Huma Yusuf

Af-Pak or Indo-Pak?

THREE days, 13 working groups, countless delegates. They came from across Pakistan to Washington to strengthen the... Published 24 Oct, 2010 04:55am

Parallel security sector

iv id= In August, Afghan President Hamid Karzai caught the US off guard by announcing a ban on private security... Published 17 Oct, 2010 12:00am

Islamophobia in the US

iv id= Last weekend, the ABC television network in the US caused a stir by broadcasting a debate show asking the... Published 10 Oct, 2010 12:00am

Islamophobia in the US

LAST weekend, the ABC television network in the US caused a stir by broadcasting a debate show asking the ... Published 10 Oct, 2010 12:00am

Muddled Washington

iv id= Former president Pervez Musharraf`s call for a constitutional role for the Pakistan Army has led many to... Published 03 Oct, 2010 12:00am

Muddled Washington

FORMER president Pervez Musharraf`s call for a constitutional role for the Pakistan Army has led many to describe ... Published 03 Oct, 2010 12:00am

Opportunity within reach

iv id= It has been a good week for Sino-Pak relations. China reiterated its commitment to expanding the Chashma... Published 26 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Allies at cross purposes

iv id= American President John F. Kennedy famously conceded that the only thing “worse than being an enemy of the... Published 19 Sep, 2010 12:00am

No protection for media

THE Sialkot lynching has by now become emblematic of the failure of the Pakistani state to serve and protect its... Published 05 Sep, 2010 12:00am

No protection for media

iv id= The Sialkot lynching has by now become emblematic of the failure of the Pakistani state to serve and protect... Published 05 Sep, 2010 12:00am

Afghanistan`s ire

PAKISTAN `irritates` Afghan President Hamid Karzai, says an official of his government quoted in . Fair enough. In... Published 29 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Short and sweet

The inaugural edition is thus a collection of the best short stories submitted for the short story competition The... Published 22 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Robust planning needed

iv id= Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi recently lashed out against the media for being over-critical of the... Published 22 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Deweaponising Karachi

iv id= “If you want to save Karachi, the face and index of Pakistan, then deweaponise it.” These wise words were... Published 08 Aug, 2010 12:00am

The link with governance

iv id= Last Wednesday, the worst news that there were no survivors from the ill-fated Airblue flight 202 had been... Published 01 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Coverage of US issues

iv id= Addressing a town hall meeting in Islamabad nearly a week ago, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... Published 25 Jul, 2010 12:00am

No space to counter hate

iv id= Like most Ali Zafar fans, I hope that members of our culture ministry and Central Board of Film Censors spend... Published 18 Jul, 2010 12:00am

Militancy in check?

iv id= The recent violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, which left 2,000 people dead and led to the displacement of over... Published 27 Jun, 2010 12:00am