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…
Aftermath of Taliban’s deadly attack on Karachi airport
A deadly attack on Karachi’s International Airport has raised questions about Pakistan’s security and the government’s ability to thwart terrorist attacks. Pakistan was shaken…
Do not let the hawks dictate terms, says Raza Rumi on Pakistan
Vajpayee with Nawaz Sharif, Lahore, 1999 In Pakistan’s neighbourhood, a tectonic political shift seems to be underway. The Indian voters in large numbers have…
Pakistan’s journalists under siege – my interview
Recently I talked with ” ABC news” (Australia) and explained how Journalism is under siege in Pakistan. Here is the audio-link. The transcript of…
Farzana Parveen and the death of the state
Farzana’s brutal murder represents all that is wrong with us. It has become a useless routine to condemn the most ghastly acts of violence…
Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s trip to New Delhi sent multiple signals
Narendra Modi’s swearing-in as India’s prime minister coincided with a major diplomatic initiative. By inviting SAARC leaders, especially Pakistan’s prime minister, a new beginning…
Farzana’s honour killing is a national shame
My outrage – sadly limited to social media on the brutal stone age murder of a pregnant woman in Pakistan ostensibly developed city [View…
Pakistani Media Under Attack
My interview with Robert Mackey from the New York Times. The Pakistani journalist Raza Rumi survived an assassination attempt in March that killed his…
Pakistan is not afraid of Modi’s win
Finally, the verdict is out. The Indian electorate has given a clear message by electing Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) precisely in…
Without clouds shedding tears
Without the eyes – two clouds – the lightning of the heart: The fire of God’s threat, how could it be allayed? How would…
Pakistan: At the edge of the abyss?
Pakistan’s blasphemy law is used to fuel violence and death. The recent murder of a brave human rights lawyer Rashid Rehman reminds us of…
The politics of Imran Khan and Dr Tahir ul Qadri
Pakistan’s electoral system is far from perfect. Like most other state functions, electoral laws and practices need to be reformed. In a democracy, this…
History repeats itself?
It is time for Nawaz Sharif to revisit his earlier stints in power for obvious reasons TS Eliot had termed April as the cruellest…
Pakistan silently watches the rise of Narendra Modi
My analysis – Pakistan: Cautiously pessimistic about Modi’s expected rise to power – first published here: A decade of UPA-Congress rule in India ends…
Pakistani journalist shares why his work led to an attempt on his life
I was recently interviewed by Al Jazeera TV – here is a video clip: Raza Rumi describes the state of the media in Pakistan,…
Moving ahead after the attack
It has been a month since I survived a lethal attack aimed to silence me forever. The support of my family, friends and colleagues…
Reporting in Pakistan – My talk
I spoke at the New America Foundation with Kati Marton, Peter Bergen and Joel Simon on the dangers of reporting freely in Pakistan. It…
Pakistani journalists under threat
For Express Tribune That a detailed Amnesty International report on threats to media in Pakistan is all doom and gloom about the safety of…
On the current political crisis in Pakistan
My analysis on the current political crisis in Pakistan When Nawaz Sharif assumed power in 2013, the expectation was that he might soon be…