Off to a bumpy start
Recent developments on the diplomatic front are indicative of how the winds are blowing. But first the success story: a hands-on approach by Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi has…
Failed tactics and strategic paralysis
I was lucky to be among thousands at Asma Jahangir’s namaaz-e-janaza. Lucky for two reasons. One, because the opportunity to pray for a fellow Muslim – and one that had…
The Trump challenge
A group of experts and former US officials has advised the next US President to plan for a long-term American role in Afghanistan. In the view of the group, the…
America in transition
Restoring America's "greatness" struck a chord among Americans, nonetheless thousands came out in protest against what my good friend Frank Neuman had confidently and correctly predicted, a stunning victory for…
Shades of ‘visionary’ leadership
Last week, during a joint hearing of US Congress's Sub-committees on Terrorism, Nuclear non-proliferation, Trade, and Asia and the Pacific, the subject was "Pakistan: Friend or foe?"Where in many Congressmen…
9/11: War of what?
On September 9, 2001, twelve years ago, a gruesome and heinous crime against humanity was committed in New York - wanton attack on twin towers of World Trade Center symbolising…
Ominous clouds
While the world remains preoccupied with Syria, I want to devote this column, which appears on the 12th anniversary of 9/11, to an examination of the current situation in Afghanistan…
Reviving the peace talks
Following an informal meeting between the Taliban’s Qatar office representatives and the US chief negotiator Zalmay Kahlilzad in Islamabad, both sides have shown willingness to revive the stalled peace talks.…
