For nearly a decade, despite constant tensions—and even large-scale terrorist violence—between Pakistan and India, there is one thing the two nuclear-armed states have kept largely intact: their 2003 cease-fire agreement in... more ››
On the face of it, Pakistan’s polity has never had it so good. The judiciary is genuinely independent. Both president and prime minister are civilian, elected and not beholden to the military. The two main civilian parties —... more ››
Leaders in Pakistan were thrown into crisis management mode this week as tensions over border skirmishes with India spiked and observers worried aloud whether large protests in the capital were setting the... more ››