Opinion

The Thursday Times‘ Opinion section amplifies diverse voices and sharp perspectives, sparking thought and debate on the issues that define our times. From bold takes on global events to nuanced reflections on local challenges, The Thursday Times invites readers to engage deeply with ideas that challenge, inspire, and broaden horizons.

Waiting for Godot in Islamabad

Islamabad and Rawalpindi have found themselves trapped in a strange political theatre: roads sealed, schools disrupted, businesses hit and ordinary routines broken, all in anticipation of talks between American and Iranian delegations that keep being delayed.
English

The strange intimacy between Pakistan and Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani is not Pakistani, yet he has stirred a rare warmth in Pakistan. His comfort with Urdu and Hindustani, his visible Muslim identity and his wider South Asian cultural ease have made him feel less like a distant foreign politician and more like someone many Pakistanis instinctively understand.
International

ظلم کی حماقت ایک جیسی ہوتی ہے

Once freedom fighters and rebels of oppression rise up, who will be the ones to stop them? Details by Hammad Hassan.
National

صحافت کے احتساب کا وقت

Pakistan continues its descent into the pitfalls of becoming a journalist's worst nightmare—details by Hammad Hassan.
National

آزاد کشمیر کونئی نکور تبدیلی مبارک ہو

Views post the recent Kashmir elections.
Opinion

#JusticeForWomen

In this essay, Reham Khan discusses the overbearing patriarchal systems which plague modern societies.
Commentary

یہ رھے وہ تبدیلی والے

Journalist Hammad Hassan provides insight into the career politicians who jump ship from party to party upon election.
Opinion

The Superstar Playboy Politicians

Paparazzi, bountiful losses, and military rule—this is the story of playboy superstars becoming career politicians.
Commentary

مبارک ہو پاکستانیو

Power outages are striking Pakistanis down more than ever before. Who is to blame for this?
Opinion

این آر او نہیں دوں گا

Hammad Hassan discusses the historic National Reconciliation Ordinance, which General Musharraf admits was "a mistake."
Commentary

سیاسی جمود سے سیاسی جدوجہد تک

Leaders have fallen prey to their own rhetoric. What solution does world history suggest in such instances? Ammar Masood writes.
Commentary

شاہ جی اس ریاست میں یہ عام سی بات ہے

Journalist Hammad Hassan relates the story of a Mustafa Abbas, better known as "Shah Ji."
Commentary

جسٹس شوکت عزیز صدیقی کے نام ایک خط

جسٹس شوکت عزیز صدیقی صاحب! آپ نے اچھا نہیں کیا،  دو سال تو کیا آپ نے افسران  کی دہائیوں کی محنت برباد کروا دی، سارے بیانیے کو ہی آگ لگا دی؛  ایسا بھی کوئی کرتا ہے؟
Opinion

انسانی حقوق کمیٹی: اپوزیشن اور حکومتی مک مکا؟

Mushahid Hussain has left the chairmanship of the Senate HRC and taken over the chairmanship of the Defense Committee. How did this happen?
Opinion