pakistan - Himal Southasian (Page 29)

Musharraf’s Referendum: Sindh as silent spectator

Erstwhile enemies, the military and the MQM cosy up to each other as new power dynamics change the political landscape of Sindh, before and after the referendum called by Pervez

By Hasan Mansoor

/ 1 May 2002

Palestine, Pakistan & the distorted reality

The US 'war on terrorism' has given cover to Israeli abuses against the Palestinians and cemented the rule of democrat-authoritarians like Pervez Musharraf. Southasians must beware of neo-imperialism and decide their own futures.

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 May 2002

Palestine, Pakistan & the distorted reality

Hoodbhoy and the Bomb

Pakistan and India Under the Nuclear Shadow Eqbal Ahmed Foundation, 2001 Produced by Pervez Hoodbhoy Text by Zia Mian

By Teresa Joseph

/ 1 Apr 2002

Pakistan’s Economy: Sinking or swimming along the Indus?

Islamabad has received considerable economic assistance for its role in the 'anti-terror' frontline, but the debt trap is deep and production is in the doldrums. Temporary external gains

By Naween A Mangi

/ 1 Apr 2002

Under the gun: The Shi’ites of Karachi

Violence against minorities in Pakistan Sectarian violence in Sindh is spiralling out of control, and it is doctors who are being targetted. Those with the means are emigrating to safer

By Hasan Mansoor

/ 1 Apr 2002

With the General towards a Martial Democracy

There is more to General Musharraf's pro-West, anti-mullah stance than meets the eye. He seeks the overseas blessings to keep Pakistani democracy at bay. Marking Pakistan's

By Aqil Shah

/ 1 Mar 2002

In the Wake of the Tests

Out of the Nuclear Shadow Edited by Smitu Kothan and Zia Mian Palgrave Press, 2002 ISBN 1 84277 058 6

By Kanti Bajpai

/ 1 Feb 2002

AIR ROUTE V500

Just what is holding things up in the resumption of overflight rights for Indian and Pakistani airliners over each other's territories? We can see no conceivable reason for

By The Editors

/ 1 Feb 2002

OUR ENDANGERED SPECIES

Noam Chomsky says humans are an "endangered species" and given the nature of their institutions, they are likely to destroy themselves in a fairly short time. When Chomsky

By Aqil Shah

/ 1 Jan 2002

American infidelity or Pakistani duplicity?

Pakistanis, living at home or abroad, have become masters at monologues, despising or ignoring the value of dialogue among ourselves and with others. We have convinced ourselves that we are

By Manzur Ejaz

/ 1 Dec 2001

The South Asian Bomb

As the US mobilised its armed forces in the after math of the terrorist attacks of 11 September, the world's attention focused on Pakistan, so crucial to military

By M. V. Ramana and Zia Mian

/ 1 Dec 2001

SHAKE HANDS

The last SAARC summit was cancelled at India's behest because Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee did not want to shake hands with General Pervez Musharraf, who had just

By The Editors

/ 1 Dec 2001