnerships.

For most of its history Pakistan has been ruled by relatively honest leaders who were not associated with corruption.

Of all the charm, romance associated with them, revolutions actually never lighten burden of tyranny, simply shift it.

The international community sees Afghanistan as nothing more than a business opportunity: Pacha Khan Zadran.

No one knows how it came about but most think it is the old beginning of the year in the vernal equinox.

There is significant rivalry between India, China, but for some reason West thinks of India as a counterfoil to China.

Executive’s intent in ceding its own functions to a committee signifies parliament supremacy over other institutions.

Accusing one of being Indian agent is deliberate attempt to short-circuit critical thought, provoke violent response.

We need to internalise this newly guaranteed right and think about what kind of an ‘educated’ people we want to be?

Unfortunately, they don’t make people like Dawn's once editor, Altaf Hussain, anymore.

Punjab has taken a loan of $250 mn from World Bank for its Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Improvement Program.

The govt should set up a commission to make recommendations on remedial measures for the higher education sector.

The memogate inquiry shows how political cases are wasting the precious time of the courts.

There is a debate both inside and outside Pakistan about the size of the middle class in the country.

Pakistan has been facing several challenges in accepting diversity in its people, this is perhaps one such challenge.

Whoeve­r threw acid on Fakhra’s face would have been disapp­ointed to hear the news of her suicid­e.

We need to rethink threat perceptions & new opportunities a friendlier relation with India, Afghanistan may offer.

Due to General Singh, when Indian politicians attack government for this crisis, they are aware of the damage he did.

States that follow nationalism and ideology have elements of fixity in foreign policy.

There is one word to describe what is happening in the name of democracy in Balochistan: farce.

No commentator mentions any longer heavy presence of roguish young men around & on rooftop of Lal Masjid - like Manto.

Disappearances, torture, inhumane treatment are standard practices in half of world countries. Yet all are UN members.

We do not recognise our heroes, great spirits who lighten up the dark landscape that Pakistan has become.

We talk about diversity of Karachi, richness because of minorities. But when strings are pulled, we dance like puppets

For the record, I am a proud Pakistani who loves his country, but I am on SAFMA’s side against Zaid Hamid's...

Short attention given to the PCNS report became shorter on account of Karachi killings, loadshedding riots in Punjab.

While income strongly correlates with turnout, literacy rates across districts do not.

When Gilani’s lawyer stated that only parliament can remove Zardari, he probably had in mind the US.