Opinion

Our judicial system requires a complete overhaul as we need younger, more educated and more informed officers

A constitutional amendment is needed for ensuring effective local governance

Iqbal needed to establish the ‘unity of ego’ in order to escape from the narrow mind-body debate

What is received by any government official must belong to the state

The State Bank shied away from attempting any growth forecast when it raised the policy rate from 17% to 20% in one go

Ever since the country has only seen one thing in everything: breaking apart

It makes them flexible and adaptive that they can transfer their learning to practice

Very unfortunately some veterans are also complicit in this game

Indirect tax rates, however, rose from an average of 15% to 17% in the same period

Sadly, there was no major announcement of desperately needed cash

Can these fighters be consumed somewhere else through relocation?

It is to be seen how it reacts to it overtly and covertly

Today, Pakistan is on the brink of a financial disaster, mainly due to corruption

A country we have been told since childhood needs to be 'crushed' has galloped its way up in a phenomenal way

All of us spend our lives in accumulation of wealth and attainment of positions

For those born in poverty, the doors to dignity are often permanently closed

It is the 10th anniversary of the Commonwealth Charter

A country's economy, security and military strength are dependent on technological advancement

The Saudi-Iran rapprochement will benefit Beijing the most

All government agencies should be rule-bound, transparent and accessible to people

The problem tackled is one of political economy rather than merely economic

Each individual and society conspire against anyone willing to break free and undertake an independent voyage to life

Our star, the sun, is a massive power generator that sends us light and energy everyday, which supports life on earth

What must have pushed her to leave and embark on her perilous journey was that she was a Hazara

Despite 75 years of independence, we continue to rely heavily on laws and state machinery left behind by colonial rule

When in power, every political party is all about opposition bashing

The mould will only be broken when a more assured, capable, statesman of vision and integrity ever takes the helm

Provinces are not fully exploiting the potential of their own sources of revenue

We require an environmental justice system that is able to understand environment in terms that it naturally deserves

A pragmatic IEA knows the Pakistani leverages and it is time to unleash them with political clarity and resolve

Seeing the dynamics of conflict, violence has grown bigger with every coercive action

There is a pressing need to explore technological solutions to Pakistan’s heritage problem

Today’s cascading crises, from the war in Ukraine to the climate emergency, affect women and girls first and worst

Present power structure of PML-N government is so personal-oriented, defying even the basics of democratic governance

Most legal experts opine that the government is stretching too far to derive their own meaning

Lawyers must possesses both broad knowledge across multiple areas of law and deep expertise in a specific area of law

There is no point in the existence of a state in which its citizens sleep hungry

Focusing on governance and economy is helping India take centre stage in global affairs

Consultants are exploiting vulnerable students and their parents

The hope to get long-term relief may just be a farce

The war in Ukraine has brought about enormous change in thinking in Europe

Years of economic mismanagement amplified by political instability has shattered people's confidence

Each one of us has a role to play in defining and defending the future of Pakistan

Assuming correctly can mean the difference between victory and loss

Policy-making paralysis impacts people in the form of inflation and spiralling economic uncertainty

It could be that some cultural affiliations have hindered the viewing of the rightful picture

No matter what we do, work-wise, the human race will soon be redundant

Interactive classrooms can ensure students’ engagement to classwork

Pakistan’s politicians fail because they want to be immortal in the power ring

It is unlikely that Mr Banga will change how the World Bank operates