Columnist
Zahid Hussain
Zahid Hussain is an award-winning journalist and author. He is a former scholar at Woodrow Wilson Centre and a visiting fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, and at the Stimson Center in DC. He is author of Frontline Pakistan: The struggle with Militant Islam and The Scorpion’s tail: The relentless rise of Islamic militants in Pakistan. Frontline Pakistan was the book of the year (2007) by the WSJ. His latest book ‘No-Win War’ was published this year. X: @hidhussain
Latest published
Delving deep into Mullah Omar’s life in hiding
The sensational disclosure that the Taliban’s founder had lived and died in a village in Afghanistan’s Zabul province, located close to an American military base, belies the widespread perception that Mullah Omar had operated from a safe haven in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s peace gesture has failed to defuse the conflict
There is no sign of de-escalation in the conflict between India and Pakistan yet, despite Islamabad’s decision to release a captured Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot.
