Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Pakistan FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari slams General Bajwa, says 1971 loss was military failure

General Bajwa had claimed that the breaking away of erstwhile East Pakistan to form Bangladesh was a 'political' failure. He had also claimed that only 34 thousand Pakistan Army soldiers had been taken as prisoners of war (PoW) by India.

A new book by Owen Bennett-Jones explores the lineage, political legacy of Pakistan's Bhutto family

Chronicling the life of the astute politician Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and his political rise, along with that of his four children, the book draws from unpublished documents and research accumulated over two decades to tell the story of the family's complex relationship with British colonialists, the Pakistani armed forces and the United States of America.

Death sentence to General Musharraf isn’t end of military rule in Pakistan; Rawalpindi has long moved to control via other means

The conviction of General Pervez Musharraf for treason does not interrogate the Pakistan Army’s primacy in the country’s political life, rather it reiterates a proscription on the use of a tool the Generals do not think they now require

India's invitation to OIC as ‘guest of honour’ allows New Delhi to expose Pakistan's 'deep state' backing terror

India’s deepening ties with the Islamic world could act as a bulwark to prevent Pakistan from using the secretariat and OIC forum for its own propaganda.

Jalaluddin Haqqani, 1939-2018: The grandfather of global jihad who unleashed a reign of terror to 'rescue defenceless Muslims'

For years, the West chose to overlook Jalaluddin Haqqani’s patronage of jihadist causes — and the plain language of his speeches — in the pursuit of tactical ends.

2-plus-2 talks: In US courtship of India and separation from Pakistan, a lesson from Cold War and revenge of history

Pakistan’s delusion stems from a congenital need to pursue parity with India at all times and on all fronts. Back in 1965, prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had vowed that “If India builds the bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry. But we will get one of our own.”

Pakistan Army says it will play 'no direct role' in election, but country's history is replete with coups and dictatorships

Pakistan's powerful military says it is taking 'no direct role' in the 25 July election, but a history of coups and dictatorships is fuelling fears over the balance of power in civil-military relations

Decade after Benazir Bhutto's assassination, her untested son Bilawal is striving to reclaim mother's mantle

A decade after Pakistan's first female leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, her son Bilawal is striving to reclaim his mother's mantle.

Democracy has been repeatedly murdered in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif tells PML-N workers

Democracy has been repeatedly murdered in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif lamented on Tuesday as he said "Prime ministers are removed, hanged, arrested and sent in exile" in the country.

Hardik Patel and sex-video vortex: Young turk's private life neither a blot on Patidars nor a stain on Gujarati 'asmita'

Instead of resorting to the usual litany of excuses, calling the CD a result of editing and morphing, Hardik Patel should have stood up firm against this criminal violation of privacy.