In the run-up to what is being viewed as Pakistan’s truly historic elections, an old Pakistani reader of mine from Saudi Arabia wrote in, twice, to ask: “Not a word on Pakistan’s elections so far! Why...
LEFT adrift in the wake of President Barack Obama’s November election victory, the anti-tax Tea Party is predicting renewed popularity and relevance — thanks to the scandal now rocking the IRS.The fed...
From both the left and the right, three common misperceptions have emerged about US foreign policy: First, that the global war on terror has become a perpetual state of affairs; second, that no strate...
Last week Pakistan gave a clear win to a new party Muslim League (N) and new leader Nawaz Sharif, 63, to lead the country. This win came after a turbulent decade that saw military coups, assassinatio...
Persians are known for their patience, a quality that has rigorously been cultivated through the centuries-old art of rug making. Not only does rug making demand patience but also unconsciously teache...
LAST week’s historic elections in Pakistan failed to bring Imran Khan to power at the center, but his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has managed to form a government in the troubled Khyber Pakht...
