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Amir Zia is a senior Pakistan-based journalist who has worked for leading international and national media organizations, including Reuters, AP, Gulf News, The News, Samaa TV, and Newsline.

Business, News & Politics »

[23 Aug 2010 | One Comment | Amir Zia]
Vicious Circle

Inter-corporate circular debt is holding the country’s entire economy hostage. But is the government doing enough to tackle the problem?

News & Politics »

[20 Aug 2010 | No Comment | Amir Zia]
The Politics of Expediency

The policy of appeasement pursued by successive governments has stood in the way of resolving Karachi’s ethnic turf wars.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[30 Jun 2010 | No Comment | Amir Zia]
The Bhutto Exposé

Songs of Blood and Sword is an insider’s account of the Bhutto legacy, but more importantly it is a daughter’s story about her hero, her father.

Opinion, Viewpoint »

[21 May 2010 | One Comment | Amir Zia]
The Media’s Love Affair

Important issues took a back seat in April as television channels bombarded the public with the coverage of Shoaib and Sania’s wedding.

News & Politics »

[28 Mar 2010 | No Comment | Amir Zia]
Tug of War

The confrontation between the president and the chief justice increases in the wake of a tussle over the appointment of judges.

News & Politics »

[28 Mar 2010 | No Comment | Amir Zia]
PPP’s About Turns

Is it some grand design or sheer incompetence that is driving the PPP-led government to take somersaults on major policy decisions?

News & Politics »

[26 Mar 2010 | No Comment | Amir Zia]
At Any Cost

Sheikh Rashid believes that massive rigging by the PML-N contributed to his defeat in the Rawalpindi by-elections.

News & Politics »

[24 Mar 2010 | No Comment | Amir Zia]
Activism v/s Restraint

Should the judiciary be ruling on critical political issues or should it be exercising restraint?

News & Politics »

[28 Feb 2010 | One Comment | Amir Zia]
The Battle for Karachi

Are the criminalisation of politics and politicisation of crime the biggest problems in Karachi?

News & Politics, People, Q & A »

[28 Feb 2010 | No Comment | Amir Zia]
Interview: Waseem Ahmed

“Criminals have entered every political party,” says Waseem Ahmed, Capital City Police Officer in Karachi.