Symptom of a diseased whole
How has Pakistan’s civil democracy helped the country?
In 2012, a beast emerged from the agitated waters of the mighty Atlantic and went straight for...
Unable to govern
Nawaz’s problem is not TTP or NAP, it’s inability to govern
It didn’t take very long for the strategy of associating PML-N with survival of...
‘Are we children of a lesser God?’
Interview: Mir Sarfraz Bugti, Home Minister Balochistan
Baloch terrorists should not be romanticised as freedom fighters
Balochistan’s home minister, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, has been prominent in...
Of Auraq and Adabiyaat
Auraq (1966-2005) was a prestigious Urdu literary journal. Renowned litterateur Dr Wazir Agha was its founding editor. Dr Mehmood Aseer has compiled an exhaustive...
No honour to guard
Those complicit in spreading terror masquerading to lead the charge against it
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we...
Way forward
Washington deciding, again, what’s best for Pakistan
Kerry brought an important message to Islamabad. Zarb-e-Azb has Washington’s stamp of approval and CSF is back on...
Recurring patterns in Pak- US relations
Time for a new type of association
Governments in Pakistan treating the country as a national security state have turned for help to the US...
A bizarre triumvirate arrangement
America hasn’t helped matters for Pakistan
Two understand where India stands in relation to Pakistan, one may look at their elected leaders for clarity.
Prime Minister...
US, Pakistan and India — Not a love triangle
Is Pakistan increasingly becoming the third wheel?
Pakistan used to enjoy an important strategic relationship with the US. However, over the course of the last...
An interview with Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed
Zardari, Nawaz pitting army against judiciary
Soon they will stand by the judges because of their history with the brass
Justice (r) Wajihuddin Ahmed has gained...
A mirror image in India
The attempt to create conformity and deny religious and cultural identities
Slogans raised by the BJP ring familiar. Religious parties and extremist groups in Pakistan...
Trouble in the neighbourhood
What is and what should be
"It is the enemy that is screaming (…) The enemy has realised that times have changed and their old...
Indo-Pak relations: where do we go from here?
Will the two countries ever end their tussle?
For all practical purposes, a regional approach will benefit both India and Pakistan greatly. Despite the numerous...
Perpetual state of war
Proxy wars have infiltrated India and Pakistan.
Ever since the inception of Pakistan in 1947, the borders between India and Pakistan have been murky, while...
The Pak-India equation
The desire to expand relations
India and Pakistan were separated from the same geographic and ethnic cloth back in 1947. Both countries have traditionally been...
Only a general could roll back Strategic Depth: Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada – Interview
This was not jihad, it was fitna
The federal minister for inter-provincial coordination, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, occupies a crucial place in the government setup,...
White Lies
Different people react to different situations in different ways. Or different classes of people do, at least. Take the security situation, especially with schools...
