Pakistan’s counterterrorism policy is once again facing difficult questions following reports that Saifullah Kasuri, a leader associated with the banned terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), threatened Israel while claiming that the Pakistan Army could destroy it within minutes. These reported remarks, if accurately represented, go beyond inflammatory rhetoric. They raise a fundamental question for Pakistan: how can a country convincingly present itself as a responsib

U.S. Pakistan relations have long been shaped by shifting strategic priorities from Cold War alliances to the war on terror and now to competition with China and regional stability in South Asia. Washington’s interests in the region revolve around counter terrorism cooperation, nuclear security, trade and maintaining balance among regional powers primarily India, Pakistan and China. In recent years, the USA has expanded economic and diplomatic engagement with Pakistan includ