Opinion

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. A vote for Imran Khan is actually a vote for Zardari.

A new institution is needed in which the emerging world has a large voice, much more than in the Bretton Woods ones.

The subject of this column is the confusion of Asif Ali Zardari, on the nature of his Hindu subjects.

Khan's cohorts hold aloft in their hand the traditional whip of corruption to lash all others with.

The MFN is only the means, not the end by itself. I do not envisage free trade of all goods straightaway.

Using Ijaz to pass the memo gave Zardari deniability & embarrassing Kayani, ISI to install a pliable ‘security team’.

Primary problem with allegations of corruption is that in most instances voters have no means to verify them.

The point cynics are missing is that people are so fed up of past governing system that they would welcome any change.

China an ‘empire by stealth’, grows by exploiting economic benefits proportional to politically weak Pakistan.

In Europe, when a dictator quits, civilisation takes over & state survives. No such thing happens in the Muslim world.

Pakistan’s unharnessed youth bulge threatens fuelling counterproductive scourge of militancy, social unrest.

Shurafa castes only began to shift from their traditional professions when society changed under the Colonial system.

Parties have not yet started their election campaign, but right now Imran is the only leader being talked about in KP.

Until there is a revolution of sorts in the national mindset, the spirit of sacrifice is set to wane with the years.

The Pakhtuns have lived in the submontane lands of Afghanistan and Pakistan for more than two and a half millenniums.

Musharraf’s creative national accountants messed up data to such an extent that now they themselves cannot read it.

Pakistanis need to recognise that the root of country’s problems is a erosion of Allama Iqbal, Quaid-e-Azam's vision.

I do have a problem when some Muslim rulers are glorified at the expense of non-Muslim ones on the basis of religion.

Pakistan, India need to focus and facilitate upgrades of manufacturing fortunes along with modernising agribusiness.

It is rich of Imran Khan to ask politicians’ assets to be made public but say nothing about military officers, judges.

Freer trade could mean we either bring down our duties or divert our procurement to India instead of China, Europe.

Surrounded by crime, terrorism, corruption and all sorts of evils, we forget that sometimes we are victims of victims.

I don’t think Imran Khan has a clear policy on anything. I want to know where he wants to take the country and how.

Hunt for heroes is not helpful since leadership in the subcontinent has practically always been completely autocratic.

A middle ground can be found between the pretence that their interests perfectly align and a complete break in ties.

The decision by the cabinet to grant MFN status to India is a tectonic shift in relations with its neighbour.

In Pakistan, 48.6 per cent of the population no longer have access to adequate nutrition.

A week of high political excitement indicates that the status quo is now gravely challenged.

Let not positional divisions of yesteryears prevent us from moving forward in fostering greater consensus on issues.

Imran has arrived on the Pakistani political scene, but sadly in the same league as the Sharifs and Zardari.

What is most important now is to ensure that youth's political activism translates into tangible change through vote.

Pakhtun routed from Swat by Alexander sought refuge in the rocks of Aornos, waiting for reinforcements from Abisares.

It is pragmatism in state conduct coming close to providing theoretical basis for understanding conduct of weak state.

While Lahore rally proved me wrong on number of Imran Khan followers, it reinforced already settled impression of him.

Extreme sociopolitical crises result in extreme solutions that are akin to a shot of morphine giving immediate high.

Internet can play the balancing act between western corporate media by creating closer links with people.

Alloying modern education with religious to limit corrupting influence on the young was promoted by Maulana Thanvi.

PPP and the PML-N need to recruit capable professionals and traditional politicians who share power with them.

Imran will have to come up with something more tangible, policies that are realistic and in tune with the times.

Contrary to Kepron's analysis, India has been pursuing greater outreach and second-strike capabilities.

Average expenditure on higher education is 1% of GDP globally. UK is at 0.6%. Pakistan spends about half of that.

Imran Khan’s project is self-centered. He may challenge PML-N, PPP, JUI for the urban rich, but not the poor, bazaar.

Imran mentioning Mansur Ijaz reflects poorly on him as a politician, who sees himself as great hope for this country.

Shoaib's 'Controversially Yours' gives a first-hand account of the bizarre goings-on in the Pakistan dressing room.

In order to emancipate ourselves, we must confront and defeat religious fundamentalism as a whole.

Gujranwala has also produced many celebrities: sportsmen, politicians and writers, but it is not a historic town.

For Islamabad residents, politics is nothing but a game, nothing that should ever be infected by questions of morality

Methodological controversies concerning the prevalence of poverty in the country makes a mockery of poor Pakistanis.

If one calls for revolution, one is in danger of overthrowing the system and what will replace it is anybody’s guess.

Any new government will be left with the monumental task of inflation control, avoiding default on its external debt.