Pakistan

“I’m Very Comfortable as a Hybridized Mongrel” »

By Amitabh Pal, May 2013 Issue

Wisdom from the Author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.read more

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Malala Yousafzai: A Brave Soul »

By Mudassar Shah, October 24, 2012

Malala knew that she was a direct target, and yet she raised her voice. That is the difference between Malala and other people in Swat, including me.read more

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Pledging Loyalty in Times of Uncertainty »

By Meher Ahmad, October 19, 2012

As my grandmother immigrates to the U.S., the implications of being Pakistani-American become clearer.read more

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Pakistan’s Heartening Response to Hideous Attack »

by Amitabh Pal, October 12, 2012

Much of Pakistan has come together to condemn the near-murderous Taliban assault on Malala Yousufzai. By Amitabh Palread more

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Anti-Drone March in Pakistan »

By Mudassar Shah, October 11, 2012

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan organized a peace march to South Waziristan to protest U.S. drone attacks this past weekend. By Mudassar Shahread more

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Rock Star and Activist Salman Ahmad Still Going Strong »

By Amitabh Pal, September 3, 2012

Pakistani-American rock legend Salman Ahmad is busy on all fronts.read more

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Things still unsettled one year after killing of bin Laden »

By Rafia Zakaria, May 2, 2012

One year after the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 2, things are far from settled in that part of the world.read more

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Stop Obama’s Drone War in Pakistan »

By Matthew Rothschild, April 14, 2012

This is Obama’s war. He’s increased drone attacks by 600 percent from Bush’s pace.read more

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Not Cheering Obama's Rub Out of Al-Awlaki

September 30, 2011

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U.S. Must Change Policy Toward Pakistan »

By Amitabh Pal, September 30, 2011

It must persuade Pakistan to abandon the lethal double game that it is playing. But saber-rattling won’t achieve that; nor will the cutting off of aid.read more

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U.S. and Pakistan: A Most Complicated Alliance »

By Amitabh Pal, July 15, 2011

The trouble lies in the basic fact that the two countries have entirely different worldviews.read more

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Gandhi Was in Abbottabad, Too »

By Amitabh Pal, May 5, 2011

He was a guest of a great Pashtun pacifist, whose interpretation of Islam starkly contrasts with that of bin Laden.read more

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Drone Attacks in Pakistan Counterproductive »

By Amitabh Pal, April 15, 2011

The Obama Administration's determination to proceed with the strikes is a big mistake, morally and strategically.read more

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Cricket Match Gives Boost to Better Relations »

By Amitabh Pal, April 1, 2011

If a cricket match can make things better even by just a bit, let us have more batsmen facing down bowlers.read more

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Global Warming and the Pakistani Flood »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 13, 2010

If global warming is the culprit, we’ll need to send more than helicopters and international aid teams to Pakistan. We’ll need nothing less that “a sweeping ecological transformation of society.”read more

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