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. Twitter: @hidhussain
Latest published
With no IMF deal Pakistan is struggling to prevent default
In a last-ditch attempt to revive the IMF deal, the finance minister has made drastic changes in the budget. The adjustment appears to have met the Fund’s conditionalities. But with less than one week left for the current loan program to expire, the time is running out for an agreement.
Pakistan is sitting on a ticking population bomb
Amid intense political wrangling, a more important issue affecting the future of this country has gone almost unheeded. The population time bomb that had long been ticking is now exploding.
The division within the top judiciary and Pakistan’s worsening predicament
A reckless power struggle in Pakistan seems to have now sucked the country’s top judiciary inside, raising fears of a systemic collapse. With the country facing an economic meltdown and the democratic political process incapacitated, the divide within the supreme court is alarming.
