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Farhan Bokhari
COMMENTARY
Mar 24, 2002
Talk of a turnaround remains premature
ISLAMABAD -- If President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's military ruler, felt he was winning over world opinion following his recent kudos-winning trips to Japan and the United States, he couldn't have chosen a worse moment.
COMMENTARY
Mar 19, 2002
Tough times await Musharraf
ISLAMABAD -- In reaching out to Japan last week in his maiden visit there, Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf created the impression that he is genuinely trying to turn his country around. And during his recent visit to the United States, U.S. President George W. Bush hailed him as a visionary...
COMMENTARY
Feb 10, 2002
Pakistan turns the other cheek to India
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has decided against a knee-jerk reaction to India's test last month of the Agni missile, which has become another addition to the arms race in South Asia.
COMMENTARY
Feb 2, 2002
Afghanistan faces danger of donor fatigue
ISLAMABAD -- International pledges worth more than $3 billion from donors at the Tokyo conference called last month to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan are unprecedented. Never before has Afghanistan been the beneficiary of such a substantial largesse.
COMMENTARY
Jan 17, 2002
Next step for Pakistan: credible politics
ISLAMABAD -- In signaling a turnaround in Pakistan's policy toward Islamic militant groups, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the country's military ruler, is keen on setting a new course -- almost two decades after former military ruler Gen. Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq actively began promoting the concept of...
COMMENTARY
Jan 3, 2002
Prepare to punish side that attacks first
ISLAMABAD -- India and Pakistan, the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors, have slapped each other with punitive sanctions, further increasing frictions driven by a worrisome military buildup. Pakistan has responded in kind to India's decision to ban all Pakistani overflights from New Year's Day,...
COMMENTARY
Dec 27, 2001
Prodding India, Pakistan to stand down
ISLAMABAD -- India and Pakistan, South Asia's two nuclear-armed neighbors, are once again on the brink of war less than six months after an historic peace summit between their leaders.
COMMENTARY
Dec 22, 2001
China remains a vital friend for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD -- Even before Gen. Pervez Musharraf embarked Thursday on his trip to China, which will last through Monday, analysts were quick to predict a new phase in the time-tested relationship between the two neighbors.
COMMENTARY
Dec 13, 2001
Challenges to Afghan peace
ISLAMABAD -- Afghanistan's warring factions have finally found common ground on which to build a new government almost two decades after their country was invaded by troops from the former Soviet Union. The civil war that followed the withdrawal of the Soviets has claimed thousands of lives and left...
COMMENTARY
Nov 19, 2001
Prospects for post-Taliban Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD -- Judging by the roaring business in barber shops across Afghanistan, the war-torn country is certainly feeling liberated. Women who were forced to venture outside clad only in a "burqa" now have the freedom to take off the long veil, while many Afghans are celebrating the freedom to play...
COMMENTARY
Nov 15, 2001
Legacy of 'jihad' may linger
ISLAMABAD -- Chants of "jihad" (holy war) have repeatedly resonated on the streets of Pakistan in the weeks following Washington's decision to launch military attacks on Afghanistan.
COMMENTARY
Nov 1, 2001
Policing peace in the next Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD -- If the United States and its Western allies follow up on their promise to help rebuild Afghanistan when the military campaign ends, the establishment of a new political order backed by the flow of billions of dollars in fresh assistance will be necessary.
COMMENTARY
Aug 26, 2001
Musharraf moves to rein in Islamic schools
ISLAMABAD -- The order from the government of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's military ruler, to impose the syllabus of mainstream schools upon Islamic ones, known as "madrassah," is yet another attempt by a Pakistani regime to rein in what many consider to be the first stop for militant...
COMMENTARY
Aug 18, 2001
Many twists in the road to democracy
ISLAMABAD -- The road map for returning Pakistan to democracy, delivered this month by President Pervez Musharraf has ended a long wait for a number of countries, including the United States, which had repeatedly urged the former general to state exactly when democracy would be restored.
COMMENTARY
Aug 11, 2001
Musharraf bravado won't stop the killing
ISLAMABAD -- In most parts of the world, a president's offer to grab a gun and go after the killers of a prominent businessman would raise eyebrows, to say the least. But in Pakistan, awash with illegal weapons, the bold words of President Pervez Musharraf did not surprise many people.
COMMENTARY
Aug 4, 2001
Donors can make a world of difference
ISLAMABAD -- As Tetsuko Kuroyanagi returns to Japan with promises of using her television appearances to raise awareness over the plight of women and children in Afghanistan, there's no doubt that her six-day trip to the central Asian war-torn country was a brave effort.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2001
Hardliners threaten Musharraf's quest
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf argues that his quest for peace with India would receive a boost from the "peace-loving majority" in both countries.
COMMENTARY
Jul 21, 2001
What happens after the Agra summit?
ISLAMABAD -- If India and Pakistan, South Asia's two nuclear-armed neighbors, were conscious of global concerns over the breakdown of the summit between their leaders at the historic city of Agra, they took little time before sending out identical messages.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2001
India and Pakistan once again eye peace
ISLAMABAD -- India and Pakistan will try yet again to come a step closer to peaceful coexistence this weekend when Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf travels to India to meet with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2001
A welcome bid for peace in South Asia
ISLAMABAD -- After months of blunt statements exchanged by leaders of India and Pakistan, South Asia's two nuclear rivals, a new peace process is under way in a part of the world described by some observers as the next "nuclear flash point."
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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