GlobalPost — Pakistan

Karachi: A place for all souls

H.M. Naqvi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:59:09 +0000

Pakistan, intended as a place for India's Muslims after partition, makes its Christians and Hindus feel welcome, too.

How can they resist it?

Sonya Fatah — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:46:00 +0000

Bombs, fear and "Mamma Mia!"

Sonya Fatah — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:45:18 +0000

Hundreds packed into a Karachi theater to see a local cast perform the hit Broadway musical.

Interview: Ambassador Ryan Crocker

C.M. Sennott — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:16:47 +0000

The longtime diplomat says Obama needs to choose an AfPak strategy before the Taliban further consolidates its hold.

Full Frame: When peace deals break down

Edwin Koo — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:51:03 +0000

A photographic journey through Pakistan's refugee camps.

Scientist reveals India nuke test fizzled

Jason Overdorf — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:12:21 +0000

A top scientist's claim that India's 1998 nuclear test was a failure poses a big threat to Obama's nonproliferation plans.

Opinion: Weighing Holbrooke's "last mission"

HDS Greenway — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:40:53 +0000

A recent article explores the demons and obsessions dogging Obama's Af-Pak envoy.

The coming war for water

Jason Overdorf — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:22:21 +0000

Kashmir's mighty rivers are a source of strife on the subcontinent.

India's hidden war heats up

Jason Overdorf — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:33:42 +0000

As New Delhi steps up its fight against Maoist rebels, casualties mount.

Opinion: Could US-British cooperation have caught more terrorists?

Michael Goldfarb — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:42:03 +0000

In a second trial, three British men were convicted on 2006 charges of plotting to blow up airplanes.

Discussion: US taxpayers sponsor the Taliban

David Case — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:55:27 +0000

On Sept. 10, we will host a conference call with our Kabul correspondent, who prompted a government investigation into aid money flowing to the Taliban.

Funding the Pakistani Taliban

Shahan Mufti — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:32:27 +0000

Poppies, tobacco and the "timber mafia." But that's not all.

The stones of Srinagar

Jason Overdorf — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:35:31 +0000

On the streets of this political hotspot, chucking rocks at the police is the most cherished form of free speech.

Life, death and the Taliban: Blowback

C.M. Sennott — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:54:39 +0000

What we don't know is killing us.

Indo-Pak Watch: Mr Singh's problems

Sonya Fatah — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:38:14 +0000

India's PM pays a political price for a happy moment.

Don't tweet the small stuff

Maria Tirmizi — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:19:46 +0000

Proving that Iranians don’t have a monopoly on Twitter activism, young professional Pakistanis regularly tweet their minds.

Life, death and the Taliban: Funding the Taliban

C.M. Sennott — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:23:26 +0000

Tracking the money, on both sides of the Af-Pak border

Funding the Afghan Taliban

Jean MacKenzie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:51:51 +0000

Who is financing America's enemies? You don't want to know.

Opinion: Doomed to disagree

HDS Greenway — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:47:16 +0000

Why Pakistan and the US see the Taliban through different lenses.

What's new in Af-Pak? History you haven't read

Anthony Paul — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:05:26 +0000

The reported death by US drone strike of Baitullah Mehsud in Waziristan is straight out of the British colonial handbook.

A heaven on earth? Not so much

Jason Overdorf — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:29:15 +0000

With the tourists frightened away by Kashmir's separatist struggle, the famous Dal Lake is slowly succumbing to pollution.

'Princess of Swat' holds court

Nasir Khan and Ayesha Nasir — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:53:14 +0000

A member of Pakistan's former royal family returns home in her people's time of need.

The ghost schools of Pakistan

Sarah Stuteville — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:03:06 +0000

Significant funding — much of it US money — goes toward non-existent education provided by non-existent schools.

Taliban leaders report progress in secret talks with the US and Afghanistan

C.M. Sennott — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:47:37 +0000

Moderate Taliban make headway in negotiations with militants.

Counterterrorism takes center stage

Teri Schultz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:38:41 +0000

EU increasingly recognizes need to help fight terrorism in Pakistan.

Nancy Dupree's love affair with Kabul

C.M. Sennott — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:28:09 +0000

Through war, and time, an influential archeologist endures.

The ground truth in Islamabad

C.M. Sennott — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:18:41 +0000

How a wounded cop and a blast at a mosque define the fateful struggle unfolding in Pakistan.

Orchestrating peace

William Dowell — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:59:33 +0000

Why should governments deal with troublesome combatants when they can outsource conflict resolution?

Experts sober on nuclear risks

John Aloysius Farrell — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:58:07 +0000

Growing appreciation of dangers has not been accompanied by action.

For Which It Stands: Afghanistan

Jean MacKenzie — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:48:24 +0000

Many in troubled Afghanistan find hope in Obama.

Big, bright and, to many, beautiful

Sarah Stuteville — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:56:38 +0000

The truck artists of Karachi apply a splash of color to an otherwise bleak canvas.

Hope for Pakistan's child workers

Sarah Stuteville — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:24:59 +0000

A Karachi-based group bent on eradicating child labor is offering school lessons outside working hours.