Haqqani and Abbottabad
Whatever we may think or say about Husain Haqqani — and his role, statements and explanations — he was not primarily responsible for the US assault in Abbottabad on the…
The Haqqani affair
Is Husain Haqqani a traitor – as members of the party he used to serve are now having to say? Questioning the patriotism of those who have a liberal mindset…
The ‘Haqqani’ network
Erstwhile phone buddies Husain Haqqani and Mansoor Ijaz have amply proven each other to be dubious characters, and such people have a recurring habit of falling out. The truth about…
This time isn’t different
The former combined opposition parties that backed Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister have been shaken by the size and age diversity of the crowds attending Imran Khan’s rallies. These are…
The Raymond Davis affair
A mercenary contracted to American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Raymond Davis recently published his book 'The Contractor: How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplomatic Crisis'. The…
Pakistan ‘fatigue’
The US-Pakistan relationship, alternating approximately in 10 years cycles since 1971, has had us going from being the "cornerstone" of the US foreign policy to being its "gravestone". Do the…
The rebel patriot
“Graveyards are full of indispensible men” is the rule that proves exceptions such as Asma Jahangir. Can there be a more precise measure of a life fully lived than an…
The glorious Musharraf era
Five days after he took over power from Nawaz Sharif in 1999, General Pervez Musharraf announced the following seven-point agenda: 1. Rebuild national confidence and morale 2. Strengthen the federation,…
Bring him home
The five bloggers and activists that were abducted (and later released) at the beginning of 2017 will end the year with at least the vindication that an FIA investigation into…
Pak-US: up, down or around?
Since Donald Trump’s election, many in Islamabad have hoped that the tensions and friction in Pakistan-US relations experienced with the Obama administration could be avoided under Trump. This hope was…
