Pakistan’s perilous democratic transition
Pakistan’s perilous democratic transition has been rocked by the ongoing anti-government protests. The standoff between the government led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif…
Exodus from Pakistan’s troubled north presents risks, opportunities
By Raza Rumi, Special to CNN Pakistan’s much-awaited military offensive in North Waziristan was launched more than a week ago, and followed an attack…
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…
Nawaz Sharif, a veteran of Pakistan’s political tumult
CNN’s Jethro Mullen weighs in on Nawaz Sharif The strongest contender to become the next Pakistani prime minister is hardly a newcomer to the…
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…