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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

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Winter may be coming for Nawaz Sharif

The “game of thrones” being played out on Pakistan’s political stage is becoming more thrilling with each episode. The noose is tightening around the ousted prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, as he and his children have been indicted on a litany of corruption and money-laundering charges. 

November 21, 2017