Democracy, not terror, is the engine of political Islam

Democracy is not the antidote to the Islamists the neocons once fondly believed it would be.

General Colin Powell: Political Casualty of Iraq War

Can he make a comeback? Had he resigned, he would have stayed in the limelight as an elder statesman at the political front.

The Muslim Brotherhood – A Force Not to be Underestimated

If nothing else, the fact that the various despotic regimes in the Arab world hate the Muslim Brotherhood itself is a plus point in their

A Dog's Death

He was tired, hungry, wounded and weak. He looked at a circle of red eyes and white teeth above, and struggled a smile. They could

Solace

The Haunting, I believed

The evening was fun. I followed her all evening until she sat on the yellow sofa, hard, shiny and plastic sofa.

The Current Mess in Iraq—putting things in perspective

One of the major debates that continue to take place within the global media today is that what future course of action shall the United

Inside Story of Nawaz's Cooked Up Return to Pakistan

What actually happened on September 10th, when Nawaz Sharif decided to come back to Pakistan after eight years in exile.

A Political Manifesto for Sale! - Part I

In the current feverish run-up to elections, have you wondered why our political parties have still not published any meaningful manifestos?

A Friend of Feudalism

The very reasons that make the west love Benazir Bhutto are the same that leave many Pakistanis with second thoughts.

The Recluse

The man could easily have taken little more trouble to develop his works, sold the patents and earned millions...

All My Love

But you were always a different story, a chapter in a book I hadn’t opened yet.

Twin Blasts in Rawalpindi leaves 27 dead, 70 injured

A chilling response to Musharraf's military operation in tribal areas

Mushy is Done!

Jawed Hashmi is a stand-up politicians amongst a wide variety of political midgets that we have right now, and I hope that he is sincere

The Eclipse of the MQM

It can be argued that the leadership and activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will remember the 12th of May 2007 as the moment

Afghanistan: The Continuing Challenge?

Gen. Musharaf and Ms. Bhutto, both equally willing and falling over each other to oblige Washington in the pursuit of