Zawahri might allow themselves a mirthless smile at the thought of US President George Bush unleashing US commando raids in Pakistan without Islamabad's approval.
“They'd be gleefully looking at this as a great opportunity,” said Nasim Zehra, an (...)
With Pakistan's economy tanking and a Taleban insurgency raging, new president Asif Ali Zardari must choose if the time is right to risk more instability by entering a confrontation with old rival Nawaz Sharif.
A new power struggle is about the (...)
PAKISTANIS doubt whether their new civilian leaders are capable of asserting control over a powerful military spy agency after what was widely seen as a botched attempt at the weekend.
The timing could not have been more embarrassing for Prime (...)
FOR a world hoping democracy will provide the stability nuclear-armed Pakistan needs to save it from Islamist militants and chaos, the first 100 days of the new civilian government haven't been very reassuring. The transition, after eight years of (...)
THE party leading Pakistan's new coalition is drafting a constitutional package likely to sideline Iftikhar Chaudhary, the recently freed judge whose defiance of President Pervez Musharraf made him a cause celebre.
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