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Pakistani award-winning journalist and writer Zahid Hussain is a senior editor with Newsline and a correspondent for The Times of London, Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal. He has also covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for several other international publications, including the Associated Press (AP) and The Economist. His book Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle With Militant Islam has won widespread acclaim as a seminal text on the subject.

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[9 Jul 2002 | Comments Off | Zahid Hussain]
Bestial Justice

A young woman is gang-raped on the orders of a tribal jirga.

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[7 Jul 2002 | Comments Off | Zahid Hussain]
Interview: Benazir Bhutto

“The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges,” says Benazir Bhutto.

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[15 Jun 2002 | Comments Off | Zahid Hussain]
Dangerous Liaisons

Are the outlawed militant groups working in tandem with Al-Qaeda to destabilise the government?

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[15 Jun 2002 | Comments Off | Zahid Hussain]
Mission Impossible?

The atmosphere in the room was grim. A sense of unease gripped the meeting as a senior ISI officer told the leaders of various jihadi groups assembled there that the launching of fighters across the Line of Control had to be stopped.

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[15 Apr 2002 | Comments Off | Zahid Hussain]
The Great Gamble

It was a far cry from the “reluctant coup maker” of October 1999. In his recent address, General Pervez Musharraf declared his intent to enter politics and stay at the helm.

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[15 Feb 2002 | One Comment | Zahid Hussain]
Missing in Action

Hot on the heels of a story, the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Pearl walks into a trap.

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[15 Feb 2002 | Comments Off | Zahid Hussain]
Interview: Pervez Musharraf

“There’s no room for clergy in Islam,” says Pervez Musharraf.

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[15 Feb 2002 | 2 Comments | Zahid Hussain]

It was, perhaps, the toughest moment for President Musharraf when he went on national television last month to announce his decision to outlaw five Islamic militant groups.