Syed Talat Hussain
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Past articles by Syed:
The legacy of A Q Khan, Pakistan’s most famous citizen
Criticism never seemed to distract top nuclear scientist whose mission was set in stone → Read More
Pakistan hopes to be off UK red list sooner than later
Business travel is suffering as is students’ educational pursuits and family interactions → Read More
Taliban in Kabul: How Pakistan looks at the new ground reality
Hoping for the best in Afghanistan, Islamabad is keeping its cards close to its chest → Read More
COVID-19: Pakistan in grip of Delta variant fears
Without boosters, the vaccination effort would remain an inadequate guarantee of success → Read More
Pakistan’s regional connectivity plans hinge on Afghanistan peace
At the end of the day Afghans have to find their own formula to maintain stability → Read More
Warnings of a fourth COVID-19 wave cause new anxieties in Pakistan
Vaccination record has improved but still not at par with globally-recognised standards → Read More
In Pakistan, hopes ride high on Imran Khan’s new budget
This is the first time that the national budget is breaking free of conditions set by IMF → Read More
Pakistan pegs all its hopes on a real estate miracle
The government of Imran Khan expects the construction-house boom to rev up the economy → Read More
The solution to Pakistan’s serious water crisis
Without innovative ways to switch from agriculture to industry, water woes may not go away → Read More
COVID-19 second wave: Can Pakistan be far behind?
The country can learn from its neighbours about the rapid surge of coronavirus infections → Read More
Why Pakistan is key to pushing Afghan peace forward
The thinking in Islamabad is that the process is going to be tough but not impossible → Read More
A mourning and a celebration echo in Pakistan’s hall of fame
As Sadpara is being hailed as nation’s cherished son, a video catches everyone’s attention → Read More
How a forgotten elephant became a star in Pakistan
Kaavan’s misery should have been a cause of concern and soul searching for the system → Read More
Kings of chaos
If the recent storm that TLP leaders have created over the acquittal of Aasia Bibi, blasphemy accused, by the Chief Justice Saqib Nisar-led bench, is a yardstick to go by, they have arrived on the stage of national politics, all guns blazing, with sizzling rhetoric and a derring-do approach that defies the lords of Pakistan’s power. → Read More
Crazy cross-purposes
Two months into power and the Imran Khan government has already given a new meaning to the term ‘cross purposes’. → Read More
Get real
For some, it may be too early to suggest immediate course correction to the Imran government. Their standard response to any criticism directed at the government’s policies and its general conduct is that these policies are not even in place yet, and, therefore the critique is either mala fide or simply punches thrown in the air. → Read More
Not failing; only flailing
Like a runaway train, the Imran government continues to hurtle down on the trail of policy bloopers across blunder-land. True, the latest one involving the Indian rebuke and cancellation of the proposed foreign ministers’ meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session is not of Islamabad’s making. → Read More
The holy-cow factory
Somewhere in this land of ours, there must be a prodigious factory dedicated to manufacturing holy cows. How else do you explain the endless supply of this product throughout our history? The latest model on display is the Diamer-Bhasha Dam – a pricey item worth $14 billion at present but which might have $10 billion more added to its cost by the time it is put to use. → Read More
Us vs us
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s press conference was twice the duration of his meeting with the visiting US delegation led by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. This alone tells you how much fluff is floated to mask a tragic downturn in Islamabad’s relations with Washington – and this at a time when the country can really do without external wrangling and bad blood. → Read More
Let’s not pretend
Last week, while responding to a question regarding news about Washington sharing the transcript of the controversial call between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Imran Khan,... → Read More