Powerless

It is not normal protocol for World Bank vice presidents to make presentations. But this was a special occasion: it was March 2005 and Pakistan’s new-found prosperity was at risk. So as General Musharraf sat to listen at the Presidency in Islamabad, Praful Patel, vice president of South Asia for the World Bank, and not…Read more Powerless

Manifesto of Hope

In her bold, posthumously published book, Benazir Bhutto sets the record straight on Islam and democracy, laying out a path for a reconciliation, not a clash, of civilisations.   Benazir Bhutto was not universally loved. Seen as a democratic champion of the downtrodden to some, she was a sly and corrupt opportunist to others. But…Read more Manifesto of Hope

Maximum Exposure

A political assassination keeps Pakistan front and centre on the world stage until the final day of 2007. And the international television coverage is worse than ever.   If there were any doubts that 2007 was globally ‘The Year of Pakistan,’ then Benazir Bhutto's death on December 27, 2007, erased them in one fell swoop.…Read more Maximum Exposure