Karzai and Afghan reality
President Karzai’s visit to Islamabad was intended primarily to seek Pakistan’s cooperation in getting the Afghan peace talks back on track but with a difference. The resistance must agree to…
LoC under spotlight
During January and February this year, skirmishes between the border security forces of India and Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir resulted cost the lives of six…
Power and US policy
The Egyptian crisis and wider turmoil in the Middle East has intensified the debate in America and beyond about how Washington should respond to the turbulent turn of events in…
Mistaken priorities
Nawaz Sharif’s long-promised address to the nation last Monday, his first after being elected prime minister, had been in the works for more than two months. No one had thought…
The secrecy imperative takes its toll
It can perhaps best be described as a failure of British intelligence. At more than one level. On Sunday morning, a 28-year-old Brazilian, David Miranda, was detained for almost nine…
Early warning systems in social conflicts
Early Warning System (EWS), and its adjunct, Early Response (ER) have had their origins since olden times when in primitive societies people were keen to know about future untoward developments…
Same old merry-go-round
THE Pakistan-India dialogue will reportedly resume in the near future following a hiatus imposed by India. Pakistan`s prime minister has expressed keenness to improve relations with India. His special envoy,…
Drones to end nightmare?
The week that ends tomorrow even by our standards was so hectic and, well, so insane it left one completely breathless. Each passing day and event underlined the work we…
The PM’s three wishes
Mian Nawaz Sharif, prime minister for an unprecedented third term, has three areas of special interest on the domestic front: energy, infrastructure and dealing with the problem of terrorism. He…
What to do with the report
The Abbottabad Commission was constituted to investigate the violation of the country’s sovereignty – by both Osama bin Laden and the US – and to determine responsibility. The commission was…
