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Talat Hussain is the director of current affairs for Aaj television. He also hosts his own television news programme, Live with Talat.

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[15 Sep 2004 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
A Dashing Errand Boy?

In Shaukat Aziz, Musharraf has found a suave Prime Minister who will readily follow the script written out for him by the presidency.

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[6 Jun 2004 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
Interview: Hamza Sharif

“All these federal ministers who talk about a deal, day in and day out, cannot produce a single piece of paper,” says Hamza Sharif.

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[4 Feb 2004 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

By taking publicly unpopular decisions, General Musharraf tests his political allies’ loyalties to the utmost, says Syed Talat Hussain.

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[18 Jan 2004 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
Deja Coup?

The passage of the 17th amendment further consolidates President Musharraf’s power while conceding little to the MMA.

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[8 Dec 2003 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
Conduct Unbecoming

Javed Hashmi’s arrest on charges of sedition may be meant to serve as a warning to anyone planning to take on the army.

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[7 Nov 2003 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
Moving the Goalpost

Is President Musharraf setting his sights on becoming the leader of the Islamic world and playing a key role on the world stage?

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[12 Oct 2003 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
Mother of all Leagues?

The Musharraf government has high hopes pinned on the unification of the splinter factions of the PML, but the history of the party indicates these might be pipe dreams.

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[12 Sep 2003 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
Poor Little Rich Girl

Though Benazir Bhutto’s conviction by the Swiss Courts has tarnished her image abroad, at home, she remains a political force as party loyalists rally to her side.

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[13 Jun 2003 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
Desperately Seeking Solutions

Which of the proposed solutions to the Kashmir issue conform to the divergent agendas of its many stakeholders? Talat Hussain zooms in on two: the Chenab formula and the Livingston Proposal.

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[9 May 2003 | Comments Off | Talat Hussain]
Once More, With Feeling

Negotiations over a string of confidence-building measures between India and Pakistan leads to speculation over the real motive behind them.