Thursday 12 November '09
A short history of Asif Ali Zardari’s miscalculations...Tuesday 13 October '09
Has the Rawalpindi attack expedited the Pakistan army’s South Waziristan offensive?....Wednesday
23 September '09Like poltergeist former General-President Pervez Musharraf won’t go away.Friday
28 August '09Baitullah Mehsud, leader of the self-styled Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has finally been confirmed dead by the new leader Hakimullah Mehsud.Wednesday
12 August '09Here’s my agreement with Shekhar Gupta (“A new Project Pakistan”; Indian Express; August 8): I would not just want a green card or H-1B to migrate.Tuesday
14 April '09On April 9, Sufi Muhammad, chief of Tehreek Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi left his peace camp in the district of Swat...Tuesday
17 March '09Why Pakistan’s reinstated chief justice will have to tread very carefullyFriday
27 February '09It’s too soon for the PPP to raise the glass to this ‘victory’Saturday
14 February '09Pakistan might have cooperated sooner if New Delhi had shown restraint rather than machismoWednesday
26 November '08It might take a while to be accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary, but in Pakistan confusion is now spelled PPP. Last Sunday, in Multan, the foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, let slip the news that the “political wing” at the Inter-Services Intelligence has been disbanded.Monday
3 November '08A year ago, this day, I was strolling up and down the eastern bank of Swat River, taking a much-needed respite from four days of hectic reporting...Tuesday
7 October '08What could Zardari have meant in his now-famous interview?Tuesday
23 September '08The Marriott attack was waiting to happen. As a target the hotel stood out: a local franchise for an American chain...Monday
8 September '08Asif Ali Zardari is president of Pakistan. The more important question, therefore, relates to his suitability and, by extension...Tuesday
29 July '08Last Saturday night, the Press Information Department of the government of Pakistan put out a five-line memorandum...Wednesday
14 May '08If I were Nawaz Sharif, I too would have looked exhausted, unbuttoned my collar and loosened the tie-knot.Friday
21 March '08Terrorism, power-sharing, ties with the army, economic crises... don’t envy Pakistan’s next PMWednesday
20 February '08Here’s the post-election bumper sticker in Pakistan: Musharraf Balloted Out.Saturday
2 February '08Will the February 18 election change Pakistan? Yes and no. Let’s consider the negative first.Friday
28 December '07Whoever did this wants two things: create unrest through violence; and get the elections postponed sine die.Saturday
25 August '07Pakistan’s politics will alter radically once Sharif, the most popular leader, takes on Benazir and MusharrafMonday
11 June '07Look at the crisis in Pakistan from the coup-maker’s perspective, and no strategic retreat is visible
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