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View from Pakistan: Imran might find it tough to deliver on his...

Pakistan's external and internal security situation demands a better balance.

3 Aug 2018 7:18 AM IST

(From left) Nawaz Sharifs Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Bilawal Bhutto Zardaris Pakistan Peoples Party are major political parties in Pakistans general election. (Photo: PTI)

Vote 2018 Pakistan: New govt must end vendettas; focus on India ties,...

The politics of vendetta should come to an end after the elections and a broad agreement must be reached on key national...

26 July 2018 7:13 AM IST

Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan. (Photo: AP)

Pak Punjab is the real battleground: It can make or break Imran's...

Imran Khan thought he was there in 2013, but it was not to be. He claimed that the elections were stolen.

19 July 2018 7:49 AM IST

Pakistans former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

A resolution between Sharif brothers seems impossible

In the absence of his older brother, Shahbaz Sharif has effectively taken over charge of the party.

6 July 2018 7:26 AM IST

Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani at the Heart of Asia Conference, in Amritsar on Sunday. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Afghanistan's brief Id truce: A window of opportunity?

A major concern of some Taliban leaders is that the ceasefire and close interaction with govt forces could have affected...

22 Jun 2018 7:23 AM IST

Prince Mohammed bin Salman suggested the Islamic Republics alleged expansion under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei needed to be confronted. (Photo: AFP)

View from Pakistan: Will reforms in Saudi Arabia set off a backlash?

Perhaps the move to open up Saudi Arabia may be popular with the restive young population and women.

6 April 2018 7:20 AM IST

General Qamar Bajwa. (Photo: AP)

General Qamar Bajwa's doctrine' is really entire Army's view

Violent extremism is certainly not acceptable but the mainstreaming of tamed jihadists is important under the perceived...

23 March 2018 2:12 AM IST

View from Pakistan: Sharifs' power play Shahbaz chief, but Nawaz...

The mantle of the PML(N) leadership has apparently been passed on to the younger Sharif.

2 March 2018 7:05 AM IST

Are you aware that you can now do all of this online?

Who's afraid of Asma Jahangir?

Asma's campaign for normalisation of relations with India had also become a major issue for the nationalist brigade.

15 Feb 2018 12:47 AM IST

security forces stand next to a crater created by a massive explosion, that killed over 150 according to the Afghan president, in front of the German Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

How the Afghan war has turned bloodier

The escalation in fighting raises questions about America's new Afghan strategy.

1 Feb 2018 12:23 AM IST

Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. Nawaz Sharif, forgetting this adage, lashed out at the judiciary and the military in a white-hot rage, and is now paying the price.

View from Pakistan: Saudi role in Pakistan is growing

Nawaz Sharif remains perhaps the most formidable political force in the country.

5 Jan 2018 3:05 AM IST

2,021 Taliban militants were arrested in the past 10 months and 365 Taliban commanders were killed. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Afghans have deep distrust for Pak govt

The rise of Taliban insurgents as the most serious threat to the gains made in the field of education.

23 Dec 2017 12:33 AM IST