Obama’s plans of a phased drawdown of US troops in Afghanistan are unlikely to usher in a period of peace and stability in the country or the region. In fact, negotiations between US and Afghan officials about permanent US military bases seem to indicate otherwise.

When it comes to assessing CIA-ISI ties, there are no safe assumptions.

Has the nexus between jihadists and rogue elements in the armed forces reached a critical mass?

“The Pakistan military and its agencies are in a state where they cannot recognise their real enemy,” says General Hamid Gul, former DG ISI.

Time has run out – we must decide: are we with the terrorists or against them?

The Pakistani military’s increasing ownership of foreign policy has made the Foreign Ministry virtually redundant.

While Pakistan’s history is rife with political assassinations, rarely have the perpetrators of the crimes been identified beyond a doubt.

For many people, the success of the May 22 attack on PNS Mehran suggests some complicity from within the armed forces. It is not surprisingly then that the US government has sternly warned Pakistan against playing both sides.

Pakistani journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai talks about his three-hour interview with Osama bin Laden in 1998.

Ongoing military operations against militants in parts of FATA and the loss of the government’s writ have led to the full-scale resumption of poppy cultivation.