Ayesha Siddiqa

Ayesha Siddiqa is an Islamabad-based independent political and defence analyst. Her book, <a href=http://www.plutobooks.com/cgi-local/nplutobrows.pl?chkisbn=9780745325453&main=&second=&third=&foo=../s

Pakistan: a country on fire

The bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on 20 September 2008 has hit Pakistan hard. The reputation of the hotel as a meeting-point and social hub for the capital&

By Ayesha Siddiqa

/ 24 Sep 2008

Pakistan after Benazir Bhutto

Ayesha Siddiqa is an independent political and defence analyst. She is the author of Military Inc: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy, published by Pluto Press Also in openDemocracy: "

By Ayesha Siddiqa

/ 28 Dec 2007

Pakistan: the power of the gun

Pakistan is in the midst of yet another crisis. The country's general-president, Pervez Musharraf, imposed a state of "emergency plus" on 3 November 2007. Most sources

By Ayesha Siddiqa

/ 7 Nov 2007

Pakistan's permanent crisis

The streets of Pakistan have in recent days resonated with strikes, gunfire, and the cries of demonstrators. A crisis sparked by the suspension of the supreme court's chief

By Ayesha Siddiqa

/ 15 May 2007