After a weekend of escalating tensions in the disputed territory of Kashmir, the Indian army on Monday again accused Pakistan of violating the 2003 cease-fire at the border between the two countries. A spokesperson for the …
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After Killings in Kashmir, India-Pakistan Relations are Back on the Rocks
With the rain coming down in steamy sheets, the aptly named ‘Monsoon Session’ of parliament convened for its fourth day this morning in the Indian capital New Delhi. And in the eye of the darkening storm was Defense Minister …
India-Pakistan Tensions Find Deadly Echo in Afghanistan
A suicide bombing at the Indian consulate in Jalalabad is the latest episode in the simmering geopolitical struggle between the nuclear rivals
Burka Avenger: Conservative Pakistan’s New Animated Liberal Superheroine
Pakistan’s Malala Problem: Teen Activist’s Global Celebrity Not Matched at Home
Last Friday, Malala Yousafzai took to the podium at the U.N. It was her 16th birthday and her first major public appearance since the Taliban’s attempt to assassinate the Pakistani schoolgirl last October for her efforts to …
The Abbottabad Commission: What Pakistan Must Learn After the bin Laden Raid
In 1971, Pakistan suffered its worst military defeat to India. The war led to the creation of an independent Bangladesh — what had been East Pakistan, separated from the western wing by a thousand miles of Indian territory, and …
Pakistan’s bin Laden Report: What You Need to Know
A leaked Pakistani report on the May 1, 2011, U.S. raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound provides a firsthand view into the dysfunctions of a Pakistani government that both managed to play host to the world’s most wanted man and …
The Prime Minister’s Revenge: Sharif Charges Former General Musharraf With Treason
When General Pervez Musharraf vaulted to power in a 1999 military coup, the man he overthrew was hurled into a cell in a 16th century fort near Islamabad. Some months later, Nawaz Sharif, the deposed Prime Minister, was convicted …
Pakistan’s Biggest Challenge Is Not the Taliban — It’s Electricity
The new government faces all sorts of challenges, but its most immediate task is to bring an end to crippling power outages that are costing the nation billions of dollars in productivity
After Obama’s Speech on Drones, CIA Allegedly Kills Pakistani Taliban Commander
Less than a week after President Barack Obama’s speech marking a policy shift on the use of drones, the CIA broke its weeks-long hiatus with a drone attack in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal area. The target of the attack, …
Nawaz Sharif’s Return to Power Brings Pakistan’s Challenges in Focus
On a historic election day, Sharif beat expectations, cruising toward a convincing victory
Scenes from Pakistan’s Historic Election
Despite violent attacks that left dozens dead, Pakistanis turned out in large numbers Saturday to vote in the country’s first democratic transfer of power
From Hospital Bed, Pakistani ‘Change’ Candidate Imran Khan Aims for Victory
The front wall of Lahore’s Shaukat Khanum hospital has come to resemble a shrine. Scores of bouquets of flowers are arrayed amid a sprinkling of “get well soon” cards. On the walls, posters appear with messages ranging from the …