Whatever the future holds, Asif Ali Zardari has left in place important blocks and key reforms.

Blasphemy laws have been misused blatantly over the years, often in a bid to settle personal scores.

The State Bank of Pakistan is no longer going to be able to lend to the government.

The yet-unanswered question is whether political courage exists beyond the merely rhetorical.

New Delhi and Islamabad need to find a way to ensure that they do not destroy the wider peace process.

Finance ministry complains about FBR’s failure to meet targets, but it is complicit by not forcing FBR to improve.

It is unfortunate that the August 11 speech has not been found, we have lost something immensely valuable.

With continued drone strikes, Pakistan has just as much reason to keep a close eye on what the Americans are up to.

Higher education suffers from the dual blights of underinvestment and political interference.

Sabre-rattling aside, in a conventional war, the uncomfortable reality is that Pakistan would eventually and lose.