Who’s the enemy? It’s better to have problems than to have enemies. A problem can be solved, an enemy must be destroyed.
What is Pakistani art? When the ka-ching of a corner plot is more moving than a rendition by Ustad Rais Khan… that is Pakistani art.
Why China is playing a tougher game on the NSG this time around How far is Beijing’s opposition likely to go?
Open for business: Chaman thrives as a smugglers' paradise On the Pak-Afghan border, this town's underdevelopment is sometimes a facade that hides the material oasis inside
Where's the money? If you ask a politician what matters most you will eventually, after much flag-waving and God-appealing, get the answer
Pakistan's foreign policy betrays deep domestic insecurities Building atom bombs and supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan is more about how we feel about ourselves.
Offshore accounts aren't as bad as we think Why stack money abroad to avoid taxes when you can do that at home?
Fighting the Taliban: The US and Pakistan's failed strategies Pakistan stands to lose more than it gains
What do you believe in? I spent my life believing in rubbish that could only be informed by some silly thing called logic
The lure of MIRVs: Pakistan’s strategic options In the second nuclear age, one mistake risks the annihilation of South Asian civilisation
India’s unresolvable nuclear debate When news emerges that Pakistan has tested another short-range missile or increased its stockpile of nuclear ...