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Pakistan’s memogate and the undermining of civilian rule
How the country's all-powerful military succeeded in bringing down the Pakistani ambassador to Washington.
What is Britain's role in the CIA's illegal drone campaign?
The death of two British nationals in Pakistan raises serious questions about UK complicity.
Imran Khan: "I hate US policy, not Americans"
The cricketer Imran Khan is now one of Pakistan’s most prominent politicians — but his party’s support base is shrinking and critics accuse him of backing the mullahs when it suits. He talks to the NS’s Mehdi Hasan.
What did Musharraf know?
His memoirs, written while he was still military president of Pakistan, are a fascinating source of inadvertent information.
The dangers of oversimplifying the situation in Pakistan
Many of those who are quick to condemn the country have a limited understanding of its structures and attitudes.
All eyes on Pakistan
Almost no one believes that the ISI could not have known of Bin Laden’s whereabouts.
Cameron tells Pakistanis tax non-payment is unfair
David Cameron criticises Pakistan’s tax-dodging rich at a press conference in Islamabad.
What the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti means for Pakistan
The PPP’s decision to back down on blasphemy laws gives a huge boost to the country’s extremists.
Remembering Salman Taseer
The death of Taseer is a huge blow to all those working for a peaceful and modern Pakistan.
“Why do they pick on us Pakistanis?”
A brilliant and brave answer from one of the country’s leading academics.
Post-flood Pakistan is recovering, but issues still remain
The international relief effort has worked — but it has thrown up new problems.
Why I love Pakistan
Despite its terrible troubles, this part of the western subcontinent is lively, beautiful and misunderstood.
Pakistan: by numbers
History, ethnic mix and religious breakdown — all in one elegant infographic.
Jinnah — he had a dream
The vision of Pakistan’s founding father was a land of many faiths and cultures united in a common purpose. What chance of preserving those ideals today?
Crossing the Line of Control
Pakistan offered shelter to Kashmir’s dispossessed Muslims as they fled sectarian violence. But with most of the refugees stuck in bureaucratic limbo, this land has never felt like home.
Nation on the verge of a nervous breakdown
The floods destroying Pakistan’s infrastructure are against a backdrop of corruption, impunity at the highest levels of political life and meaningless independence.
The military and the mullahs
The Pakistani state has a long history of nurturing jihadis as a means of dominating Afghanistan and undermining India. It is proving a fatal alliance.
The mosques aren’t working in Bradistan
Bradford's Pakistani community predominantly originates from the Mirpur region. In Britain it has remained a closed community, but now faces an identity crisis.
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Mind your B-sides
Time to rethink
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