Winter, with its brisk chill and bracing breezes, was once a season long awaited in Lahore.

Pakistan was thoroughly mired in terrorism that it did not have the capacity to put down.

Pakistan does not have a credible policy on the Taliban. Its approach is riddled with contradictions.

The question for us, as for India, is how to make our cities and indeed our villages and towns safe for women.

By now, terrorists know that the government is likely to block cell phone services at the drop of a hat.

Pakistan can be called a dominant force in Asia once again — they are the Asian Games gold-medallists.

Fighting the Taliban can make you target but it is better to die an honourable death than to live a life of surrender.

Future terrorists might come from various religions, which is not surprising for Pakistan.

This ban is purely a naked power play by the government and one that we should resist.

We need to move towards a situation where it is possible to conduct elections without military help.