Najam Sethi

Friday Times and Daily Times

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Editor of the Friday Times and the Daily Times, English-language newspapers published in Pakistan; contributor to the Economist magazine in London

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Twenty-eight thousand Pakistani soldiers are in the fourth day of an offensive in South Waziristan, a province in western Pakistan where some 10,000 Taliban provide a base for al Qaeda…

Pakistan and the Taliban

Twenty-eight thousand Pakistani soldiers are in the fourth day of an offensive in South Waziristan, a province in western Pakistan where some 10,000 Taliban provide a base for al Qaeda…

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Despite fierce resistance, Pakistan's Army claims progress in its much-awaited offensive South Waziristan, where some 10,000 Taliban provide a base for al Qaeda and training for…

Pakistan Fights Militants in the Mountains

Despite fierce resistance, Pakistan's Army claims progress in its much-awaited offensive South Waziristan, where some 10,000 Taliban provide a base for al Qaeda and training for…

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Can Pakistan Sustain a Two-Party State?

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