Holbrooke’s mission and the challenge ahead
PRESIDENT Obama’s trouble-shooter for Pakistan and Afghanistan, the colourful and much-hyped Richard Holbrooke, wasted no time in rushing to the area of his jurisdiction to assert his authority....
Prospects of regaining control of Swat
REFLECTING public sentiment, the media continues to have strong reservations in regard to the army’s dismal record of providing solutions to issues that involve political matters and the belief, not unjustified,...
Israel’s inverse exceptionalism
CRITICS of Zionism and Israel — including a few Israelis — have charted an inverse exceptionalism, which describes an Israel that is aberrant, violates international norms with near impunity, engages in...
Strategy of long march
LAWYERS, backed by several political parties notably the Pakistan Muslim League-N and civil society, have announced to march on Islamabad on March 16 to force the government to reinstate the members...