The Pakistani Spectator

“The failed state”, “the rogue state”, “the epicenter of international terrorism” and “the most dangerous place in the world” are some of the epithets being used for the Pakistani state.
Suffering from deep malaise, the presently the Pakistani society is characterized by multiplicity of fissures. Its components – individuals and groups – are fast losing sense [...]

Uninhabited deserts, barren land and an under-developed region going through insurgency for long – this is what I knew about Baluchistan before setting my foot there. There has been a curiosity somewhere inside me to know the details but it never grew strong enough to make a trip to the province. A few of us [...]