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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/the-future-is-young/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/the-future-is-young/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:11:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389305 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/04/the-future-is-young/feed/ 0 Young, educated and forward-looking citizens lead change in Pakistani politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/rare-countrywide-power-blackout-hits-pakistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/rare-countrywide-power-blackout-hits-pakistan/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:15:30 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353799 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/rare-countrywide-power-blackout-hits-pakistan/feed/ 0 ISLAMABAD – A rare countrywide blackout has left Pakistan without electricity for almost two... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/a-step-in-the-right-direction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347372 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/a-step-in-the-right-direction/feed/ 0 Violence along the border has been rising, but new trade agreements can establish needed trust http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/the-only-female-taxi-driver/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/the-only-female-taxi-driver/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:11:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/the-only-female-taxi-driver/feed/ 0 Zahida Kazmi has survived deadly roads, a fatwa and family abandonment http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/yes-he-khan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/yes-he-khan/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/yes-he-khan/feed/ 0 Imran Khan, a cricket legend and former playboy, seeks to run the Islamic Republic of Pakistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/protest-over-film-kills-one-protester/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/protest-over-film-kills-one-protester/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:04:53 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294400 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/protest-over-film-kills-one-protester/feed/ 0 Protests over Innocence of Muslims swelled in Pakistan with hundreds of people setting fire... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/mentally-ill-girl-arrested-for-blasphemy-in-pakistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/mentally-ill-girl-arrested-for-blasphemy-in-pakistan/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:47:33 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284942 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/mentally-ill-girl-arrested-for-blasphemy-in-pakistan/feed/ 0 An 11-year-old girl with Down’s syndrome in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/sen-salma-ataullahjan-and-the-canada-pakistan-parliamentary-association/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/sen-salma-ataullahjan-and-the-canada-pakistan-parliamentary-association/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:35:50 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/sen-salma-ataullahjan-and-the-canada-pakistan-parliamentary-association/feed/ 0 Tory Sen. Salma Ataullahjan held a one of the better receptions on the Hill... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/the-devil-you-know/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/the-devil-you-know/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264481 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/the-devil-you-know/feed/ 0 While Washington and Pakistan are increasingly at odds, neither side wants to sever the relationship. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-talibans-revenge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-talibans-revenge/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:38:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/the-talibans-revenge/feed/ 0 A new generation of militants is rising in Afghanistan, turning its sights on former allies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/from-peshawar-to-kabul/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/from-peshawar-to-kabul/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/from-peshawar-to-kabul/feed/ 0 The Afghan part of the journey used to be dangerous. Now that side is thriving—while Pakistan is not. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/under-the-islamist-spell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/under-the-islamist-spell/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/under-the-islamist-spell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/under-the-islamist-spell/feed/ 0 How a little-known group of ultra-orthodox Muslims are shaking up Mideast politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/pakistan-new-face-same-old-concerns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/pakistan-new-face-same-old-concerns/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/pakistan-new-face-same-old-concerns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/pakistan-new-face-same-old-concerns/feed/ 1 If Pakistan wanted an image makeover, Sherry Rehman is the right pick as ambassador to the U.S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/washington-scrambling-over-pakistan-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/washington-scrambling-over-pakistan-crisis/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:38:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/washington-scrambling-over-pakistan-crisis/feed/ 3 Islamabad threatens to draw down cooperation on Afghanistan after soldiers killed by NATO drone http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/these-days-no-news-is-good-period/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/these-days-no-news-is-good-period/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:30:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/these-days-no-news-is-good-period/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/these-days-no-news-is-good-period/feed/ 14 Paul Wells on how everywhere the news is the same: bad http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/musharraf-must-have-known-where-osama-bin-laden-was-hiding-mp-chris-alexander/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/musharraf-must-have-known-where-osama-bin-laden-was-hiding-mp-chris-alexander/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:10:30 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/musharraf-must-have-known-where-osama-bin-laden-was-hiding-mp-chris-alexander/feed/ 13 Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf surely knew that Osama bin Laden was hiding in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:40:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/obama-the-hawk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/feed/ 4 Sure, he’s pulling troops out of Iraq, but he’s found lethal new ways to flex America’s military muscle http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/danger-zone-satire-ahead/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/danger-zone-satire-ahead/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:05:06 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223940 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/danger-zone-satire-ahead/feed/ 0 The Beygairat Brigade has struck a chord among disillusioned Pakistanis. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/with-friends-like-these-who-needs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/with-friends-like-these-who-needs/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:45:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/with-friends-like-these-who-needs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/with-friends-like-these-who-needs/feed/ 68 Pakistan is helping insurgents. Could that be seen as an act of war? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/bringing-afghanistans-democrats-out-of-the-shadows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/bringing-afghanistans-democrats-out-of-the-shadows/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:28:37 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/bringing-afghanistans-democrats-out-of-the-shadows/feed/ 5 It is fitting that Terry Glavin begins his book Come from the Shadows: the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/good-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/feed/ 0 Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote, U.S.-Pakistani relations deteriorate further http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/pakistan-warns-u-s-it-may-lose-key-ally/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/pakistan-warns-u-s-it-may-lose-key-ally/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:22:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/pakistan-warns-u-s-it-may-lose-key-ally/feed/ 4 Comments come after accusation that Pakistan supports Afghan insurgent attacks http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/weapon-of-mass-distraction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/weapon-of-mass-distraction/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:40:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208482 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/weapon-of-mass-distraction/feed/ 0 The new foreign minister is young, female and stylish—cause for celebration and controversy http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/good-news-bad-news-july-7-14-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/good-news-bad-news-july-7-14-2011/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:50:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/good-news-bad-news-july-7-14-2011/feed/ 0 South Sudan celebrates the birth of a nation, while Ontario struggles to contain a C. difficile outbreak http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/u-s-partially-cuts-off-pakistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/u-s-partially-cuts-off-pakistan/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:10:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201597 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/u-s-partially-cuts-off-pakistan/feed/ 6 Pentagon announces decision to withhold $800 million in military aid http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/pakistan-arrests-cia-informants%e2%80%99-who-helped-bin-laden-raid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/pakistan-arrests-cia-informants%e2%80%99-who-helped-bin-laden-raid/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:58:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/pakistan-arrests-cia-informants%e2%80%99-who-helped-bin-laden-raid/feed/ 0 Media reports say five arrested by Pakistani intelligence agency http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/missing-journalist-found-dead-in-pakistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/missing-journalist-found-dead-in-pakistan/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 15:24:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194693 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/missing-journalist-found-dead-in-pakistan/feed/ 2 Local news reports signs of torture on his body http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/clinton-has-tense-visit-with-pakistani-leaders/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/clinton-has-tense-visit-with-pakistani-leaders/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 19:37:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/clinton-has-tense-visit-with-pakistani-leaders/feed/ 2 Acknowledges strained relationship after bin Laden raid http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/u-s-to-decrease-military-presence-in-pakistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/u-s-to-decrease-military-presence-in-pakistan/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:27:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/u-s-to-decrease-military-presence-in-pakistan/feed/ 2 Military has begun pulling troops following government request http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/igniting-the-fire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/igniting-the-fire/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 13:00:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/igniting-the-fire/feed/ 23 How bin Laden's murder strengthened anti-U.S. sentiment in Pakistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/bombing-in-pakistan-kills-80/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/bombing-in-pakistan-kills-80/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 15:20:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191779 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/bombing-in-pakistan-kills-80/feed/ 1 Taliban claims attacks were revenge for bin Laden killing http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/having-friends-in-high-places/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/having-friends-in-high-places/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 11:15:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/having-friends-in-high-places/feed/ 1 Former Pakistani military officers don't believe the ISI had no idea bin Laden was at the Abbottabad compound http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/mellissa-fung-and-her-captors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/mellissa-fung-and-her-captors/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 11:00:31 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/mellissa-fung-and-her-captors/feed/ 3 The CBC reporter held in Afghanistan resisted, defied and then forgave them http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:10:20 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/feed/ 4 With bin Laden’s death, the war on terror has lost its purpose, according to al-Qaeda expert Peter Bergen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/the-future-of-al-qaeda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/the-future-of-al-qaeda/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 13:35:19 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/the-future-of-al-qaeda/feed/ 7 The world’s first truly global terrorist organization suddenly faces an uncertain fate http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-worlds-most-hated-terrorist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-worlds-most-hated-terrorist/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 13:55:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-worlds-most-hated-terrorist/feed/ 12 Profiling the world's most hated terrorist http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/why-did-it-take-so-long/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/why-did-it-take-so-long/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 13:00:21 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/why-did-it-take-so-long/feed/ 1 More than once, U.S. officials had bin Laden in their crosshairs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/07/more-than-a-bit-awkward/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/07/more-than-a-bit-awkward/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 14:10:29 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190029 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/07/more-than-a-bit-awkward/feed/ 10 Pakistani intelligence failed to look for Osama, says John Kerry http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/hidden-in-plain-sight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/hidden-in-plain-sight/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 17:30:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190004 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/06/hidden-in-plain-sight/feed/ 20 Al-Qaeda leader was steps away from Pakistan's equivalent of West Point http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/whats-on-bin-ladens-hard-drive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/whats-on-bin-ladens-hard-drive/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 17:26:06 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=189720 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/whats-on-bin-ladens-hard-drive/feed/ 6 Wouldn't he take the precaution of encrypting his communications? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/between-rock-and-a-hard-place/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/between-rock-and-a-hard-place/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:20:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/between-rock-and-a-hard-place/feed/ 3 An underground music scene—even ‘cooler than Toronto’s’—is flourishing in many large Pakistani cities http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/cozying-up-to-china/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/cozying-up-to-china/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:39:11 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/cozying-up-to-china/feed/ 10 As relations with the U.S. erode, Islamabad finds a friend in Beijing http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/pakistani-minister-assassinated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/pakistani-minister-assassinated/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:11:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175469 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/pakistani-minister-assassinated/feed/ 6 Shabaz Bhatti was Pakistan’s only Christian minister http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/10/india-and-pakistan-renew-peace-talks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/10/india-and-pakistan-renew-peace-talks/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:51:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171438 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/10/india-and-pakistan-renew-peace-talks/feed/ 1 Two countries will resume negotiations over the status of Kashmir http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/pakistan%e2%80%99s-nuclear-arsenal-keeps-growing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/pakistan%e2%80%99s-nuclear-arsenal-keeps-growing/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:45:53 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169531 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/pakistan%e2%80%99s-nuclear-arsenal-keeps-growing/feed/ 7 Country could soon overtake Britain as world’s fifth largest nuclear weapons power