PAKISTAN appears to fit the definition of a ‘predator state’ which, according to economist James K. Galbraith, is “a political system in which a narrow band of elites uses policy instruments ...

At its founding in 1947, the culturally and religiously diverse state of Pakistan ... and governments however best suited its interests. As a result, of Pakistan’s twenty-nine prime ministers ...

Ghaffar Baig/Associated Press The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 turned the region into a staging ground for Islamic fighters backed by the United States, Arab nations and Pakistan who ...

Each government is attempting to blame the other for the continued activities of ISKP. Meanwhile, the group continues to ...

The expression “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – the more things change, the more they stay the same – has become a common description of Pakistan’s repeated cycles of ...