A ‘Revolution’ decades in the making

Another blasphemy fiasco

Hamid Mir, Geo TV or the Inter-Services Intelligence

The government delayed taking preemptive measures and providing timely relief to the poor people of Thar and their livestock

Secret Talibanization of North-West Pakistan

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry stepped down as the Chief Justice of Pakistan on Dec. 11 amid both effusive praise and trenchant criticism. The consensus seems to be that Justice Chaudhry left a mixed ...

Guards everywhere and yet an overwhelming sense of insecurity PIQUE exclusive investigative report on private security guards and firms operating in Pakistan

Fighting terror through the lens of conspiracy theorists

Peace talks will only strengthen the militants

Objective and success of the move remain unclear

Christians living in fear in Pakistan

Having avoided forming a cohesive anti-terror strategy initially, the Prime Minister is now on the backfoot

Will we seriously discuss uncomfortable truths?

“Civilian Supremacy is at the top of Nawaz Sharif’s mind as he decides to initiate a treason case against Pervez Musharraf and looks for a successor to Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.”

Moeed Pirzada, after returning from a trip to Istanbul, offers an insightful analysis of the developments at Taksim Square, their ramifications and the lessons Pakistan can draw from the turmoil in ...

The argument that Musharraf’s prosecution would destabilize our fragile democracy and the state is both flawed and untenable

Depending on one’s expectations, the ECP’s scrutiny process is going to both disappoint and please those looking for cleaner politicians

Not central to the politics, yet fascinating in its own right, is the science of sizing up crowds and political rallies

Malala was a shy girl to engage small talk with but was transformed when she went on camera. Her fearlessness was striking

Counter-intuitively, more democracy will actually lead to lesser rallies