Mairaj Mohammed Khan on the Making of Pakistan’s Politics

Posted on February 16, 2010
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Adil Najam There is probably no period in Pakistan’s political history that was more central to defining the political contours of the country than the period which defined the rise, and ultimately the fall, of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Trauma is a permanent condition in Pakistan politics, especially today. But Pakistan politics, even as it unfolds […]

Pakistan’s Valentine War

Posted on February 14, 2010
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Adil Najam It is not as if we do not have enough real problems in Pakistan to worry about. Why, then, do we keep inventing imaginary fights to worry about? Here are some Valentine’s Day pictures from Pakistan.

Adil Najam The legal complexities of the tussle between the President and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court remain messy and unclear, but one thing is very very clear: the confrontation between President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has, once again, brought the system to the very brink of collapse. Not […]

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