Years after then-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the nation was a victim of "elite capture" in 2021, his successor and political rival, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, now appears to ...

Pakistan’s problems are often discussed in isolation, but their impact reaches much further. This video breaks down how ...

Najmuddin Shaikh speculates on the challenges which face this country in future years as part of Dawn.coms launch special Flash-forward Pakistan where do we go from here? RELATIONS between Pakistan ...

The challenges Pakistan faces today are often described in binary terms — a threat here, a conflict there — but the reality is far more chaotic and in.

When the world looks at Pakistan, its attention justifiably focuses on the rugged northern border with Afghanistan, a nexus of Taliban activity and the site of an ongoing multi-pronged campaign ...

AS CONCERN BUILDS within Washington’s political, military, and intelligence circles over the rise of the Taliban and al Qaeda in northwestern Pakistan, the search for a proper policy to deal with the ...

In Pakistan, a year of political deadlock has paralyzed the courts and unraveled the economy, and now there are fears that history could repeat itself. Pakistan is a place where generals have ruled ...

When discussing the various inconvenient friendships of convenience in which the United States is entangled, Pakistan is a country that comes to mind almost immediately. Since gaining independence ...

Al Qaeda is based in Pakistan and Al Qaeda's policy is the overthrow of the current system in Pakistan to be replaced by one controlled by Al Qaeda, and the acquisition of nuclear weapons, of which ...

In diplomacy, perception is everything. The day that Pakistan’s new prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was sworn in this week, two top American diplomats were there from Washington to congratulate him.

Still, Pakistan may follow the examples of Iraq, Egypt, and Algeria, where all the Islamist savagery finally undid the sympathy of large parts of the population for holy warriors. Jihadists inevitably ...

And I think the problem is there is no good or bad Taliban. The Taliban are fundamentally a movement that threatens the survival of Pakistan. Now we may not see a collapse in Pakistan any time soon, ...