Serious public policy work was put on track by president Ayub Khan soon after he took over the country in October 1958

The country will have to match its extraordinary economic performance with political development

He promised his followers that America would go alone

By not inviting Imran to attend the oath-taking ceremony, a clear signal has been given to Pakistan

China has a commanding presence in rare earths which it could use to shut off supplies to the world

Direction in which the two countries travel will no doubt be watched in the politically-underdeveloped Muslim world

Every day brings new but adverse developments concerning America’s relations with Iran

The United States also watched with some nervousness the developments in Sudan

The United States, in other words, is deeply involved in Pakistan’s immediate neighbourhood

Sudan has to find a way for accommodating within the political system a number of competing interests