Pakistan: A state of crisis
May 12, 2022
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By: Zahid Hussain
Thereis something ominous about the country’s current political scene. While the former prime minister is on the warpath seeking to wreck the sy...
The frontiers of conflict
April 28, 2022
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By: Zahid Hussain
The Karachi blast left three Chinese teachers dead and one injured, (File)
The simmering tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban...
Caution, not alarm, is the point
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By: Zahid Hussain
The sources of comfort
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The new old order
April 23, 2022
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By: Zahid Hussain
“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (the more things change, the more they remainthe same) — Jean-Baptis...
An ominous situation
March 18, 2022
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By: Zahid Hussain
Democratic norms seem to be a major casualty in the ongoing political power game in Islamabad. The situation has become extremely ugly as the countdow...
Dealing with the Afghan crisis
December 24, 2021
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By: Zahid Hussain
A Taliban fighter walks past a beauty salon with images of women defaced using spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul on 18 August.
Afganistan needs...
Regional approach to end-game
August 12, 2021
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By: Zahid Hussain
AMID the escalating Taliban military blitz, officials from the US, Russia, China and Pakistan met in Doha Wednesday as part of an international e...
Pakistan’s Afghan predicament
June 10, 2021
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By: Zahid Hussain
An American soldier aboard a Chinook helicopter over Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday.Credit...Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times
Heavy casu...
A budget for business
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By: Zahid Hussain
The budget is business friendly, particularly businesses catering to the domestic market, both in expenditures and financing. The economy is on a reco...
Economic vulnerability to coronavirus
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By: Zahid Hussain
The coronavirus outbreak is already having significant economic impacts globally even on economies that do not yet have confirmed cases. Forecasting t...
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