Opinion

China’s GDP for the whole year is expected to exceed 120 trillion yuan

The world now has two roadmaps for peace and prosperity: one proposes war and the other offers trade and commerce

In the last few years, Army’s involvement, dominance in politics, economy, strategic decision-making was at its peak

The government is unable to concentrate on governance as a result of the country’s ongoing political unpredictability

Farmers use poor technology, face inefficient input and output markets, and rely on high-cost informal credit markets

Because of our lies, everything of the country has been turned into rubble, there is no ruin left to wait

Too often our Decembers and Januaries are separated not by a few days but by light years

The cottage industry of private tuition centres and educational academies been mushrooming for years

IIOJK is facing a new challenge: illegal delimitation to suit Modi’s agenda

China, being an authoritarian state, went for strictly enforced rules

Pakistan’s woes only got deeper in 2022

Despite the great demographic potential, the country failed to engage and contain the intellectual lot

The risk aversion curtain cannot be raised without ditching the petrodollar as the world trading currency

The only respectable way to save Pakistan from an impending economic disaster is adopting serious austerity measures

Without ending the use of fossil fuel and introducing carbon tax, the world can only create nonsense solutions

The ban has drawn global rejection, with even leaders from Muslim countries demanding its reversal

If you get enough individuals under one roof and they all make predictions, some are bound to be correct

As long as nuclear weapons deter the potential rivals successfully, why should these weapons be used

There are at least seven critical aspects of governance that call for an urgent and collective response

He spent his enormous wealth in the struggle for Pakistan and donated generously for the new-born state

There was a time when years added respect if one hadn’t found it another way and acting old was the key to the mantle

It is about time for the US to overcome its zero-sum view of the bilateral relationship between China and Pakistan

The Government of Balochistan abandons not only water supply schemes, but also heritage sites

Islam’s potential to generate funds to alleviate poverty is ruefully ignored and wasted in Pakistan

By planning and implementing policies effectively, multiple threats can be curbed

Somehow the dollar has become the yardstick for measuring our economic health

It is a déjà vu for many as China comes down to connect with the southern states in pursuit of warm waters

In all fairness, the Governor should have waited for the outcome

Asia and the Pacific’s trade grew 29.6% in first three quarters of 2021, compared with global trade growth of 27.8%

The country, like always, is headed towards a downfall

Success depends on discoveries being absorbed in institutions, polished further and implemented

According to scientists, dreams are a basic need of human life

Appointment of COAS in Pakistan always evokes a heated debate

Last three months have witnessed a string of terror attacks across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

The country was unable to follow Jinnah's principles during the Pakistan Movement after taking the reins of government

Fusion energy could be a carbon-free source of power, but would take decades of work before commercial benefits

Our leaders should stop defending their turfs and fiefdoms for the sake of saving Pakistan from sinking

The number of attacks in K-P has gone up significantly since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul

Eastern world considers it a Western conspiracy the roots of which are embedded in history

Both China and Saudi Arabia have expressed interest and are keen to set up oil refineries in Pakistan

Though words might overflow with meanings, the silence is far from being empty and purposeless

Dar is holding the Pakistani economy hostage to his fetish for artificially propping up the rupee’s exchange rate

The theme of the third Tehran Dialogue Forum was centred around the need for friendship and trust building

To what extent to will the party push this on issues that have obstructed the blossoming of democracy in Pakistan

When the war on terror began, no one asked me if the country should join

December one of the bloodiest months since Pakistan got embroiled in the anti-terror war over two decades ago

What if Russia and Ukraine do not want a stalemate but only a quick decisive win?

Pakistan is on the top of the list of countries influenced by China

Women are no more just in the traditional fields of health, education and fashion design

Weak policies must not be let to stray us from what is critical to our needs