Shutting coverage of JuD, others was part of commitment to US: Pak

Pakistan's decision to ban media coverage of Lashkar-e-Tayiba, the Jamaatud Dawa and its front Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation and other outlawed groups was part of a commitment given to United States......

Why we shouldn't take US bounty for Hafiz Saeed seriously

Other than the satisfaction of seeing a US bounty on Hafiz Saeed and Abdul Rehman Makki, India shouldn't expect anything much at this stage, certainly not any concrete action against either of......

Why the mullahs will win in Pakistan

A couple of weeks ago, all across Pakistan, the so-called 'civil society' finally came out on the streets to protest against the creeping Talibanisation of the country. The immediate trigger for......

After the quake, brace for political aftershocks

Politics doesn't respect even natural disasters; in fact, it revels in them. This axiom is unfolding itself once again in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that ravaged much of Pakistan......