Nuclear espionage reveals toxic US-Pakistani relations
Another round of nuclear espionage exposes the widening rifts in the alliance between Pakistan and the United States. Nadeem Akhtar, a 45-year-old Pakistani
Balkanisation of Afghanistan cuts against the grain
The proposal to divide Afghanistan after the US withdrawal flies in the face of history – and the best interests of the Afghan
Are the allies on the same page after Biden’s trip to Pakistan?
Are the allies on the same page after Biden’s trip to Pakistan? was carried in The National in Jan 2011.
It was later reprinted in Counter Punch as Why Did Joe Biden Rush to Visit Pakistan in Feb 2011.
More than meets the eye
After the killing of Salman Taseer, no other high-profile individual is likely to have the courage to challenge Pakistan’s blasphemy law, or any
The report on ISI by the London School of Economics
The report on ISI by the London School of Economics discusses the original report where the ISI connection with the Taliban was first highlighted – the wikiLeaks report was merely a repetition of this.
This is the unedited version of the article published in The National in June 2010. The published article can be found here.