Drones are back in action in the restive tribal areas of Pakistan. The brief pause had raised hopes for a thaw in relations between Washington and Islamabad, and it was believed that a new geostrategic understanding with the newly elected political forces would come to address this enigma....

Pakistan suffers from enduring political violence, and it is a credit to the people of that country that they turned out in the millions to vote in elections on May 11. Despite this triumph of the people’s determination, there are still far too many people who want to derail the democratic...

There is good news from Pakistan. No, really. The country often referred to as “the most dangerous place on earth” is a caldron of violence, religious extremism and nuclear danger. But on Saturday, Pakistan passed a major democratic milestone. Its national parliamentary elections...

Electorates in Pakistan have made a forceful point. The people have voted for manifesto and candidates whom they believed were worth representing them. For the first time in history, vote hasn’t been cast on sympathy basis. People, despite their limitations and personal political...

The news from Pakistan is often terrible, as it was last week when the government expelled a New York Times bureau chief. There was also violence leading up to the parliamentary election over the weekend. At least Pakistan did manage to have an election in which about 60 percent of voters...