Opinion

It’s an exciting time to be a Pakistani. Our resilience, determination — it pulsates untouched through the streets.

In a country that is more anti-American than Iran, one would expect overwhelming public, government support for Iran.

As legal cases against the PPP reach closure, the Party, its leading lights have adorned a Tariq bin Ziad reflex.

Pakistan’s core crisis is not the scarcity of material resources but a deficit of capable leadership.

Chaotic political situation even with confrontation among political forces, is better than the calm of martial rule.

In April 2011, a presidential reference was filed to re-open ZAB's case, thereby vindicate his position.

In my view, Sindhi cult of honour, mixed with pragmatism, is superior, & was embodied by Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagaro.

In the absence of laid down rules of the game, each power player is jostling to get the best deal for himself.

Change cannot come to Pakistan without reorienting its state, its army and its culture. This is its only real problem.

Saleem Shahzad filed a story by way of this report. There is no justice for those killed by a powerful murderer.

A positive in this fiasco, will probably be that most media, major political parties refused to welcome the khakis.

The military, government are paralytic when it comes to TTP — but fully supple when it comes to the mighty US.

Those who sing praises of a free media should pause and ponder if the media is really doing what it is supposed to do.

Large part of the population was sitting on the ideological fence when powerful elements decided for the ethnic divide

In the summer of 2009, I returned to Virawah to photograph Pari Nagar, but it had been picked clean of the ruins.

Populism revolves around charismatic figure and has historically given rise to authoritarian undemocratic structures

Islamiat textbooks for classes 3 to 9 ‘glorify war’; jihad, and the ‘other-isation’ or stereotyping of non-Muslims.

Lack of interaction between technical and policy sectors results in a macroeconomic fetishism.

Pakistan always had a vital interest in the stability of Afghanistan, after years of turmoil it had become more vital.

Examination of every move gives a fair share of public hearing and also self-examination, to all players.

What is of utmost importance today is a non-conclusive Saleem Shahzad Commission.

If Bangladesh’s narrative is full of exaggerated atrocities, Pakistan textbooks erased war crimes from consciousness.

The right to a clean, healthy environment is a fundamental right, violated by the pollution discharged into the Ravi.

With the super poweralliance withering away, Pakistan would be left on its own against a far larger army to its east.

Egyptian women are showing us that without women, without women’s rights, no country can become a real democracy.

As far as it can, for as long as it can, the military will resist a shift in balance of power in favour of civilians.

Sindh’s politics revolve around issues of identity, culture, history & miss out on reform, development, deprivation.

Uncertainty will be the region’s key feature, outside powers would do well to refrain from influencing developments.

Now that Imran appears to be an electoral threat, I would like to make the case, with a bit of logic, lot of hope.

Other than ethnicity, call for more provinces relates to system of governance that delivers services.

Pakistan needs to address the negative perception of playing double games which exists in the Afghan population.

I want to help Arsalan fulfill his dream of singing with a band. His story isn’t over; we can change it.

With history of Seraiki and Hazara regions in mind, no wonder support for them attaining provincial status is strong.

For me crux is Asma’s concession that allegations against Haqqani constitute a crime, president liable to...

Some Western analysts argue that the United States is already at ‘war’ with Tehran.

What are the few things that need to be done immediately to arrest economic decline after the change in regime occurs?

Using a holy text as a physics book makes little sense. But, sadly, it is all too common.

Mr Khan appears sure of having one education system in Pakistan, but he has never clearly articulated which system.

Politics is dirty. Important game players indulge in corruption, nepotism, fraud and do anything to stay in power.

Division of Punjab in 1947 produced a Pakistani side heavily weighted in favour of martial castes than trading castes.

One could still enjoy great cuisine in roadside cafes without fear of somebody sticking a Beretta in his ribs.

Sharmila Boses's book discovers that the Bangladeshi narrative focused on the Punjabi as the tormentor.

Justice being “seen” is as significant as being “done”, and it is where the SC seems to be failing or is...

Zardar­i is back with a vengea­nce. What rabbit will he pull out of his hat now? Here are some possib­ilitie­s.

The hero is venerated because he makes his admirers forget the dirty preconditions of his success.

It is really & truly more than ridiculous that a piece of paper delivered to Admiral Mullen has stirred up a nation.

Unlike Salala, no one mourns this loss of 15 FC men because we don't cry at crimes by so-called ‘strategic...

Break up of the two wings of the country was a price the powers had cynically agreed to impose on people of Pakistan.

Every single Muslim in subcontinent believes s/he is of Arab descent or from an illustrious general or saint.

The Baloch don’t want anything from ‘us’. They just want control over whatever is left of their own resources.