Estranged from their own land

Friday 12 June '09

The exodus of internally displaced persons in Pakistan is one of the largest the world has seen

How many steps from my 37 lashes?

Thursday 9 April '09

In news rooms, board rooms and drawing rooms across Pakistan, a new conversation is finally underway.

Trouble comes in threes

Tuesday 17 March '09

Who’s going to wind up hurt after the unholy triangle between Chaudhry, Zardari and Sharif?

Friends with money

Friday 24 October '08

Beijing has slapped Islamabad on the wrist, and the proverbial fan is splattered with you know what. That the Chinese have politely declined to bail Pakistan out of its economic mess should serve as a serious wake up call to the government.

Whose war is it anyway?

Saturday 27 September '08

What is it going to take to make us Pakistanis realise that the war against terror raging in the northern and tribal areas of the country...

The man without qualities

Friday 5 September '08

On Saturday, the Pakistani parliament will likely elect Asif Ali Zardari to be the next president of Pakistan...

Going gentle into the good night?

Wednesday 13 August '08

The course of Pakistani politics can only be provisionally chartered. But it seems safe to say that President Pervez Musharraf’s...