In one of his fables, Aesop tells us that a gnat woke up one day in the savannah. It was a bright, sunny...

Policing is delicate business. To understand police excesses — defined in terms of abuse of authority, brutality and torture — it is important...

How does one process death, especially violent, gratuitous death? What do people think in their last moments? Some say that one’s life flashes...

M G Devasahayam, a former Indian Administrative Service officer, has written an article titled, “Ajit Doval was my batchmate, but his understanding of...

Hans Morgenthau, the doyen of classical Realism, once told his students that “appeasement is a legitimate strategy in dealing with autonomist movements; give...

The serving Pakistan ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, will be completing his three-year stint in January 2022. By all reports,...

The fourth violent street outing of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has ended — for now. But the sordid episode should have lessons for the...

The proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) is on the march again. And the government has no idea how to deal with it, swinging from...

As I said to Gen Kayani and several other officers, far from taking pride in the courage of our men, I’d very concerned...

There has been much speculation and hand wringing regarding the ongoing tug-of-war over the appointment of a new Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence. It has...

On Wednesday, October 6, Inter-Services Public Relations, put out an official notification. Lieutenant-General Faiz Hameed, Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency, was...

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s revelation that some of the “Pakistani Taliban groups want to talk to our government” and that “we are in...

In the run-up to the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan and since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, there has been much...

Pakistan’s policy towards the evolving situation in Afghanistan is informed by a basic dilemma: unlike in the 90s, Pakistan cannot (and does not)...

Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the world seems to have woken up to the virtues of inclusiveness. The Taliban must...

Pakistan remains committed to diplomatic efforts to address the evolving situation in Afghanistan and get a broad regional consensus on a coordinated approach....

Syed Ali Shah Geelani is no more. According to his spokesman, he passed away at 10 pm at his Hyderpora residence in Srinagar...

Parwan, August 1993: I was sitting on a grassy knoll in Jabal al-Siraj, waiting for the jeeps to arrive and take us to...

Someone among the Taliban military planners likes his Sun Tzu and has learnt from it, writes Ejaz Haider

Afghanistan continues to be a trainwreck in slow motion. While the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces fold before the Taliban, with almost...

Taliban gains are being cheered by some sections in Pakistan. The United States and its allies have lost in Afghanistan and the Taliban...

The situation in Afghanistan continues to evolve since I last wrote about Pakistan’s counterterrorism options two weeks ago. Friend and fellow scribe Mosharraf...

Friend and fellow writer Mosharraf Zaidi has responded to my July 2 article, “Pakistan Needs a Proactive Afghanistan Policy,” by disagreeing with my...

As the United States and its NATO allies withdraw from Afghanistan, the stalled intra-Afghan peace deal is all but dead in the water....

Recently, Umera Ahmed, the writer of a serial called Dhoop ke Dewar has gotten much flak for the teaser of the serial. The...

Iran votes today to elect the country’s eighth president. The Guardian Council, a largely unelected 12-member body which vets candidates, was particularly gratuitous...