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    Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Deterrents to Afghan peace on all sides, address them

    The US has been clear that ties can only improve once Pakistan is deemed to have delivered adequately in Afghanistan.

    7 May 2019 6:39 PM

    Simultaneously, we have got past the single biggest impediment to initiating serious negotiations in Afghanistan the absence of direct talks between the US and the Taliban.Opinion
    In Afghanistan, an opportunity now beckoning

    Pakistan believed that the US wanted a military victory and remained dismissive of its interest in a political...

    18 Sept 2018 7:57 PM

    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Imran Khan should try to rule Pak as a 'last-term' PM

    To be sure, different leaders have different levels of susceptibility to sycophancy. But no one comes into office...

    28 Aug 2018 7:37 PM

    Imran Khan declared his victory on Thursday and dismissed the allegations of fraud calling it the most transparent election in Pakistans history. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Managing US relationship will be tough for PM Imran

    Pakistan, therefore, prefers to offer positive incentives to the Taliban to join a US-led peace process in Afghanistan.

    7 Aug 2018 6:56 PM

    Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)Opinion
    In Pak, system is geared to back patronage, not vision, charisma

    Even the best individuals need the system to open up. For that, democratic consolidation is necessary.

    26 Jun 2018 9:14 PM

    Representational ImageOpinion
    US-Pak trust deficit will be hard to bridge

    The US says it wants a negotiated political settlement in Afghanistan.

    30 Jan 2018 7:58 PM

    President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)Opinion
    More trouble brewing for Pak-US ties

    The best estimate for the amount affected by the US decision is somewhere in the $500-900 million range.

    9 Jan 2018 6:45 PM

    Nawaz SharifOpinion
    Many doubt if elections will be held at all

    Now, Nawaz is going to wait it out for the March 2018 Senate elections he has been eyeing all along.

    19 Dec 2017 8:34 PM

    Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz SharifOpinion
    Sharif-style politics: It's all for the kids' future

    The Sharif brothers know their moves may determine their children's political fortunes.

    7 Nov 2017 7:00 PM

    Pakistan and India flag (Representational image)Opinion
    Pak fixation on India setting it on a collision course with US

    Pakistan's India-centred strategic paradigm is one of the biggest drags on the country's progress.

    4 July 2017 8:57 PM

    Representational imageOpinion
    Back channel' the only way for India, Pak

    One major change from the past is that the military option is truly obsolete.

    2 May 2017 8:57 PM

    The AAI is also working on a biometrics identification plan at 43 of its airports in the country. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Airports are a glimpse of a nation

    The first thing that struck this traveller was the panoply of power by the privileged.

    8 Feb 2017 12:40 AM

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