Touqir Hussain

The intelligentsia has not played its due role. Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:07am

In Pakistan, primary stimulus for rise and fall of govts has nearly always been domestic. Updated 12 Apr, 2022 08:34am

The US and Pakistan have yet to understand each other. Updated 29 Jan, 2022 08:38am

There are many impediments to democracy. Published 30 Dec, 2021 07:23am

Pakistan needs to develop an independent foreign policy but that will not happen without systemic changes at home. Updated 03 Dec, 2021 07:59am

The reality is that Pakistan cannot be ignored. Published 09 Nov, 2021 07:25am

Afghanistan has faced one of the most devastating conflicts of our time, and Pakistan has suffered by becoming a crisis state. Updated 12 Oct, 2021 08:51am

Washington is obsessed, however valid its concerns may be, with competition with China. Updated 10 Sep, 2021 08:35am

Neither India nor Pakistan is now pushed about talking. Published 20 Jul, 2021 07:43am

The Taliban are seeking a military solution. Published 27 May, 2021 06:46am

Pakistan seems to be hoping for a reset in ties. Published 13 Mar, 2021 05:29am

Conviction won’t solve America’s problems. Published 30 Jan, 2021 06:24am

The US had lost its bearings long before Trump. Published 10 Jan, 2021 08:50am

The US knows that engagement with Pakistan is necessary. Updated 10 Nov, 2020 09:10am

The US president’s remarks are political, not policy statements. Updated 20 Feb, 2020 09:50am

Afghanistan can only be fixed by the Afghans, but they need Pakis­tan’s help not hindrance. Updated 31 Dec, 2019 08:06am

There is going to be a fierce clash of wills. Published 29 Oct, 2019 07:14am

We should not persist in our traditional support for the Taliban. Published 03 Oct, 2019 06:58am

Good governance is central to a nation’s rise. Published 01 Aug, 2019 07:14am

History’s shadow has darkened the two states’ view of each other. Published 25 May, 2019 07:24am