Afghan Taliban in hostile,
intl’ chat room
By Senator Rehman Malik
THE international chat room is full of noises about the sudden takeover of Kabul by the Taliban but nobody mentioned...
Radicalisation versus international extremism
By Senator Rehman Malik
THE recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Afghan Taliban will certainly affect Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other extremists in Pakistan....
The interim government of Afghanistan
By Senator Rehman Malik
The Afghan Taliban’s interim government was imminent to come into existence and hence it is in place. The major share...
9/11 and Pakistan
By Rasul Bakhsh Rais
THE events of 9/11, 20 years ago, were as transformative as they were tragic. The attackers’ choice of targets, the...
Stop the fall of the rupee
By Senator Rehman Malik
Money, whether it is in any currency, is probably the most desired commodity which regardless of class, age or ethnicity...
When I went to Kabul in 2012…
By Senator Rehman Malik
IT was midday in March 2012 when I landed at Kabul Airport as Interior Minister and was welcomed and received...
A reformed Taliban?
By Pervez Hoodbhoy
AFTER capturing Kabul, the Taliban want to be seen as rulers rather than just as a religious militia. Eager to secure legitimacy —...
Have the Taliban changed?
By Rasul Bakhsh Rais
IN resisting for 20 years and forcing the third great power of our times to negotiate a peace deal and...
After the fall:
What next in Kabul
By Senator Rehman Malik
THE punchline of the present era is that the General Bajwa Doctrine won and the Modi war doctrine bitterly failed,...
EVMs—yet another controversy
By Senator Rehman Malik
Elections in Pakistan always remain controversial and despite a lot of complaints and the establishment of investigative teams and commissions,...