Category : Opinions
How to End International Tax Competition
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Choosing a Health Insurance Plan Is Not ‘Shopping’
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right...
Logic of Politics and Governance in Punjab by ASAD UR REHMAN
Each day one can easily find a rainbow of opinions providing solutions to all the ills of governance and politics in Pakistan. These opinions telecasted...
The fight of Parsi women by RUHI BHASIN & ANKITAJOHRI
A group of old friends has gathered in a cosy room, lined with bookshelves on one side, in a house on Laburnum Road in south...
As I thought on a Toilet Seat by Puneet Bedi
I was doing some serious thinking this morning. I was contemplating things like the laws governing our universe, the complexities of daily life, the basic...
Married Men and the Other Women by RIMLI BHATTACHARYA
A clandestine affair with a married man is a sinewy phenomenon, but pretty captivating. It’s a truth one cannot deny that when a single woman...
Fighting an ancient curse – The Monster of Iodine Deficiency Disorders by KHALID IQBAL
I am not a scholar, an intellectual, a philosopher or a think tank. I am a student. Therefore, I always try to learn. I pose...
Why India Needs to Worry About Being a True Democracy BY ASHRAF LONE
India is a country with diverse religions and cultures. Here persons of different faiths have lived in brotherhood and communal harmony since centuries. Muslims take...
Breast feeding in Public – Really? RIMLI BHTTACHARYA
“Please use a cover, you see its public, though you are in a ladies compartment its visible, you should be more modest, I mean to...
Polygamy in Pakistan by HILDE JACOBS
The interpretation of the sacred Koran varies quite significantly amidst the Muslim community. So if you for example look at the sura regarding Polygamy in...
Nouman Ali Khan Scandal and my Dismay by Humera Gul
It was 2010 Icna convention, that was the first time I met with Muslim Scholar Nouman Ali Khan and his family. I saw his wife...
Sex and Teenagers by RIMLI BHATTACHARYA
Sex is a fascinating subject because of the strong feelings involved, because of its potential for pleasure, and because of the deeply held cultural beliefs...
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE PARIVAR OF HATE by Rahman Abbas
“Kerala Hindu Aikya Vedi” state president K P Sasikala hasn’t surprised me but has certainly ashamed Pakistani Taliban. The leader of “parivar” (family) of hate...
The Myth of Glorious Past by AFTAB AWAN
All of us have grown reading and hearing about the glorious past of the Muslims. Religious leaders and parties often talk about the glorious past...
Learn to Dialogue by FAROOQ BALOCH
It’s erroneous to deny the existence of differences, but it could be a blessing if difference of opinion furnish a base for learning & research,...
Terrorists are Watching Over Educational Institutions by SYED IRFAN MEHDI
Law enforcement agencies have arrested Sheharyar Abdullah Hashmi the head of the extremist group named “Ansar-ul-Shariah” in Karachi. During the operation more than 6 terrorists...
Murder of a Liberal Voice: Gauri Lankesh by ASHRAF LONE
The murder of a journalist and activist, always fighting for the cause of the poor, marginalised and tribals, Gauri Lankesh on 5 September in Bengaluru...
Hindu Extremism in India BY KHALID UMAR
Religious demographic data shows that there are 2.2 billion Christians (32% of the world’s population), 1.6 billion Muslims (23%), 1 billion Hindus (15%), nearly 500...
Animal Cruelty in Pakistan by HILDE JACOBS
When I chatted on Skype with a friend in Pakistan he lifted his cat greeting me with its sweet face. I was touched by the...
“First Answer is Your Failure” by Kaleem Bukhari
Nowadays in Pakistan, Trump’s warning is hot issue. The US president has blamed Pakistan for being “the safe heaven of terrorist organizations”. On the other...
