Adil Najam (June 4, 2009: President Obama made an important address to the so-called “Muslim World” today from Egypt. This post was originally on his March address to Pakistanis, but please do leave any comments on today’s speech here.) US President Barak Obama has just laid out his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He […]
Adil Najam Pakistan Day is a day of celebration. But it is also a day of reflection on what we have been through and what lies ahead of us. In this, the second in our series of special posts to mark Pakistan Day 2009, we want to focus on what lies ahead in terms of […]
Adil Najam Yesterday, the headlines screamed of yet more US drone attacks within Pakistan leaving 18 dead. Today, they bemoan 11 killed in Swat in continuing fighting between military and militants. Meanwhile, following on earlier reports of extremists banning women from entering cloth markets in Swat, now we hear of restraunts in Quetta banning the […]