Adil Najam Can you recognize this man? No, not Nixon, the other guy. The one to the left. I imagine that most of you can. But still, do tell me. In case you cannot, here is another picture of him. I wanted to get us going with an easy picture on what I hope will […]

Adil Najam Two news items from this week give me cause to worry about economic governance Pakistan. They suggest that the independence of economic governance–which some consider to be the most important contribution of the current government–might either be illusory, or is diminishing. Both stories are about the removal–reportedly for political reasons–of two key economic […]

Adil Najam In response to my post yesterday (‘Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts to feature in movie about Pakistan’) a few people who have not yet read the book wrote to ask that I tell them more about the book. It really IS worth a read by anyone interested in politics or in a good […]