Consolidating democracy in Pakistan — IIBefore I begin, I will recap the first part of this piece. In the last piece, I attempted to highlight some factors that have hampered the growth of democracy in Pakistan; namely, weak colonial inheri...
It’s the bear, not the dragon, stupid!Andrei Gromyko, famously known as “Mr. No,” served as the Soviet Union’s foreign minister for nearly three decades (1959-1987). He professed that no international question of any consequence could be...
Afghanistan drowns in an unwanted insurgency once againThe ongoing violent upsurge of terrorist attacks has taken many innocent lives in Afghanistan, and pushed the Afghan war to its bloodiest phase in the last 16 years. This furious escalation has brough...
Lost in the grey…Despite Pakistan’s best efforts, the country has been formally placed on the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after the conclusion of its recent joint plenary meeting. The move co...