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Plugging Dawn Leaks Permanently

Plugging Dawn leaks permanently

There is something to be said about the maturity and thoughtfulness employed by both the elected government and the military leadership in trying to defuse the Dawn leaks crisis, after…

Diplomacy sans mystique

In an extraordinary turn of events, the United (no longer) Kingdom faces bigger crises than this feuding young republic. But home is home and first things first. Pakistan’s statecraft, particularly…

Complicit Or Ambivalent?

Complicit or ambivalent?

Hafiz Saeed has been place under house arrest under the Anti-Terrorism Act, we are told. Why has he been detained at this time? Is it due to UN Security Council…

Changing Ties

Changing ties

One of Pakistan’s greatest diplomatic achievements during the Cold War was to simultaneously enjoy strong ties with the United States and China. With the end of the Cold War and…

A United National Front

A united national front

India is maintaining its daily shelling along the LoC in Kashmir. As advised editorially in this paper, Pakistan must “keep its nerve”. Yet, Pakistan’s response cannot be passive. It must…

Is Pakistan Getting ‘Trumped’?

Is Pakistan getting ‘Trumped’?

With one stroke of the pen Donald Trump last week slammed the doors on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries throwing the United States and the world into unprecedented chaos.…

Day of the proxies over?

The uprising in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) that erupted more than three months ago in the wake of Kashmiri militant leader Burhanuddin Wani's killing has set off ripples that have…

To Ban Or Not To Ban?

To ban or not to ban?

Many in the West view Pakistan as a safe haven for transnational terrorist organisations, and India is attempting very hard to exploit this global opinion. In reality, however, terrorist violence…

Challenges For The New Army Chief

Challenges for the new army chief

The change of command in the Pakistan Army is happening next week and the incoming chief ought to be in the saddle soon at which point the media paroxysm will…

Heartburn At Heart Of Asia Conference

Heartburn at Heart of Asia Conference

Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz did the right thing by attending the Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar, India, despite the tense state of relations between Pakistan and the host…