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Kamran Haider

ARTICLES BY KAMRAN HAIDER

Pakistan former President Asif Ali Zardari and ex-premier Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan’s ex-president Zardari indicted, former PM Sharif declared absconder

1 min read . 09 Sept 2020

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo; AFP

As military tightens grip, Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif heads to London

2 min read . 18 Apr 2018

Pakistan has alternated between leaving Hafiz Saeed alone, because of his domestic popularity, and cracking down on him at the behest of the US, which view him as an alleged terrorist mastermind. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan Acts on Hafiz Saeed to avoid terrorism financing watchlist

3 min read . 15 Feb 2018

Last month, Donald Trump suspended about $2 billion worth of military aid to the nuclear-armed nation and accused Pakistan of giving ‘lies and deceit’ in return for years of US funding. Photo: AFP

Pakistan to Donald Trump: Pay for our border fence to reduce terrorism

2 min read . 09 Feb 2018

Clerics and supporters of Tehreek-e-Labaik have been blocking a main highway for three weeks, effectively cutting off Islamabad. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan minister quits to end standoff with right-wing group

1 min read . 27 Nov 2017

A file photo of Pakistan finance minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan court issues arrest warrant against finance minister Ishaq Dar

1 min read . 30 Oct 2017

Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif still faces criminal charges, along with his three children and finance minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: AP (AP)

Nawaz Sharif struggles with parallel state as army rises in Pakistan

3 min read . 13 Oct 2017

A file photo of former cricketer and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan. Photo: AFP

With Nawaz Sharif toppled, Imran Khan sets sights on elections

4 min read . 08 Aug 2017

File photo: Pakistan’s deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses a news conference along with his brother Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore on Saturday. Photo: AP

Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shehbaz to carry Pakistan’s tarnished political dynasty

5 min read . 31 Jul 2017

A file photo of Pakistan Punjab’s chief minister Shehbaz Sharif. Bloomberg

Pakistan’s ruling party to choose Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shehbaz as premier

2 min read . 29 Jul 2017

Pakistan’s finance minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: Reuters

Miscommunication caused ‘mind boggling’ Pakistan rupee dive

1 min read . 06 Jul 2017

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (centre left) with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. China-Pakistan bilateral trade has zoomed to $9 billion in this fiscal. Photo: AP

Growing trade imbalance leads Pakistan to seek China concessions

3 min read . 28 Jun 2017

Border clashes with India, Afghanistan will make the security establishment press for a significant increase in the defence budget, which may rise by 30%, says a defence analyst in Pakistan. Photo: AFP

Border clashes with India, Afghanistan seen forcing Pakistan to boost defence spending

3 min read . 25 May 2017

The assembly elections make Narendra Modi the most powerful Indian politician in three decades and opens an opportunity to forge a bold new Pakistan policy, even though he lacks majority in the upper house of parliament. Photo: Hindustan Times

India-Pakistan detente requires more than Narendra Modi’s new power

4 min read . 17 Mar 2017

Pakistan emerged from the edge of a debt crisis in 2013, staved off when the then newly elected government of prime minister Nawaz Sharif submitted to the $6.6 billion IMF loan program. Photo: Bloomberg

Pakistan pledges to rein in spending as Nawaz Sharif prepares for election

3 min read . 28 Feb 2017

Pakistani para-military soldiers stand alert after a deadly suicide attack at the shrine of famous Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan. Photo: AP

Pakistan’s worst attack in 2-years dents improved security image

2 min read . 17 Feb 2017

Pakistan’s army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa with students at the Army Public School in Peshawar. The military secret courts were set up about a month after Pakistani Taliban massacred more than 100 school children in December 2014. Photo: AFP

Fight over secret courts shows rare tussle with Pakistan’s army

3 min read . 27 Jan 2017

Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is also facing increasing political pressure after leaked files from a Panama law firm showed his children used offshore companies to make investments. Photo: Getty Images

Pakistan’s privatization drive sidetracked by elections

3 min read . 19 Dec 2016

Pakistan’s outgoing army chief general Raheel Sharif (right) hands over a ceremonial baton to his successor general Qamar Javed Bajwa during the Change of Command ceremony in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

New Pakistan Army chief seen as Nawaz Sharif’s best coup hedge

4 min read . 02 Dec 2016

Afghanistan remains in the grip of a resurgent Taliban and repeated attacks from Islamic State militants. A file photo: AP

India, Pakistan battle for influence over Afghanistan

4 min read . 21 Nov 2016