The dealmaker
Lunch with the FT: Saad Mohseni is Afghanistan’s first media mogul talks about the country’s culture wars, his answer to ‘The X Factor’ –…
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Reporter tells of meeting Kony
Anderson Cooper interviews Matthew Green, a reporter who has extensive knowledge about Ugandan warlord, Joseph Kony.
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Pakistan’s militants join forces
At a rally in Rawalpindi, Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Islamist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, talks to the FT about what he sees as threats to…
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Meditation vacation
Take New Year thoughts of health kicks and fresh starts a stage further with a 10-day ‘Buddhist boot camp’ in the Himalayas The guru…
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The killers of Karachi
Pakistan: an explosion of violence in the long struggle for control of a polarised commercial capital offers a warning on prospects for the stability…
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Propaganda wars in Pakistan
Pakistan’s army is launching a television drama aimed at rallying the public behind its campaign against the Taliban. Entitled Beyond the Call of Duty:…
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Pakistan pushes for more aid against militants
Orakzai , a swathe of territory near the border with Afghanistan, has emerged as the frontline in the Pakistani army’s battle with Taliban militants….
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Flood frustration mounts in Pakistan
Desperation is growing among millions of victims of Pakistan’s floods. Donors pledged more funds to tackle the crisis after a special United Nations session…
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Kandahar ‘king’ poses dilemma for US
Beyond the guards and concrete barriers protecting Ahmed Wali Karzai’s villa stands a more telling symbol of his power: dozens of slightly scuffed scandals…
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Pillars of the community
In Arghandab, one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan, US civilians are working alongside troops to build a functioning local government from scratch….
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