Khaled Ahmed was born in 1943 in Jallandhar during the siege of Stalingrad. He has been an opinion writer based in Pakistan for the past 40 years. Over his decades of experience, he has worked for The Pakistan Times, The Nation, The Frontier Post, The Friday Times and The Daily Times, three of which have been closed down either permanently or temporarily. He is now consulting editor at Newsweek Pakistan, based in Lahore. Ahmed graduated from Government College Lahore during the 1965 war with India with an MA (Honours) on the roll of honour, along with a diploma in German from Punjab University. In 1970, he received a diploma in Russian (Interpretation) from Moscow State University. In 2006, he wrote the book, Sectarian War: Sunni-Shia Conflict in Pakistan at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington DC.

January 26, 2019 00:17 IST
The rise of Afghan Taliban poses a threat to both India and Pakistan
Sat, Jan 26, 2019
January 19, 2019 00:15 IST
Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani is a high-profile leader of the Hindus of Pakistan and is a member of the National Assembly on a seat reserved for the minorities.
Sat, Jan 19, 2019
January 12, 2019 00:05 IST
SAARC holds the key to South Asia’s economic integration.
Sat, Jan 12, 2019
January 05, 2019 00:50 IST
Bangladesh’s birth owes to Pakistani policy flaws, not India’s intervention.
Sat, Jan 05, 2019
December 29, 2018 00:43 IST
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Imran Khan are well-placed for transforming relations between their countries
Sat, Dec 29, 2018
December 22, 2018 00:10 IST
After being ousted in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, many policies will come under review within the BJP, including perhaps the religious fervour frequently unleashed on the minority communities.
Sat, Dec 22, 2018
December 15, 2018 00:24 IST
Aafiya Siddiqui's imprisonment is being used by radicals to turn Pakistani Muslims against US.
Sun, Jan 16, 2022
December 08, 2018 00:15 IST
On Kartarpur, change in Pakistan army’s thinking is guiding the PM
Sat, Dec 08, 2018
December 01, 2018 00:40 IST
Sami-ul-Haq was an integral part of Pakistan’s influential mullah-military alliance
Sat, Dec 01, 2018
November 29, 2018 00:04 IST
A relationship based on connectivity and free trade is the only recipe that will work in a world tired of Indo-Pakistan conflict.
Sat, Dec 01, 2018
November 24, 2018 01:40 IST
Turkey’s education system was once an inspiration for Pakistan. Today, both countries promote religious education.
Sat, Nov 24, 2018
November 17, 2018 00:20 IST
Asad Durrani’s memoir bares murky dealings in Pakistan’s security establishment. But that doesn’t exonerate the ex ISI chief
Sat, Nov 17, 2018
November 10, 2018 01:19 IST
Pakistan’s apex court has shown guts by acquitting Asia Bibi despite clerics’ anger. A governor of Punjab, Salmaan Taseer, had died at the hands of his own security guard while defending Bibi, who he thought had been framed.
Sat, Nov 10, 2018
November 03, 2018 00:34 IST
Both UK and Pakistan are dealing with effects of a radicalised Muslim population
Sat, Nov 03, 2018
October 27, 2018 00:01 IST
Despite cultural affinities with Iran, Pakistan remains closer to the Arab states
Sat, Oct 27, 2018
October 20, 2018 00:43 IST
Pakistan’s inability to govern its territory effectively is in large measure due to its burgeoning refugee population
Sat, Oct 20, 2018
October 13, 2018 01:18 IST
Pak PM Imran Khan’s cave-in on Ahmadi issue underlines a continuing injustice
Sat, Oct 13, 2018
October 06, 2018 00:30 IST
Career of Jalaluddin Haqqani mirrored the turbulent history of Afghanistan-Pakistan-US relations since the Soviet invasion
Sat, Oct 06, 2018
September 29, 2018 00:51 IST
He led the greatest Muslim movement in history, articulated a Hindu-Muslim synthesis based on non-violence, tolerance.
Sat, Sep 29, 2018
September 22, 2018 00:10 IST
Unsavoury acts with a connection to Imran Khan’s pious wife are coming to light.
Sat, Sep 22, 2018
September 15, 2018 00:30 IST
Islamabad’s writ has disappeared from 60 per cent of Pakistan’s territory.
Sat, Sep 15, 2018
September 08, 2018 00:40 IST
Pakistan is finding it difficult to engage with Afghanistan on the lines it is familiar with
Sat, Sep 08, 2018
September 01, 2018 00:07 IST
India’s use of his concepts of isolationism and involvement confounds Pakistan.
Sat, Sep 01, 2018
August 25, 2018 00:26 IST
Naipaul’s observations on South Asia are insulting, but may not all be off the mark
Sat, Aug 25, 2018
August 18, 2018 00:57 IST
Musharraf placed officers who shared his orientation on Kashmir in key positions.
Sat, Aug 18, 2018



