Pakistan has been in international news over recent weeks for a combination of state repression and war. The military dictatorship of General Asim Munir has overseen the arrest of hundreds
International attention in recent days has been fixed on the unprecedented social and political crisis wracking Pakistan. Following the arrest (and temporarily release pending trial) of deposed former Prime Minister
In 2008, Peter Hadden reviewed the then recently published book “Descent into Chaos” by Ahmed Rashid. It gives a very good background to explain how the Taliban developed, how corruption
With the Taliban back in power in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s very fragile balance is in danger of being further shaken. On top of a near-bankrupt state, violence by fundamentalist groups such
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