The issue of sexual harassment has impacts on the decisions of many women in Pakistan not to leave the comfort of their homes and work. They are thus unable to contribute towards the economy or to involve themselves in social or political activism.
The issue of sexual harassment has impacts on the decisions of many women in Pakistan not to leave the comfort of their homes and work. They are thus unable to contribute towards the economy or to involve themselves in social or political activism.
Pakistan's military claims 16 percent of the nation's budget (while education gets 1.2 percent). The generals claim that the funding is necessary, not to fight extremism -- but to fight India.
Despite calls to 'get out of Pakistan' and 'leave them to their own devices,' this does matter to global security, and not just because of Pakistan's expanding nuclear capability.
2011 has begun with a bang. January saw Sudan split in two; February, great upheaval in the Middle East; March, a tri-fold disaster in Japan. April, a...
Ms. Barker is less interested in recounting the evolution of the war on terror over the arc of her tenure than she is in telling her own story with the "Af-Pak" theater as a wild prop.
As his enemies on both sides of the aisle of American politics continue to revel in New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's admitted misbehavior, the real world is left to wonder about his young Pakistani-Indian Muslim bride.
The range of ideas submitted to business competitions is amazing. But too many innovations are sitting on the shelf; let's move them into use.
In a nation of 180 million people, only two million Pakistanis pay taxes. This may at first glance seem a tragic consequence of poverty, but bear in mind that roughly 30 percent of Pakistanis live in poverty, not 99 percent.
Mukhtar Mai is a simple woman from a small town and her resolve, given enough attention across the world, could inspire men and women who believe in dignity and human decency to dramatically expand Mukhtar's effort.
The bald-faced attack on the oldest airbase in South Asia -- Lawrence of Arabia worked there as an engine clerk in mid-1920s -- reinforces the global concerns about the security of Pakistani nuclear assets.
In a country ruled by the military for most of its existence, where the ruling elites are better known for corruption and thievery, where is the little guy supposed to find relief? Humor is what keeps Pakistanis sane.
Is there a shadow on our national psyche cast by bin Laden and the War on Terror?
Although it would be an exaggeration to say that everyone in Pakistan mistrusts and hates the U.S., a substantial majority does.
Although it would be an exaggeration to say that everyone in Pakistan mistrusts and hates the U.S., a substantial majority does.
U.S. and Afghan intelligence have illustrated their desperation by spreading fabrications about Omar's death, hoping to provoke him to react with haste and angrily issue denials via statements or audio recordings that could give up his position.
Abdul Kader Jaffer started a foundation in 1996 in memory of his late father. Their boarding school for 800 boys will surpass existing standards of education in Pakistan.
The Pakistani army decided to sacrifice the head of the monster in order to preserve the body; giving up OBL to U.S. intelligence in order to continue leveraging the jihadists as a tool of Pakistani foreign policy.
Bin Laden's demise is a serious blow to al-Qaeda but not the end of al-Qaeda, because its ideology endures.
The old stalemates are breaking up. The unreliability of Pakistan as an ally is one of the President's biggest challenges. But the Middle East is another.
We need vital institutions in this country that have no political agenda and no partisan bias. USIP convenes the left and the right, the civilian and the military, the national and the international players.
Is Pakistan an unambiguous and unambivalent friend of America? No. But that does not mean it should be turned into an enemy.