Tag: Mosharraf Zaidi Articles
How PM Khan and PTI win 2023 – Mosharraf Zaidi
Prime Minister Imran Khan has a lot more power than his critics may give him credit for, and he has used this power to...
Marrying risk averse with opportunistic – Mosharraf Zaidi
With the Taliban ascendant in Afghanistan, the Daesh terrorist network resurgent across Afghanistan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group attacking Pakistani soldiers on a...
Reflections of a systemnik – Mosharraf Zaidi
The recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban poses a grave danger to Pakistani society and state – but these dangers are not what...
Muhajireen versus refugees – Mosharraf Zaidi
The theme of a colonized mindset that cannot think for itself, by itself, of itself is a powerful one. It is a consistent motif...
Shackles of stupidity – Mosharraf Zaidi
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is a profoundly dangerous development. This is true regardless of how angry you may be about the way the...
Threat of Taliban ascendancy – Mosharraf Zaidi
There are many reasons why Pakistanis should be deeply concerned about the Taliban ascendancy in Afghanistan. But perhaps the two most important reasons...
Pakistan’s true role in Afghanistan – Mosharraf Zaidi
In less than two weeks, the situation in Afghanistan has changed dramatically. Many people have been taken by surprise by the swiftness of...
The Republic versus an emirate – Mosharraf Zaidi
As the Afghanistan fiasco deepens, many important voices have sought to understand and analyse the day-to-day situation in Afghanistan, and how Pakistan should handle...
Choosing a side in Afghanistan – Mosharraf Zaidi
There is growing trepidation that the situation in Afghanistan is rapidly deteriorating. This sense of doom has been locked in for Afghan elites outside...
A domestic, not foreign, challenge – Mosharraf Zaidi
Is the situation in Afghanistan a foreign policy challenge or a domestic policy conundrum? At the heart of the conversation initiated by Ejaz...