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…
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…
Away from the ‘homeland’
In the past one month, my friends and associates from across the globe have reached out. I am grateful to them. Now that I…
Pakistani Journalists Live Dangerously If They Cross The Line
Listen to the story: Steve Inskeep talks to Raza Rumi, editor of the Pakistani newspaper Friday Times, about the rise in attacks against journalists.…
The Wrong Kind of Pakistani – Ali Dayan Hasan
On the invention of “the liberal extremist” and the attempted assassination of a friend. By Ali Dayan Hasan On March 28 in Lahore, my…
Speaking at the launch of UNESCO Press Freedoms Report
Went to the UN to discuss UNESCO Media Trends report on press freedom & role of free media in global development agenda Watch my…
Enhancing Pak-India Trade Ties
Notwithstanding Pakistan’s internal challenges or the ‘war on terror’ in its backyard, the troubled relationship with India continues to drive its internal and external…
Delhi by heart, In An Antique Land
Another review on my book “Delhi By Heart” appeared in Outlook Magazine India. By Venky Vembu In his novel The Shadow Lines, Amitav Ghosh…
Conversation with Mushir ul Hasan on my book
Last year, my book was released in Delhi. The video and transcript of the discussion have been uploaded now. Mushir ul Hasan: I’m delighted…
Trade with India: Nawaz Sharif must fulfill his mandate
India will gain from freer mutual trade, but so will Pakistan It seems that the PML-N government may well be set to achieve one…
Saudi bailout & jihad as a foreign policy tool
Pakistan’s finance minister has proudly announced that a friendly country has deposited $1.5 billion in our reserves and more is likely to follow. The…
Mullahs, mullahs everywhere
Raza Rumi It is a test for the state and the political parties of Pakistan as to how they can deal with a narrative…