Christine Fair, Foreign Affairs Roundtable, “What’s the Problem With Pakistan?” “Having visited the Indian mission in Zahedan, Iran, I can assure you they are not issuing visas as the main activity! Moreover, India has run operations from its mission in Mazar (through which it supported the Northern Alliance) and is likely doing so from the [...]

The Balochistan province of Pakistan was hit by a strong earthquake this morning.  The death toll, currently at around 200, is expected to rise.  Over 15,000 are homeless.  Night temperatures in the area approach freezing. The hardest hit city, Ziarat, was home to Quaid-e Azam in his last months.  The structure of his summer residence, [...]

ھر قدم فتنہ کے جانب؟ Pakistan’s security crises resemble the Whac-A-Mole game regularly found in amusement parks and fairs. The central government bashes — or at least attempts to — the head of insurgents in one area, only to find “miscreants” popping up elsewhere. The cycle continues with repeat offenders. Crises aren’t resolved — just [...]