HUMAN RIGHTS
How Bangladesh confronts ethnic-cleansing on its doorstep, The Washington Post, November 2017
Faith and Fear in Istanbul, Slate, November 2014
An irreplaceable champion for Pakistan's dispossessed is gone, The Atlantic, February 2018
Sri Lanka: Executions are never the solution, Daily News (Sri Lanka), July 2018
One of the world's oldest newspapers is under attack by Fiji's strongman, New Zealand Herald, March 2017
Pakistan's anti-blasphemy movement shows that real power lies in the streets, The Washington Post, November 2018
Pakistan’s Newest Martyrs: Why Anti-Shi‘ite Violence May Be the Country’s Biggest Problem, TIME, January 2013
'Where states fear accountability, they fear human rights defenders', Dawn, April 2021
Languishing in limbo: Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Dawn, August 2016
What really matters is why Malala won the Nobel in the first place, The Independent, October 2014
Lahore Easter Bombing Shows Pakistan's Fight Against Extremism Is Far From Over, TIME, March 2016
The persecution of Pakistan's Christians is not confined to jihadists, The Independent, March 2016
Court Ruling Gives Pakistani Liberals a Rare Victory, Al-Jazeera America, October 2015
‘There Are Thousands of Malalas', TIME, October 2013
For Pakistan's Ahmadis, a depressing tale of two gatherings, The Independent, September 2013
The Anatomy of an Attack on Christians in Pakistan, TIME, March 2013
Under Attack: Who Will Stop the Killing of Pakistan’s Shi’ites? TIME, March 2013
Pakistan's Sectarian Killers Operate with Impunity, TIME, September 2011
Pakistan's Christians Mourn, and Fear for Their Future, TIME, March 2011
Why did a trusted bodyguard turn fanatical assassin? The Independent, January 2011
How Pakistan's Largest Religious Minority Has Come Under Siege, TIME, January 2011
In Pakistan, Christianity Earns a Death Sentence, TIME, December 2010
Worshippers slaughtered in deadly ‘final warning’, The Independent, May 2010
Pakistan's Politicians Paralyzed by Religious Extremism, TIME, January 2011
Attacks on Pakistan's Minorities: 2012-2013, The International Reporting Project, July 2013
The Martyrdom of Salmaan Taseer: Pakistan's Advocate of Tolerance, TIME, January 2011
A black day for Pakistan's journalists, The Guardian, June 2007
Risky Business, TIME, July 2011
A Journalist Vanishes, TIME, May 2011
ESSAYS
Colonial Divisions - India's Forgotten Role in the Second World War, The Caravan, August 2015
The Corruption Conundrum in Pakistan's Democracy, The Atlantic, July 2017
Pakistan and India seem shockingly different — but they’re depressingly similar, The Washington Post, August 2017
Pakistan's New Strategy to Beat the Taliban, TIME, December 2014
The Trial of Pervez Musharraf, The New Yorker, February 2014
Pakistan's Next Top General, The New Yorker, December 2013
Pakistan's Malala Problem, TIME, July 2013
New Directions - The discreet charms of Pakistan's middle classes, The Caravan, May 2013
The faulty nostalgia of Pakistani populists, Dawn, May 2017
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Sceptred Sway - A war in Yemen exposes the chinks in Pakistan’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, The Caravan, May 2015
Mending Wall - Solidarity after the Peshawar killings caps a turbulent year in India–Pakistan relations, The Caravan, January 2015
Hamid Gul’s Pakistan legacy: Taliban blowback, Al-Jazeera America, August 2015
Pakistan's Military Tries to Explain Itself, TIME, May 2011
Pakistan's government remains defiant in face of bin Laden criticism, TIME, May 2011
Pakistan Is Caught in the Middle of the Conflict Between Iran and Saudi Arabia, TIME, January 2016
Why Pakistan may be a reluctant ally in Saudis' Yemen campaign, Al-Jazeera America, March 2015
Crescents and stars, Dawn, April 2015
How diplomatic immunity protects accused criminals, Al-Jazeera America, September 2015
China invests billions in Pakistan for new Silk Road Al-Jazeera America, April 2015
Neighbours drawing closer, The Economist Intelligence Unit, March 2013
Losing Pakistan: An Insider’s Look at How the U.S. Deals With Its Ally, TIME, April 2013
How a U.S. Aid Package to Pakistan Could Threaten Zardari, TIME, October 2009
Pakistan Sees An Alternative Endgame in Afghanistan, TIME, December 2010
Obama's Pakistan legacy, Dawn, January 2017
Iran Sanctions: Why Pakistan Won't Help, TIME, September 2009
BOOKS AND CULTURE
The senseless assault on Salman Rushdie is a cruel reminder that the past still casts a shadow, The Irish Independent, August 2022
Pakistan’s Literary Festivals: A Troubled Country’s New Soft Power, TIME, March 2013
Hamlet in Kashmir, Roads and Kingdoms, October 2014
Would the real Salman Rushdie please tweet up? The Independent, September 2011
Fashion Week Pakistan: Global Style Visits Karachi, TIME, November 2009
When Bombs Speak Louder than Words: an interview with Hanif Kureishi, Daily Star (Lebanon), January 2006
Fatima Bhutto writes a new page in in family history, The Independent, April 2010
A war of all against all - review of Pankaj Mishra's "Age of Anger", The News on Sunday, May 2017
Bin Laden on the run - review of Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy's "The Exile", Chatham House, July 2017
Hero and villain: The social media warrior who wanted to be both, Dawn, July 2020
TERRORISM AND CONFLICT
ISIS Faces a Crowded Landscape of Terror in Pakistan, TIME, February 2015
On Scene in Abbottabad at bin Laden's Last Stand, TIME, May 2011
The quiet lawyer who is taking on Pakistan's Taliban, The Independent, December 2014
Peshawar school massacre challenges Pakistan’s squabbling leaders, Al-Jazeera America, December 2014
Will Peshawar's Beslan finally unite Pakistan? The Independent, December 2014
Pakistan takes on the Taliban as grief over Peshawar school massacre gives way to rage, The Independent, December 2014
Pakistan’s Piccadilly, Peshawar's Qissa Khawani bazaar, is No 1 Taliban target, The Independent, October 2013
Why Pakistan Must Widen Hunt for Militant Bases, TIME, October 2009
Inside South Waziristan, TIME, October 2009
South Waziristan: Pakistan's strikes deep into al-Qa'ida territory, The Independent, October 2009
The Radical Lure of Pakistan's Jihad Tourism, TIME, May 2010
In Pakistan's Swat Valley, Testing Life After the Taliban, TIME, August 2009
Can Pakistan Regain Control of Swat from the Taliban? TIME, February 2009
Pakistan's forgotten casualties of war, The Independent, May 2009
In Buner, Fear Remains After the Taliban Retreat, TIME, April 2009
Mumbai Siege: 'Kill all the hostages - except the two Muslims,' The Independent, January 2009
Swat: The Valley of Terror, The Independent, November 2008
Marriott Hotel Blast Leaves Pakistan Shaken, TIME, September 2008
The Abbottabad Commission: What Pakistan Must Learn After the Bin Laden Raid, TIME, July 2013
POLITICS
Through Hell and High Water, TIME International cover story, September 2010
It's Time For the Generals to Let Go in Pakistan, Foreign Policy, May 2023
Pakistan's Populist Triumph, The Atlantic, July 2018
Ornament to the World: Beirut after the explosion, Dawn, August 2020
On Pakistan's Election Trail, Old Feudal Elites Struggle for Votes, TIME, May 2013
Inspired by Egypt, thousands protest on Moroccan streets, The Independent, February 2011
No, Prime Minister: Pakistan’s Highest Court Plunges Country into Uncertainty, TIME, June 2012
In Pakistan, Musharraf Bows Out, TIME, August 2008
After Violence in Pakistan, Zardari Backs Down, TIME, March 2009
Musharraf Flees a Court — and Puts Pakistan’s Generals in a Quandary, TIME, April 2013
Losing Pakistan: An Insider’s Look at How the U.S. Deals With Its Ally, TIME, April 2013
Putting Pakistan’s Politicians to a Piety Test: Are You Muslim Enough? TIME, April 2013
Pakistan waits as Bhutto clan trades blows, The Independent on Sunday, August 2008
Land of the Damned - The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, The Independent on Sunday, December 2007
A defiant message to Musharraf: 'We will keep fighting for justice', The Independent, November 2007
Pakistan in turmoil as Musharraf declares state of emergency, The Independent on Sunday, November 2007
Bhutto hometown in frenzy at return of exiled leader, The Independent, October 2007
Bagpipes and bhangra, Dawn, September 2014
Scotland Decides: Pakistani politician woos Asian ‘No’ vote, The Independent on Sunday, September 2014
The Prime Minister's Revenge: Sharif Charges Musharraf with Treason, TIME, June 2013
Two Cheers for Pakistani Democracy: A Sobering Milestone, TIME, March 2013
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
China invests billions in Pakistan for new Silk Road, Al-Jazeera America, April 2015
Government presses ahead with privatisation programme, The Economist Intelligence Unit, October 2014
IMF delays loan disbursement, The Economist Intelligence Unit, October 2014
Government faces challenges in SOE programme, The Economist Intelligence Unit, April 2014
Keeping the lights on, The Economist Intelligence Unit, July 2013
Nawaz Sharif selects his 25-member cabinet, The Economist Intelligence Unit, June 2013
Neighbours drawing closer, The Economist Intelligence Unit, March 2013
Pakistan’s Biggest Challenge Is Not the Taliban — It’s Electricity, TIME, June 2013
Pakistan's Stock-Market Meltdown, TIME, July 2008
Pakistan's Floods Threaten Economy and President, TIME, August 2010
Sialkot, Pakistan: Where 70% of the world's footballs are made, Roads and Kingdoms, February 2014
Floods exacerbate Pakistan's budget woes, Marketplace, August 2010
INTERVIEWS
Benazir Bhutto, Bhutto vows to stand for third term in Pakistan, The Independent, July 2007
Imran Khan, ‘We need to talk to the Taliban. War is no solution’ The Independent, February 2014
Imran Khan, A cricketing hero with his eye on political glory, The Independent, August 2011
Yusuf Raza Gilani, Exclusive: PM Gilani Warns of 'Trust Deficit' Between U.S. and Pakistan TIME, May 2011
Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's President on Flood Recovery, TIME, August 2010
Asif Ali Zardari, Bhutto widower open to Musharraf power share, The Independent, February 2008
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan will not survive with Musharraf in power, The Independent, December 2007
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Inzamam's conscience is clear as he prepares for judgment, The Guardian, September 2006
OBITUARIES
Asma Jahangir, human rights lawyer and campaigner, The Atlantic, February 2018
Tahira Mazhar Ali, women's rights campaigner, The Independent, March 2015
I.A. Rehman, journalist and human rights defender, Dawn, April 2021
Robert Fisk, legendary Middle East correspondent, Dawn, November 2020
Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Punjab and outspoken defender of minority causes, The Independent, January 2011
Hamid Gul, controversial spymaster behind Pakistan's proxy wars, Al-Jazeera America, August 2015
Khaled al-Asaad, authority on antiquities of Palmyra who died protecting its treasures, The Independent, August 2015
Mullah Mohammed Omar, founder of the Taliban, The Independent, July 2015
Muhammad Shakil Auj, Islamic scholar murdered for his liberal views, The Independent, September 2014
Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of the Pakistani Taliban killed by a drone strike, The Independent, November 2013
SPORT
Where soccer gets made, Sports Illustrated, February 2014
Bat and ball the weapons as India and Pakistan go to war, Al-Jazeera America, February 2015
'Cricket is all Pakistan has going for it - this has destroyed hope', The Independent, August 2010
Pakistanis Outraged by Alleged Cricket Fraud, TIME, August 2010
Cricket Attack Rouses Pakistani Anger Against Militants, TIME, March 2009
The Sri Lanka Team Attack: "They just kept firing," The Independent, March 2009
Joy of victory briefly unites a nation scarred by conflict, The Independent, June 2009
'I was desperate, hopeless, but I wasn't going to give up' says K2 survivor, The Independent, August 2008
How Boycott swung the verdict, The Guardian, September 2006
Imran Khan: Opportunity from disaster for a former cricket hero, The Independent, September 2010
Woolmer case ends with no match-fixing, no poison, no killers - and no resignations, The Guardian, June 2007
Drugs storm: Shoaib and Asif test positive, The Guardian, October 2006