Tag Archive for Pakistani Government

Killing of Pakistani Soldiers: A Mistake or a Message?

by Masood Raja • November 26, 2011

According to recent reports, 24 Pakistani soldiers were allegedly killed by NATO airstrikes along the Pak-Afghan border. The Pakistani government, in retaliation, has blocked the two NATO supply routes and has also asked the US to vacate the CIA (drone)base…

by Mehreen Zahra-Malik • May 13, 2011

Soon after news of Osama bin Laden’s death flashed on TV screens, American voices from across the spectrum asked: why should we waste time on an errant Pakistan unwilling and unable to deliver? Fair question. After all, the man the…

by Masood Raja • March 8, 2011

On March 4, 2011 Ms. Asiya Nasir, a Christian member of the Pakistani National Assembly, made a passionate, courageous, and thought-provoking speech about Shahbaz Bhatti’s murder in particular and about the state of the minorities in Pakistan in general. It…

by Masood Raja • March 3, 2011

As a former Pakistani military officer and as the editor of an academic journal on Pakistan, I often interact with Pakistanis from different walks of life. During my visit to Pakistan a few months ago, I had the privilege of…

by Masood Raja • February 12, 2011

So Much Aid, So Little Development: Stories from Pakistan (Forthcoming Book) Woodrow Wilson Center Press Since 1950, Pakistan has received more than $58 billion in development assistance from donors and international agencies, yet has achieved little socioeconomic improvement. Samia Altaf,…

by Fayyaz Baqir • January 9, 2011

All Power to the people was one of the four fundamental principles of Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) politics. People were promised provision of basic needs and basic rights under successive PPP governments. Provision of Rs. 1000 to each poor household…