The writer is resident editor of The News in Peshawar. He can be reached at rahimyusufzai@yahoo.com
The Pak-US relations have their ups and downs but the ties have been gradually deteriorating in recent months
Tension along the Torkham border was eased only after the Zakhilwal-Sharif meeting in Rawalpindi but for how long?
The kidnapping of Shahbaz Taseer and Ali Haider Gilani in Lahore and Multan, and their long suffering in captivity to happy homecoming is no less...
Despite many miscalculations, the party, under the aggressive leadership of Imran Khan, has persevered
The term ‘Punjabi Taliban’ has come to stay, but the Punjabi militants who embraced this name are now scattered and weakened just like their...
Not politically important in Pakistan, Masood Azhar’s alleged actions have negatively affected Pak-India relations
The JUD head is visiting major cities in the country and reverting to his favourite subject -- India-bashing
The diminished strength of Daesh, al-Qaeda and IMU doesn’t mean that the Mansoor and Rasool factions of Taliban would be able to reconcile with...
Was the Afghan Taliban leadership waiting for an opportune time? Was it hoping to deflect the growing pressure by Islamabad to agree to the peace...
Jhagra’s job is challenging at a time when the Zarb-e-Azb military operation in North Waziristan has entered the last phase
Families of boys and young men lured into ‘jihad’ by recruiters have suffered mostly in silence
Few practical steps have been taken by Pakistan and Afghanistan to jointly tackle the threat posed by terrorism
The Quadrilateral Coordination Group is the best mechanism established to-date to steer the peace talks for ending the long drawn out Afghan...
In no way should Pakistan become involved in the affairs of another country for the sake of Iran or Saudi Arabia
A retrospective look at Pakistan’s Afghan policy in the light of Pakistan’s army chief’s visit to Afghanistan and its possible outcomes
Though Pakistan has now joined the 34-country military coalition, selling the idea to the people and justifying it even as an afterthought isn’t...
The fact that many agreements on trade, culture, and people-to-people contacts are in place and working should serve as a basis for exploring...
Mansoor may have survived this or other attempts on his life, his troubles are far from over
The recommendations for Fata were finalised by the Political Parties Joint Committee on Fata Reforms, following long deliberations that had started...
Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan says the KP government strongly favours reforms in Fata
