VOL 17 NO 1

by M. Saeed Khalid* *The Author of this book review is a former Ambassador of Pakistan. Syed Abrar Hussain’s Urdu book “Mullah Umar se Ashraf Ghani tak” (from Mullah Umar to Ashraf Ghani) carries the essence of his diplomatic career in Afghanistan, first as Consul General in Kandahar, and, years later, as Pakistan’s Ambassador in […]

by Yusuf Zaman* *The author is a barrister and entrepreneur. Pakistani history and politics hold great interest for him. He can be contacted at: [email protected] It is the 17th of April 1953, and the venue is the Governor-General House in Karachi. Prime Minister Khwaja Nazimuddin, arguably among the five foremost lieutenants of the Quaid-e-Azam, has

by Aziz Ali Dad* The author studied Philosophy of Social Sciences from London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He was Crossroads Asia research fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, Germany, and a research fellow of Asia Leadership Fellow Program in Tokyo, Japan. His research focuses on the history of ideas and sociology of

by Asif Durrani* *The author is Pakistan’s former ambassador to the UAE and Iran. NOTE: CQ is reprinting this paper on Iran’s Afghan policy that was originally published on January 17, 2022, by the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) — with minor changes such as the presentation of references. It is also being translated

by Özer Khalid† *The views expressed here are empirically validated researched facts from a broad array of fully referenced sources. The comments made neither necessarily reflect those of the author nor those of Criterion Quarterly. Those seeking to academically reference this article for their research may do so as follows: Khalid, Ozer (2022) How South Asia