Opinion

Friday 24/June/2016 16:04 PM

Towards a prosperous Balochistan

The people of Balochistan constitute the truest example of the democratic function that can be found in any fledgling democracy. As a province with a vast...

Friday 24/June/2016 15:25 PM

In defence of germ line gene therapy

Human gene therapy has been one of the most ambitious goals of biotechnology since the advent of molecular techniques for genetic modification in the 1970s....

Friday 24/June/2016 15:03 PM

Reviving the non-proliferation agenda

US President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Hiroshima was no typical diplomatic stop. Not only did it mark the first visit by a sitting US president to...

Friday 24/June/2016 14:28 PM

Could a basic income help poor countries?

The old idea of recasting the welfare state by instituting an unconditional universal basic income has lately been capturing imaginations across the...

Thursday 23/June/2016 11:00 AM

So to speak: Distractions on the road

It was one of those mornings when you feel you have to do something out of the ordinary. I just felt fresh and thought I would brave the blazing sun and...

Wednesday 22/June/2016 21:28 PM

Mexico teachers protest

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Wednesday 22/June/2016 16:19 PM

No Brexit spoils for the EU

Until very recently, Europeans paid little attention to the British referendum on its European Union membership. Now that the potential for “Brexit” has...

Wednesday 22/June/2016 15:27 PM

India’s economy after Rajan

Raghuram Rajan’s decision not to seek a second term as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI, India’s central bank) was met with shock from those...

Wednesday 22/June/2016 15:06 PM

Teachers of Pakistan

The multiplicity of educational problems that exist in Pakistan are put on the shoulders of teachers. It is true that there are a lot of issues that exist...