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US Looking to Negotiate With the Taliban

Does Pakistan figure in the face-saving deal that the US is trying to thrash out with the Taliban in Doha?

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[26 Jan 2012 | 6 Comments | Semra Jalil]
Playing God: A TV Host and Abuse of Power

What impression are we giving the world by being so haughty and by undertaking moral-policing? What lessons are we teaching our children? And what dangers are we exposing people to?

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[5 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Talib Qizilbash]
Bonn Conference Tries to Make Progress Without Pakistan

Besides a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan, human rights, ensuring recent gender gains are not lost in any political compromises and implementing a viable, long-term economic plan are all issues being discussed in Germany.

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[30 Nov 2011 | 3 Comments | Fahd Husain]
The Great Leap Forward: Imran Khan’s Soaring Popularity

Will Imran Khan make it to the Prime Minister’s house in 2012?

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[28 Nov 2011 | Comments Off | Maheen Irfan Ghani]
A Timeline to the Memogate Scandal

It’s a bizarre and incredible scandal that is unlikely to fizzle anytime soon. Here are the major events that have led to the resignation of Husain Haqqani and put all eyes on President Zardari.

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[23 Nov 2011 | Comments Off | Aman Azhar]
Are Frosty Pakistan-US Relations Thawing?

Secretary Hillary Clinton’s team attempts to salvage their ruptured relationship with the Pakistani establishment.

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[25 Oct 2011 | 2 Comments | Imtiaz Gul]
Back to Brinkmanship

Is the US scapegoating Pakistan for its failures in Afghanistan, or is there any justification for the serious allegations it has levelled against the ISI?

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[21 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Ayesha Siddiqa]
Bringing Solutions to the Table in Afghanistan

The current showboating between Pakistan and the US will not bring any solution to the table.

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[5 Sep 2011 | One Comment | Shaheen Buneri]
What is the Government’s Plan for Rebuilding Swat?

Given the military’s support of jihadi groups, local communities in Swat ask, “From where should the de-radicalisation process be initiated?”

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[26 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Natasha Japanwala]
It is Time to Come Together and Save Ourselves

Let’s show our government and each other what being a nation really means.