Opinion

Instead of twisting Pakistan’s arm to further isolate Iran, US could use Pakistan leverage to ease tensions with Iran.

Most people in Pakistan are not educated enough to understand the terms used in courts, let alone interpret law.

The state, weakened as it is, may not be able to sustain this accumulating burden of radicalisation!

Democracy goes hand-in-hand with liberal ideals since it allows us to reconcile individual choice, collective action.

Chinoy's win is proof that if our film-makers are well-equipped with the technique of film-making they can beat...

The third trilateral summit brought Ahmadinejad, Karzai, Zardari together amidst a fragile strategic environment.

Balochistan: An emerging nationalism reaching ignition point, because of the failure to devolve power in time.

The democratic government has done nothing in reaching out to the Baloch leaders that have taken up arms.

Ranking universities is not going to tell anything about the state of higher education or improve the overall state.

Men like Rohrabacher are no friends of the Baloch. But what can stop their meddling?

The role of civil society, media in the violence is the single most important fact of this and all other Indian riots.

Balochistan cannot be kept glued together by the use of violence; we have already tried that and still are.

The ‘doctrine’ announced by Bin Laden explains why al Qaeda kills innocent Muslims.

Lahore’s rickshaws have gone from displaying poetry to advertising burnt bodies of Gujarat, Samjhauta express...

There is only one way to start the healing process. Stop the killing.

Instead of indignation, Pakistan, its government should be ashamed of their treatment of Balochistan.

It is about time political parties realise women are a political constituency, their concerns need to be addressed.

Though Hamid Gul has recanted, in falsifying Malik Ishaq's presence, he thought it was for greater glory of religion.

Keynes vs Hayek: An ideological battle rages in the run-up to US presidential elections to prove each other wrong.

Saleem Shahzad: Who gave ISPR the right to comment on the findings of a Commission headed by a serving SC judge.

Gujarat gave South Asia both Gandhi and Jinnah. It gave us the only trading class that respects work ethic.

There are two broad aspects of regulation: One is the grant of permission by the state to own, operate a mass medium.

No one thought that a party of 127 members in a house of 342 would bring unprecedented changes in the parliament.

Countries facing sudden collapse of growth should not retrench their expenditures, rather should grow their way out.

In Germany attorneys called for president’s trial. In Pakistan a barrister went back on his position, defends premier.

Entry of several prominent feudals into the PTI senior ranks won’t bode well for undertaking effective land reforms.

In 133 kilometres between Ravi Siphon, Balloki headworks, Lahore effectively pollutes half of Indus & kills the Ravi.

Contrary to Ejaz Haider’s claim, states do let go of people and territories through peaceful means.

Celebrating Connections is the British High Commission's campaign designed to highlight UK-Pak ties.

Pakistan has to deal with Balochistan. Not because the world is focusing on it, but because we need to focus on it.

To me, the Centre acts like a suspicious husband with Balochistan, always in doubt of the latter’s loyalty, fidelity.

A radical shift in our thinking and a national resolve to see the Baloch as ‘us’ and not ‘them’, is needed urgently.

Judges are required to apply their legal minds to issues, not be swayed by patriotic considerations peddled by media.

The current structure of the Pakistani economy was shaped to a considerable extent by the past.

I am tired of being penned up behind the walls of our village and scared with talk of the Indian bogeyman.

For the Iftikhar Chaudhry-led Supreme Court, taking on de-facto & de-jure rulers of country is simply called Monday.

Banning Shezan shows that the main problem in Pakistan is that people tend to view everything from a religious lens.

Freedom is necessary for creativity because creativity requires intellectual space to make a leap of the imagination.

It does look as if the US is losing its grip on Pakistan. The old bonhomie that once existed has evaporated.

It is also about time that parliament rises to the challenge. It is a race against time but it can be won.

There is a solution: good science books exist. So use them!

Mansoor and Haqqani, two veritable peas in a pod, were having fun and games although in the process both got hurt.

India’s position is quite indefensible, but position of the others in this problem, the Hurriyat, is even worse.

Jamshed Dasti from DG Khan says the hills of DG Khan were the training grounds for jihadis patronised by the state.

Lawyers, media have learnt to fight as a result of lawyers’ movement, but haven’t grasped who to fight, or for...

We killed Saleem Shahzad. If you read the report carefully, it lays the blame on us.

Let’s condemn him for what he is doing, at the same time douse the flames that we have lit ourselves in Balochistan.

Somewhere, just downstream of the crumbling ramparts of Bhakkar, there lies to this day a good deal of wealth.

We must hope that Lahore Bar Association is an aberration and not the norm and other bar associations will protest.

We should sell whatever knowledge we can while retaining our primary right to do research without any botheration.