LITTLE ROCK: US military action in Pakistan against Taliban fighters will destabilise a nation that now wants to fight the war ‘for our own sake,’ the nation’s ambassador to the US said on Wednesday. Husani Haqqani warned against combat troops coming across the border from Afghanistan to seek out insurgent fighters fleeing into Pakistan. He [...]

It isn’t a crime to be useless, but perhaps it ought to be. I speak of journalism, the noble and dignified world whose task it is to organize and impart news and commentary to the masses. Journalists are required to not only think critically but be aware of various perspectives. With situations all across the [...]

Islamabad appears to be continuing to ramp up efforts to fight militants threatening Pakistan, including those militant assets that were formerly used by the ISI.  Syed Saleem Shahzad writes in Asia Times that the government is not only turning away from militants, it is purging them. Asia Times Online has learned that a nascent crackdown [...]

Ever since the US got heavily involved in Afghanistan during the Soviet Invasion, we always seem to blame the United States for our misery.  Over the past 30 years, governments have come and gone, while politicians have been assassinated.  Pakistanis have always seemed eager to jump the gun and point fingers at the United States [...]

By: Moazzam Husain It’s sometimes tempting to think of the power crisis as a simplified model of the national crisis today. A large part of the role behind Japan’s success was played by its corporations. Companies like Mitsubishi, Nissan and Sumitomo excelled by teaching their managers to ask questions. For example, they would ask why [...]

WASHINGTON, Jul 25 (APP): Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani said Washington is beginning to understand Pakistan’s security imperatives in the regional context as he underscored the centrality of longstanding Kashmir dispute to South Asian peace and stability. Speaking at a dinner hosted in honor of participants of an  international peace conference Friday, [...]

Diving into the history of US-Pakistan relations may seem to be a good platform to initiate the discussion on this precious love affair.  However, I personally feel that consistently reminding ourselves of the roller coaster relationship we have had with the United States is not in our interests at this point in time.  Focusing on [...]

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WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (APP): Pakistan stressed Thursday Kashmir holds the key to unlocking South Asian potential for peace and progress with its envoy to the United States telling a major conference on the Capitol Hill that decades-old conflict is resolvable and cannot be rolled under the carpet. Ambassador Husain Haqqani reaffirmed Islamabad’s desire to normalize [...]