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Pakistan Periscope
July 17, 2002
General,
leave this Turkey wishbone alone
Turkey is proof that military experiments with democracy are
doomed to failure, writes Husain Haqqani.
July 10, 2002
Replaying
the old marching tune
Pakistanis are deemed wise enough to choose local councillors—but
not their new PM, writes Husain Haqqani.
July 03, 2002
No
turning back on the turning away
The military regime hasn’t sought the cooperation of legitimate
Islamic groups in disarming militias. Instead, it has antagonised
traditional religious parties and allowed the war against
terrorism to be cast as a US war being fought with Pakistan’s
help, says Husain Haqqani.
June 10, 2002
Deterrence,
did someone say?
Nuclear-armed nations have always maintained communication
with each other. But the total absence of dialogue between
India and Pakistan creates a potentially dangerous situation.
Indian and Pakistani decision-makers seem to think nukes are
just bigger and more powerful bombs, writes Husain Haqqani.
May 24, 2002
That
war-like stench all over again
If peace has to come in, Musharraf must go, says Pakistan’s
former prime minister, writes Benazir Bhutto.
May 22, 2002
Murder
is jihadi vision from Kabul to Kolkata, Pak in the middle
Lone killing shows pan-Islamist jehadis pushing India, Pak
towards conflict, Musharraf failing to accept he too is their
target, writes Husain Haqqani.
May 15, 2002
General
distracted, terror on target
Lone killing shows pan-Islamist jehadis pushing India, Pak
towards conflict, Musharraf failing to accept he too is their
target, says Husain Haqqani.
April 22, 2002
Murder
is jihadi vision from Kabul to Kolkata, Pak in the
middle
Lone's killing shows jehadis are pushing India, Pak
towards conflict. Musharraf is target too, writes Husain
Haqqani.
April 25, 2002
General’s
far away from the cheering crowds
If Gen Musharraf wishes to be part of the country’s democratic
future, he should seek election in accordance with the constitution,
writes Benazir Bhutto.
January 03, 2002
War
clouds and Pakistan’s shadow
Sooner or later, India will have to discuss the future of
Kashmir. Why not do it now, suggests Husain Haqqani.
December 18, 2001
Sept
11, Dec 13: Pak dates with policy change
For Musharraf the key to becoming part of a new order would
have been a new approach towards relations with India in general
and resolving Kashmir in particular, writes Husain Haqqani.
July 28, 2001
The
unspooling of General Musharraf
Pakistan's military ruler has found his forte: the press conference,
writes Ayaz Amir.
July 9, 2001
The
bad guy image and how it gets made
In Pakistan, the best gambit is to do it through Islam because
no one objects, says Khaled Ahmed.
July 6, 2001
Identifying
the enemy
Peace with India affords political parties in Pakistan an
opportunity to sharpen the contradiction between the military
and its allies in the civil society, writes Ejaz Haider.
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