When the world looks at Pakistan, its attention justifiably focuses on the rugged northern border with Afghanistan, a nexus of Taliban activity and the site of an ongoing multi-pronged campaign ...

This is as much a problem of psychology as policy. Few nations are as paranoid as Pakistan–where it is a widespread belief that India is behind every setback, that the United States plans to seize ...

The recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan are not isolated security incidents. They represent a more profound change in the character and scope of violence that the state has been facing. Suicide ...

Pakistan is facing a deep crisis five months after a new, democratically elected government swept into power. The economy is in shambles: rampant inflation has forced sharp hikes in the cost of basic ...

In Pakistan, a year of political deadlock has paralyzed the courts and unraveled the economy, and now there are fears that history could repeat itself. Pakistan is a place where generals have ruled ...

In diplomacy, perception is everything. The day that Pakistan’s new prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was sworn in this week, two top American diplomats were there from Washington to congratulate him.

The entirety of Pakistan’s politics, including its conflicts and paradoxes, is wrapped up in the question of who the next chief of army staff will be. Pakistan’s Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa ...

When discussing the various inconvenient friendships of convenience in which the United States is entangled, Pakistan is a country that comes to mind almost immediately. Since gaining independence ...

Pakistan’s recurring struggles against India are not rooted in nerves or talent but in a persistent lack of role clarity. Frequent chopping and changing, confused player roles and an overreliance on ...

AS CONCERN BUILDS within Washington’s political, military, and intelligence circles over the rise of the Taliban and al Qaeda in northwestern Pakistan, the search for a proper policy to deal with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We can no longer be silent about Pakistan’s safe havens for terrorist organizations, the Taliban, and other groups that pose a ...