It is important to remember that ending the de facto ban on women driving is only the start.

Zawihiri is the man who, by his own admission, wants to become the caliph of Pakistan, if not the entire Muslim world.

Pakistan’s loose hold on Bajaur is undermined by a loose hold of Kabul in Kunar, allowing al Qaeda to flourish there.

The pressure Shaikh is under is obvious. Agricultural interests are over-represented in parliament and get their way.

Investigations in to the murders of journalists have seldom been completed let alone reached an end to implicate ISI.

Boxer Abrar's murder is further confirmation that terrorism cannot be negotiated with, it must be defeated by force.

It is time to return the ownership of foreign policy and security matters to the people and their representatives.

Women in Pakistan are exposed to barbaric acts and perverse ‘judgements’.

Law-enforcement and intelligence agencies accused of picking up people and using intimidatory methods against them.

It is ironic, the position that women are accorded in our society as mothers etc, is now used as a weapon against them