Pakistan Politics

When Paradise Is Not Enough

MJ Akbar

Pakistan invented modern terrorism and has just found out that while terror may remain the same, its consequences have changed

The Foundational Error

MJ Akbar

The power balance in Pakistan is poised on a fragile axis. Sharif, Zardari and Khan constitute a lopsided triangle. All three are high-stakes gamblers in the no-limits political casino. The croupier-owner is the army. All three know that this is their last throw of dice