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26th April, 2013
Farewell, for now
"One of the reasons I chose to write for Dawn.com was to impress upon Pakistani readers the fact that not all Americans regard Pakistan with fear, hostility, and cynicism."
"One of the reasons I chose to write for Dawn.com was to impress upon Pakistani readers the fact that not all Americans regard Pakistan with fear, hostility, and cynicism."
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11th April, 2013
Chicago Zindabad!
It’s quite something to witness the global reach of Pakistani-Americans at the top of their respective fields — and all in one city.
It’s quite something to witness the global reach of Pakistani-Americans at the top of their respective fields — and all in one city.
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28th March, 2013
Imran Khan: The least bad option?
Would even the most dreadful of returns be any worse than the consequences of another PPP-led or, more likely, PML-N-led government?
Would even the most dreadful of returns be any worse than the consequences of another PPP-led or, more likely, PML-N-led government?
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14th March, 2013
An optimist’s hope begins to fade
How can one be hopeful, given that a consensus is emerging among Pakistan’s politicos to negotiate with the epitome of inhumanity?
How can one be hopeful, given that a consensus is emerging among Pakistan’s politicos to negotiate with the epitome of inhumanity?
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28th February, 2013
Ten Pakistanis doing great things for America
These unsung ambassadors demonstrate how the suffering official US-Pakistan relationship helps the unofficial one thrive.
These unsung ambassadors demonstrate how the suffering official US-Pakistan relationship helps the unofficial one thrive.
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14th February, 2013
Droning on about drones
Why spill so much ink on unknowns, yet so little on what is crystal clear like Pakistan suffering from an alarming epidemic of a preventable disease?
Why spill so much ink on unknowns, yet so little on what is crystal clear like Pakistan suffering from an alarming epidemic of a preventable disease?
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31st January, 2013
An American’s attempt to understand cricket in Pakistan
On Twitter I am barraged by 140-character staccato bursts of Urdu utterances punctuated by English profanity and references to Misbah, Hafeez and friends.
On Twitter I am barraged by 140-character staccato bursts of Urdu utterances punctuated by English profanity and references to Misbah, Hafeez and friends.
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17th January, 2013
Ten Americans doing great things for Pakistan
While relations between Islamabad and Washington may be floundering, relations between common Pakistanis and Americans are flourishing.
While relations between Islamabad and Washington may be floundering, relations between common Pakistanis and Americans are flourishing.
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3rd January, 2013
Pakistan’s fixation with feudalism
Michael Kugelman writes about why Shahzeb Khan’s death triggered such a strong response in a country where murder occurs with tragic frequency.
Michael Kugelman writes about why Shahzeb Khan’s death triggered such a strong response in a country where murder occurs with tragic frequency.
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21st December, 2012
Why Pakistan is not a failed state
One of Pakistan’s enigmas is how it manages to “muddle along” despite its multitude of problems. The answer can be found in its people, who hold the country together.
One of Pakistan’s enigmas is how it manages to “muddle along” despite its multitude of problems. The answer can be found in its people, who hold the country together.
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6th December, 2012
Is there any hope for the 18th Amendment?
Many expectations rose as the amendment was rapidly implemented. Unfortunately, the good news effectively ends there.
Many expectations rose as the amendment was rapidly implemented. Unfortunately, the good news effectively ends there.
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23rd November, 2012
The declining political prospects of Imran Khan
An appropriate American equivalent to Khan would be Ralph Nader — a third-party politician with fervent supporters.
An appropriate American equivalent to Khan would be Ralph Nader — a third-party politician with fervent supporters.
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8th November, 2012
Five challenges faced by Washington’s Pakistan analysts
It’s not all fun and fame to be a Pakistan specialist in this town, writes Michael Kugelman.
It’s not all fun and fame to be a Pakistan specialist in this town, writes Michael Kugelman.
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25th October, 2012
The perils of Pakistan-India peace
The euphoria surrounding the current thaw in Pakistan-India ties masks the intractable obstacles to peace that remain.
The euphoria surrounding the current thaw in Pakistan-India ties masks the intractable obstacles to peace that remain.
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12th October, 2012
America’s latest TV fixation: Nuclear war in Pakistan
That jarring nuke-Pakistan plotline in ‘Last Resort’ lingers; and so does the thought that Pakistan simply can’t catch a break.
That jarring nuke-Pakistan plotline in ‘Last Resort’ lingers; and so does the thought that Pakistan simply can’t catch a break.
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27th September, 2012
What can we learn from the history of sectarian strife?
The minority’s worship centers and homes are torched and 20 people are dead. This is not a depiction of present-day Pakistan – it is a portrait of Philadelphia in 1844.
The minority’s worship centers and homes are torched and 20 people are dead. This is not a depiction of present-day Pakistan – it is a portrait of Philadelphia in 1844.
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13th September, 2012
Where have Pakistan’s America experts gone?
Just as few Americans understand Pakistan beyond militancy, very few Pakistanis understand the US beyond drone strikes and Raymond Davis.
Just as few Americans understand Pakistan beyond militancy, very few Pakistanis understand the US beyond drone strikes and Raymond Davis.
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30th August, 2012
Could Pakistan’s social media become a bastion of extremism?
Some may argue that social media tools serve as a moderating influence, because they compel extremists to share space with their ideological opposites.
Some may argue that social media tools serve as a moderating influence, because they compel extremists to share space with their ideological opposites.
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16th August, 2012
The silence surrounding Pakistan’s most serious threats
Human security issues affect so many more Pakistanis than do extremism, political infighting or US policies.
Human security issues affect so many more Pakistanis than do extremism, political infighting or US policies.
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2nd August, 2012
A tale of two very different stories
With the same types of problems afflicting both countries, why does the Western press so often highlight these issues in Pakistan, yet so rarely in India?
With the same types of problems afflicting both countries, why does the Western press so often highlight these issues in Pakistan, yet so rarely in India?
