The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has not only claimed the attack, but also made it clear that the spillover from the military operations in Swat and other tribal areas will not end in Lahore. ‘Residents should leave the cities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Multan,’ the purported...

President Asif Ali Zardari was one of the first few leaders to congratulate the Congress party on its election victory. The president said he was looking forward to resuming dialogue with India. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani too congratulated Dr Manmohan Singh after his re-election and stressed the...

Acknowledging mistakes is a prerequisite to building a healthy, honest relationship. Only then can a mutual vision be defined and pursued in the search of a better tomorrow. On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton again lamented America’s ‘incoherent’ dealings with Pakistan over the last...

Pakistan missed a golden chance to sail into the Hockey World Cup on Saturday, when they lost to South Korea in the final of the Asia Cup. As a result, the national side will now have to fight through the qualification stage to make it to the World Cup. A number of former hockey stars, including Sohail...

Chief of Army Staff Gen Kayani has called for ‘precision strikes to avoid collateral damage even at the expense of taking risks’ in Swat. But will this strategy work? Air raids, especially those conducted by coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan almost always cause widespread civilian casualties....

When it comes to Pakistan cricket, there’s no shortage of things to talk about. For the past few weeks we’ve been swamped with reader comments and reactions about the performance of the Pakistani team and state of the game in the country. Over the weekend, Dawn.com hosted Pakistan captain,...

Dawn.com invites readers to debate current affairs in this forum. The recently released khateeb of Islamabad’s Lal Masjid Maulana Abdul Aziz has said that the situation that has emerged in the troubled areas of Swat, Buner and Dir is a reaction to the military operation conducted against the mosque...