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Zahid Hussain
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    In a major breakthrough, the two sides have agreed to a temporary truce raising prospects of a deal that may bring an end to the US war in Afghanistan.Opinion
    A long way lies ahead for peace in Afghanistan

    Roughly, 3,500 American and allied troops have been killed in a war costing trillions of dollars.

    22 Feb 2020 5:14 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Nothing is more dangerous for world peace than a bully in the White...

    US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy cultural heritage, which includes religious places in Iran, gives a more...

    10 Jan 2020 1:03 AM IST

    Pakistans educational institutions are churning out weak-minded soccer types who cannot properly process their own feelings, identify emotions, or self-regulate.Opinion
    A decade Pak should forget: Lurching from crisis to crisis

    The attack on the Army Public School demonstrated how the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan had often targeted the country’s...

    4 Jan 2020 2:34 AM IST

    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he holds no grudge against Nawaz Sharif and that the ailing former premiers health is more important than politics. (Photo: File)Opinion
    View from Pakistan: A series of missteps by Imran govt on KL summit

    Saudi Arabia may have its own reasons to oppose the KL Summit but it could not prevent other countries from...

    26 Dec 2019 5:26 AM IST

    Pervez MusharrafOpinion
    View from Pakistan: Death sentence for Musharraf a clear message to...

    Gen Musharraf took power on Oct 12, 1999, in a coup that ousted Nawaz Sharif’s government.

    19 Dec 2019 5:03 AM IST

    US President Donald TrumpOpinion
    War, lies and failure: That’s the story of US in Afghan

    Unsurprisingly, the war has dragged on, making it the longest the United States has ever fought.

    13 Dec 2019 12:32 AM IST

    It has also invigorated a particularly fertile (normative) debate among liberal/progressive sections of the commentariat on the value, if any, the march may serve towards the democratisation of the Pakistani state, especially considering the regressive and exclusionary tendencies that tend to populate Islamist politics in the country.Opinion
    Order on Bajwa may disturb Pak power structure

    The court observed that: “If the regional security situation reasoning is accepted, then every Army officer would want...

    28 Nov 2019 12:44 AM IST

    Nawaz Sharif (Photo: File)Opinion
    PML-N needs a leader; split looms for PTI

    Even though the former PM was in prison, his presence in the country had given the party something to rally around.

    21 Nov 2019 12:24 AM IST

    Maulana Fazlur Rehman, center. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Maulana’s stand: No threat, but a show of strength by all means

    The maulana came with a maximalist demand for the prime minister’s resignation.

    7 Nov 2019 3:21 AM IST

    America needs to get serious about peace in AfghanistanOpinion
    America needs to get serious about peace in Afghanistan

    Pakistan has played a constructive role in facilitating meetings between the US and the Taliban.

    17 Oct 2019 7:27 AM IST

    ‘Azadi’ march Pak maulana’s desperate bid to stay relevantOpinion
    ‘Azadi’ march Pak maulana’s desperate bid to stay relevant

    The JUI-F’s staunch anti-American public stance and his pro-Taliban image did not come in the way of his pragmatism.

    11 Oct 2019 12:14 AM IST

    Afghan accord: Still unclear if Taliban ready to contest pollsOpinion
    Afghan accord: Still unclear if Taliban ready to contest polls

    Unsurprisingly, the Taliban see the agreement on withdrawal of foreign forces, which has been its main demand, as a...

    7 Sept 2019 1:09 AM IST

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