Pakistan Crisis

Expectations for the New ISI Chief

Aziz Nayani | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Pakistani Intelligence, Isi, Pakistan Democracy, Pakistan, World News, Pakistan Crisis, Pakistan Military, World News
Aziz Nayani

No matter how attractive or sought after a job can be, it is never easy taking on a role that immediately requires damage control on multiple fronts. By becoming the new Director General of Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency, the Inter-Service Intelligence.

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Pakistani Government Bows To Supreme Court Demand

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD | Posted 03.20.2012

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister struck a conciliatory tone in an appearance before the Supreme Court Thursday, trying to cool down a polit...

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Pakistani President Travels To Dubai Amid Deepening Political Crisis

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 03.13.2012

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's president left the country Thursday for what was described as a one-day private visit to Dubai, officials said. during a ...

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Pakistan's Political Crisis Escalates

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 03.12.2012

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister fired the defense secretary Wednesday in a dispute over a memo sent to Washington that has enraged the arm...

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Exclusive: NPR's Steve Inskeep Talks About His New Book on Karachi: Can Pakistan Turn the Corner?

Anis Shivani | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Jihad, Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi, Pakistan Democracy, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistan, Jihadism, Shia-Sunni Conflict, AfPak War, Steve Inskeep, Karachi, War on Terrorism, Pakistan Crisis, Terrorism, Books News
Anis Shivani

Steve Inskeep, co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, has written a most readable, informative, entertaining, and provocative narrative of contemporary Karachi. I recently had an email discussion with Inskeep about the city and the region.

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U.S.-Pakistan Shipwreck: China Profits, Again

Barry Lando | Posted 01.29.2012

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Barry Lando

The killing of 24 Pakistan troops by NATO forces is just the latest disastrous chapter in U.S.-Pakistan relations. As affairs go from bad to catastrophic, it's not just the Taliban who will benefit, but also China.

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Wave Of Violence In Pakistan Kills Dozens In Two Days

AP | ASHRAF KHAN | Posted 10.18.2011

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KARACHI, Pakistan — Suspected gang members killed 39 people in two days in Pakistan's largest city, with many of the victims tortured, shot and ...

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A Double Game in Pakistan? More Like Double Shame

Rob Asghar | Posted 08.03.2011

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Rob Asghar

In a nation of 180 million people, only two million Pakistanis pay taxes. This may at first glance seem a tragic consequence of poverty, but bear in mind that roughly 30 percent of Pakistanis live in poverty, not 99 percent.

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Swat Valley: A Return To Hell

Foreign Policy | Posted 05.25.2011

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On a sunny afternoon last fall, I took a Chinook helicopter flight to the grounds of a former boarding school in Pakistan's Swat Valley, where I drank...

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Pakistan Deserves the Opportunity to Succeed

Syed Yahya Hussainy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Syed Yahya Hussainy

Terrorism will always make headlines, but given the political jockeying in Pakistan, many media groups are running alarmist, nearly hysterical headlines predicting the imminent doom of Pakistani democracy.

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The Most Dangerous Place

Imtiaz Gul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Imtiaz Gul

f you are wondering why violence in Pakistan has been sharply spiking with every US military surge in Afghanistan, you will find a concise primer in my book.

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Musharraf Cometh?

Malou Innocent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Malou Innocent

On Friday, Imran Farooq, a founding leader of MQM, the fourth-largest political party in Pakistan, was stabbed to death in London. Since 2009, more than 200 MQM workers and supporters have been the victims of targeted killings.

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The Great Pakistani Deluge Never Happened

Juan Cole | Posted 05.25.2011

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Juan Cole

The Great Deluge in Pakistan passed almost unnoticed in the US despite Obama's repeated assertions that the country is central to American security. Now, it has washed almost completely off American television and out of popular consciousness.

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What Does Pakistan Have to Do With Haiti?

Ethan Casey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ethan Casey

The floods in Pakistan are proving as devastating in every way as the Haitian earthquake, with the difference that Pakistan is a nation of not 8 million but 170 million people.

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Why Is Pakistan Not Getting the Aid it Needs?

Beenish Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beenish Ahmed

Has the world grown weary of opening its wallets to natural disasters? Or is Pakistan a special case, one mired in a complexity that works against the generosity of potential donors?

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Pakistan Deserves the Same Humanitarian Support as Haiti

Samuel A. Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Samuel A. Worthington

We know from the outpouring of support and concern after the earthquake in Haiti that even during these difficult economic times, we as a country are capable of so much more to Pakistan.

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Why the Unfolding Disaster in Pakistan Should Concern You

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Reich

The U.S. has pledged $150 million to Pakistan's flood victims while we've spent over $100 billion this year on military maneuvers to defeat the Taliban in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan. This is bizarre and shameful.

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Children Under Water: Pakistan Relief Imperative

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Walden

The relief community I've known for over 30 years wants to respond massively to such a huge mega-disaster. It cannot do this without money and materiel from the American people.

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UNICEF: Looking for Pockets of Poverty Hidden by Statistics (Interview)

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Evelyn Leopold

William Anthony Kirsopp Lake, the new executive director of UNICEF, fears many of the world's children can disappear in a haze of statistics, making progress on paper while neglect, abuse or impoverishment go undetected.

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Pakistan Flooding: World Vision Struggles to Reach Survivors, Warns Funding Urgently Needed

World Vision | Posted 05.25.2011

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World Vision

World Vision is planning a rapid response in Pakistan as unprecedented monsoon rains have triggered flash floods killing more than 1,300 people.

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Drones Over Pakistan -- Menace or Best Viable Option?

C. Christine Fair | Posted 05.25.2011

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C. Christine Fair

American analysts would do well to appreciate the developing nuances in the drone debate in Pakistan before seeking to undermine the best program that the U.S. and Pakistan have in their mutual war on terror.

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I asked her whether she felt immortal. No, she answered

Ginny Dougary | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ginny Dougary

The last time I communicated with Benazir Bhutto was via e-mail in October after the first attempt on her life when she returned to Pakistan to fight ...

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U.S. Rushes Aid To Pakistan To Fight Taliban

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON - Even as the Pakistani government plays down the American role in its military operations in Taliban-controlled areas along the border wit...

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Pakistan Forgotten During Afghan Debate

npr.org | Jackie Northam | Posted 05.25.2011

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The debate on Afghanistan has riveted Congress, the Pentagon and policy-watchers as the Obama administration reviews its current strategy. Following a...

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Pakistani Army Fighting The Taliban (VIDEO): Amazing Footage From New PBS Documentary

Posted 05.25.2011

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"NOW on PBS" has obtained some amazing footage of the Pakistani army taking the fight to the Taliban in Waziristan as part of its look at the U.S.'s ...

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