Pakistan Islamists

Three different segments of Pakistan's socio-political fabric are happy to see the Taliban retake power in Afghanistan – each for a different reason.

Will the Pakistani government give in to threats from radical Islamists? 

Saad Rizvi was arrested in the eastern city of Lahore to "maintain law and order.”

The mockery of Hindu deities underscores Pakistan’s Islamist double standard on blasphemy.

The White House described the decision to release the U.S. journalist's alleged killer as "an affront to terrorism victims everywhere."

A Hindu temple was set on fire and demolished by a mob led by supporters of a radical Islamist party.

By offering condolences for Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s death, is the TTP planning to expand its influence into the political realm?

Leader of a right-wing party with pull, Rizvi’s death will not diminish extremist politics in Pakistan.

Opposition parties have tapped a right-wing Islamist as the leader of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. That raises serious questions.

Stopping the released of an award-winning film to appease an Islamist group sets a troubling precedent.

The 86 were charged with damaging public property, beating people up and staging sit-ins against the acquittal of Aasia Bibi in 2018.