Pakistan’s Elites Have Pushed The Country To The Brink. Can They Fix It?

The resurgence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its relentless attacks on the Pakistani state come at a time when the country faces the…

Raza Rumi on the conspiracy theories on taliban peace talks

Raza Rumi’s analysis on the peace talks with taliban. Rumi says that in wake of US withdrawl from Afghanistan, different groups and countries have…

Karachi airport attack a sign of wider security challenges

The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack on Karachi airport, that’s killed at least 28 people, including the ten suicide terrorists. The…

What the Karachi airport attack says about the Pakistani Taliban

By Raza Rumi, Special for CNN Editor’s note: Raza Rumi is a policy analyst, columnist and consulting editor at The Friday Times, Pakistan. He is also…

Long term solutions

Recent events and statements by the civilian leadership indicate that there is a move towards undertaking a military operation in North Waziristan Agency (NWA).…

Murder in the capital

A photographer takes picture of the spot where Nasiruddin Haqqani, a senior leader of the feared militant Haqqani network, was assassinated at an Afghan…

On Malala and ‘Who are the Pakistani Taliban’

I was quoted in these pieces at CNN. Attack on Pakistani schoolgirl galvanizes anti-Taliban feeling “There is a groundswell of sympathy for her and…