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The sadness of terrorism
The sadness of terrorism

By ANTHONY BARNETT
May 23 2013
 
 
 
 
Here we go again – London’s atrocity exemplifies the banality of terrorism and the banality of the …

Pak-China relationship worthless?
Pak-China relationship worthless?

By Farooq Tirmizi
May 23 2013
 
 
 
 
Pakistan’s leaders love using laughably outrageous metaphors in describing the country’s relationship with China, yet the truth …

Pakistani Taliban and Government
Pakistani Taliban and Government

By MICHAEL KUGELMAN
May 23 2013
 
 
 
 
In recent days, the PML-N and PTI have announced their readiness to talk to the TTP. What a …

Sharif calls for Taliban talks
Sharif calls for Taliban talks

By Newswires
May 20 2013
 
 
 
 
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif in his pre-parliamentary address in Lahore on Monday said that …

Communal parties rejected
Communal parties rejected

By News Desk
May 20 2013
 
 
 
 
RELIGIOUS parties have generally failed to perform at the ballot box in Pakistan and their offshoots …

Unpacking the idea of “Islamophobia”
Unpacking the idea of “Islamophobia”

By MEREDITH TAX
May 20 2013
 
 
 
 
The term “Islamophobia” is everywhere, but its meanings work at cross purposes – to liberals, it refers …

Labour and Henry Jackson Society
Labour and Henry Jackson Society

By JAMES BLOODWORTH
May 20 2013
 
 
 
Ever since the Iraq war, and to a lesser extent prior to it, popular perception has had …

Pakistan: What “historic” elections?
Pakistan: What “historic” elections?

By Pervez Hoodbhoy
May 20 2013
 
 
 
How will elections change this awful situation, especially since ethnic Baluch parties have done poorly? Talk of …

The world’s bravest democracy
The world’s bravest democracy

By Murtaza Haider
May 13 2013
 
 
 
Pakistan may not be the world’s largest democracy, but is certainly the world’s bravest. Over 50 million …

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