Opinion

Treatment meted out to Muslims sustained effort to alienate them from joining mainstream social and political life

We must use our vote as a national duty without nurturing any vested interest of caste, creed or credo

“Pakistan must tax the rich to provide relief to the poor…” says IMF Chief

Pakistan has an indifferent attitude towards girls’ education; scarce health facilities for women

The whole country is in the grip of serious diseases

We do not trust local drugs, as well as the entire ecosystem that surrounds manufacture, packaging, supply

We have politicians, bureaucrats and other very useful people making money off people’s miseries

'Canada is a rule-of-law country. The protection of our citizens and defense of our sovereignty are fundamental'

We are humans — the most insecure species on Earth. Angst is our biggest enemy

The recent Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement emerges as a beacon of hope in the region

Sharply deteriorating relations between the United States and China will have serious consequences for the world

In modern society, technological improvements and shifts in culture are predominant

Large digital tech conglomerates have greatly profited with the evolution of social media

Pakistan-produced food grain, sugar, cement and host of other commodities are smuggled to Afghanistan by mafias

More than 100% sounds like an unreal alternative fact or does it?

Since their inception, humans have experienced and evolved various means of understanding the environment

Loss of credibility results in the loss of any state’s diplomatic ground and also in the loss of influence

Shifting to human security and empowering the disempowered is enshrined in National Security Policy 2022-2026

Many countries, including Indonesia, India and Vietnam, leveraged similar crises to pursue deep economic reforms

It is shocking how Washington profoundly prefers national interest abroad over burning domestic issues

A decade later, the US has again taken a significant step toward a better future for South Asia by announcing IMEC

Justice Faez Isa’s elevation to the post of the country’s Chief Qazi has given birth to new hope

The problems faced by India and Pakistan and the smaller regional states are not unsolvable

Sate power concentrated in the SIFC has been deployed to the maximum to demonstrate zero tolerance for smuggling

Clear signs of tension between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Tureadu

We normally tend to attribute failure to ineptitude and incompetence or a lack of will and purpose

The people are perhaps the poorest in the entire history of the nation

A dull classroom on the other hand can make students bored and unstimulated

The Afghan cemetery has buried Mongols, Persians, Turkic tribes

BRICS Summit in the land of Mandela reflected the late leader’s ethos of pluralism and inclusivity

Judiciary in Pakistan has, for ages, played second fiddle to the powers-that-be

In the 20th century, both World Wars threatened the existence of the individual both physically and psychologically

Conditions in Pakistan have reached a dangerous tipping point

President Alvi's letter to CEC, proposing Nov 6 as date for general elections, has evoked a heated debate in country

Institutions serve as foundational structures that influence the trajectory of governance and societal affairs

Every year, I get a wonderful opportunity to speak to undergraduate students at my university

Pakistan stands ready to resolve all bilateral issues and concerns through constructive dialogue

Are the goal-posts in counter-terrorism changing? Is the battleground expanding beyond Afghanistan?

Attarn dance is a prominent feature of Pashtoon culture with affiliations to both festivity and war

India now, no doubt, is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world

The rise of social media plays a critical role in fostering societal polarisation and fragmentation

A specter is haunting Pakistan, the specter of democracy

The time we live in is the winter of Pakistan’s history

North Korea is a country that was denied diplomatic engagement after the end of the Korean War in 1953

German foreign policy must never limit itself to the protection of German interests

Constitution of 1973 has offered solution to the most contested issue of distribution of the powers

Xi’s G20 absence serves as a critical marker

Default configurations are seldom customised to your native ecosystem

Two ministers have been added to a cabinet that is already larger than the limited mandate of the caretaker government

Despite its dark underbelly of divisiveness, meteoric rise orchestrated by the Modi-led government is hard to ignore