For nearly eight years, General Pervez Musharraf's courtiers have run an expensive, self-serving campaign against politics and politicians. The central message of the campaign has been that public representatives are irredeemably corrupt and incompetent. ................detail

The security situation in North Waziristan has gone from bad to worse since July 15, when the tribal militants, commonly known as Pakistani Taliban, unilaterally scrapped their controversial 10-month-old peace agreement with the government. As promised, they have started a guerilla-style war that is classic in approach.,.......detail

The is regrettably a deep-rooted and widespread tradition in Pakistan that sees foreign hands and hidden forces in all bad things that happen, and it is understandable why some expatriate Pakistanis can be quite sensitive on this point. Let me state clearly, therefore, that in seeking a debate on whether ...........detail

"We assess that Al-Qaeda has protected or regenerated key elements of its Homeland attack capability, including a safe haven in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)…".........detail

Well before the first bullet was fired, the stand-off between government forces and students of Islamabad's Lal Masjid was a mediated matter. On June 29, a private cable channel reported that General Musharraf had said that the government would only take action if both the print and electronic media guaranteed..........detail

The extensive coverage of Pakistan in the international press in the aftermath of the Lal Masjid tragedy included a report by Somini Sengupta in The New York Times that begins with a quote from Hameeda Sarfraz, a 19-year-old Jamia Hafsa alumna. Explaining the attraction of the hereafter,.............detail