Pakistan recorded 128 terror attacks in May, up 27% from April, while civilian deaths surged 92%, according to a PICSS report ...
The attack on Mumbai was in a way a primitive terrorist operation–individuals using machine guns and grenades. There were no high explosives, use of chemical weapons, or the like. The difference ...
TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: A day after their humiliating 61-run loss against India, the Pakistan cricket team looked in good spirits ahead of their clash against Namibia at the Sinhalese Sports Club ...
Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep has been in Pakistan this week for NPR's series on South Asia's Grand Trunk Road. Michele Norris speaks with him from Islamabad about local reaction to the ...
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 ...
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 ...
An analysis of Pakistan's $457B informal economy, why businesses resist formalization and what experts like Burhan Mirza suggest for tackling this issue.Walk through Karachi's Saddar market on any ...
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 ...
Al Qaeda is based in Pakistan and Al Qaeda's policy is the overthrow of the current system in Pakistan to be replaced by one controlled by Al Qaeda, and the acquisition of nuclear weapons, of which ...
What national interest does the United States have in Afghanistan? According to recent polls, more and more Americans doubt there is any–or at least enough to warrant escalation of the war. This ...