Columns - Postcard USA (Daily Times)
2008
| December 28th, 2008 | Pakistani neocons and UN sanctions |
| December 21st, 2008 | A nation in denial |
| December 14th, 2008 | The Abdulla Malik formula |
| December 7th, 2008 | Mickling away to Panipat |
| November 30th, 2008 | Iftikhar Chaudhry in America |
| November 23rd, 2008 | Sarah Palin bags Bigfoot |
| November 16th, 2008 | Roving Ambassadors Inc. |
| November 9th, 2008 | The full Monty |
| November 2nd, 2008 | To the poorhouse in a BMW |
| October 26th, 2008 | The last of the Palin woman |
| October 19th, 2008 | Politics, the funny side |
| October 12th, 2008 | The Flying Four |
| October 5th, 2008 | The Prez does the Big Apple |
| September 28th, 2008 | When Obama is king |
| September 21st, 2008 | Pakistani journalists visit Washington |
| September 17th, 2008 | The strange case of Nayyar Zaidi |
| September 7th, 2008 | New rules for Pakistani diplomats |
| August 31st, 2008 | The piety invasion |
| August 31st, 2008 | All that floats on the Internet |
| August 24th, 2008 | Where do we go from here? |
| August 17th, 2008 | Fog horns at Foggy Bottom |
| August 10th, 2008 | Arise, Sir Richard of Foggy Bottom |
| August 3rd, 2008 | Gilani does Washington |
| July 27th, 2008 | One for Ahmed Faraz |
| July 20th, 2008 | Travelling the world in style |
| July 13th, 2008 | All quiet on the Western front |
| July 13th, 2008 | Flying Carpets Inc. |
| July 6th, 2008 | Indiana Jones, where’re you? |
| July 4th, 2008 | The Snakehead’s revenge |
| June 22nd, 2008 | Kala Kola Klub Kontinues |
| June 15th, 2008 | Kala Kola Klub |
| June 8th, 2008 | No more Special Envoys please |
| June 1st, 2008 | Ambassadors: a passing show |
| May 25th, 2008 | He could have danced all night |
| May 18th, 2008 | Ah! Those great one-liners |
| May 11th, 2008 | Izzat Majeed hits town |
| May 4th, 2008 | Remembering Iqbal in Washington |
| April 27th, 2008 | Pope’s Ground Zero |
| April 20th, 2008 | Behind every great man a factotum |
| April 13th, 2008 | They kill ‘em for their sport |
| April 6th, 2008 | Ah! Those millions from Africa |
| March 30th, 2008 | Jimmy Engineer’s waistline |
| March 23rd, 2008 | Pull ’em pants up |
| March 16th, 2008 | The Pakistani flying carpet |
| March 9th, 2008 | Pakistan’s Flying Dutchmen |
| March 2nd, 2008 | Where have the honey bees gone! |
| February 24th, 2008 | Hoping Faraz is wrong |
| February 17th, 2008 | Jihad industry |
| February 10th, 2008 | Nailing urban legends |
| February 3rd, 2008 | Gone but not forgotten |
| January 27th, 2008 | Sherry and Imran warm cold Washington |
| January 20th, 2008 | Bibi’s magic |
| January 13th, 2008 | Google World |
| January 6th, 2008 | Benazir and her detractors |
2007
| December 30th, 2007 | Who will mourn Aqsa Parvez? |
| December 16th, 2007 | Now comes whirlwind Hina |
| December 9th, 2007 | Image repair, anyone? |
| December 2nd, 2007 | Come back Larry, all’s forgiven |
| November 25th, 2007 | Don’t swat out Swat |
| November 18th, 2007 | A just man in Washington |
| November 11th, 2007 | The return of Jefferson |
| November 4th, 2007 | Naked Sword at the United Nations |
| October 28th, 2007 | Ah! English |
| October 21st, 2007 | Mae West lives |
| October 14th, 2007 | Naveed Malik’s yorker |
| October 7th, 2007 | Aliens in America |
| September 30th, 2007 | Bibi goes nuclear, but why? |
| September 23rd, 2007 | Cowboys on the rampage |
| September 16th, 2007 | Old soldiers get going in Toronto |
| September 9th, 2007 | Selling Ms Bhutto |
| September 2nd, 2007 | Pakistan at sixty — a bump and a grind |
| August 26th, 2007 | Horse thieves and rewrite men |
| August 19th, 2007 | From Giselle with love |
| August 12th, 2007 | Play it again Sam |
| August 5th, 2007 | Latin foxtrot for Kashmir |
| July 29th, 2007 | End times and all that |
| July 22nd, 2007 | The real Chaudhry conspiracy |
| July 15th, 2007 | A voice in the wilderness |
| July 8th, 2007 | Madder than a March hare |
| July 1st, 2007 | Madrassa time in Washington |
| June 24th, 2007 | Asked and unasked questions |
| June 17th, 2007 | The Cohen formula |
| June 10th, 2007 | Come back PML, all’s forgiven |
| June 3rd, 2007 | Envoys, theirs and ours |
| May 27th, 2007 | Washington yatra and yatris |
| May 20th, 2007 | Ironing our troubles away |
| May 13th, 2007 | Post-9/11 America |
| May 6th, 2007 | Reporters’ reporter |
| April 29th, 2007 | Magical moutras from home |
| April 22nd, 2007 | Cartoon-time USA |
| April 15th, 2007 | Shock Jock meets just deserts |
| April 8th, 2007 | Cricket: there’s world enough and time |
| April 1st, 2007 | Banned — this time by VOA |
| March 25th, 2007 | General Mac’s Pakistan |
| March 18th, 2007 | Stand behind that line |
| March 11th, 2007 | Uncle Sam’s voice goes spiritual |
| March 4th, 2007 | Open season on Pakistan, Hallelujah! |
| February 25th, 2007 | Cold comfort from Washington |
| February 18th, 2007 | Barney goes to Baghdad |
| February 11th, 2007 | Ignorance by satellite |
| February 4th, 2007 | Aitzaz lights up Washington |
| January 28th, 2007 | Rabwah: a place for martyrs |
| January 21st, 2007 | Outing Osama in Pakistan |
| January 14th, 2007 | Pakistan’s intelligence monster |
| January 7th, 2007 | Spell-casters rule OK |
2006
| December 31st, 2006 | Ah! the Pakistani mindset! |
| December 24th, 2006 | The holy cow called Israel |
| December 17th, 2006 | Afghanistan! O not again! |
| December 10th, 2006 | King of lost causes |
| December 3rd, 2006 | Space aliens dump Ms Hilton |
| November 26th, 2006 | Remembering Dr Salam |
| November 19th, 2006 | Wrong time, country, invitation |
| November 12th, 2006 | ‘Visit Pakistan in 2007’ — and get shot |
| November 5th, 2006 | Why Zia rests where he rests |
| October 22nd, 2006 | The Sudanese visionary |
| October 15th, 2006 | The snakehead’s revenge |
| October 8th, 2006 | Not that Polish Resolution again! |
| October 1st, 2006 | Travelling in the US while Muslim |
| September 24th, 2006 | Musharraf and that anorexic lady |
| September 17th, 2006 | No, we’ve no irons in this Fire |
| September 10th, 2006 | Osama and his goat |
| September 3rd, 2006 | The General cometh |
| August 27th, 2006 | From Murree to Muzaffarabad |
| August 20th, 2006 | The wit and wisdom of Sardar Qayyum |
| August 13th, 2006 | Tableeghi Jamaat: all that you know and don’t |
| August 6th, 2006 | Yet another Kashmir conference |
| July 30th, 2006 | Shortcut to fame and fortune? Not really |
| July 23rd, 2006 | What on Earth are they arguing about? |
| July 16th, 2006 | The fate of 2315 Massachusetts Avenue |
| July 9th, 2006 | Does the General read his mail? |
| July 2nd, 2006 | Call a man a dog and hang him |
| June 25th, 2006 | Clueless NADRA and its shenanigans |
| June 18th, 2006 | Fake doctor, holy terror nailed |
| June 11th, 2006 | Arnold Zeitlin’s Pakistan |
| June 4th, 2006 | How America divorced the Arabs |
| May 28th, 2006 | Some home truths about Pakistan |
| May 21st, 2006 | Bingo! Two stars replace four |
| May 14th, 2006 | Londonistan in Washington |
| May 7th, 2006 | Why settle Kashmir? |
| April 30th, 2006 | Some tales of Washington town |
| April 23rd, 2006 | Meet General Big Foot |
| April 16th, 2006 | Condi’s Indian love fest |
| April 9th, 2006 | Call a man a dog and hang him |
| April 2nd, 2006 | On a wing and a prayer |
| March 26th, 2006 | Ah! The joy of being a millionaire |
| March 19th, 2006 | Another look at the Danish outrage |
| March 12th, 2006 | The indestructible Art Buchwald |
| March 5th, 2006 | Chaudhry Shujaat does Washington |
| February 26th, 2006 | Osama bin Laden unveiled |
| February 19th, 2006 | The guy who can’t shoot straight |
| February 12th, 2006 | Pakistan’s doctors who kill |
| February 5th, 2006 | Hospitals or killing fields? |
| January 29th, 2006 | The caravan departs |
| January 22nd, 2006 | The Eagle has landed |
| January 15th, 2006 | The prime minister cometh |
| January 8th, 2006 | No, Dan Burton is not from Kansas |
| January 1st, 2006 | It’s only plastic after all |
2005
| December 25th, 2005 | The man who rescues children |
| December 18th, 2005 | Yasin Malik’s dream |
| December 11th, 2005 | Travel the world without shame |
| December 4th, 2005 | Our men and women abroad |
| November 27th, 2005 | Nur Jehan: once and forever queen |
| November 20th, 2005 | Deep Throat and the CIA lady |
| November 13th, 2005 | Not even a blip |
| October 30th, 2005 | Breaking bread with Condi |
| October 23rd, 2005 | A VIP earthquake hits Washington |
| October 16th, 2005 | Take off your shoes — and all else |
| October 9th, 2005 | The General and Banquo’s ghost |
| October 2nd, 2005 | The story that won’t go away |
| September 25th, 2005 | The General in New York |
| September 18th, 2005 | India’s belly landing in Congress |
| September 11th, 2005 | Black magic has Pakistanis in thrall |
| September 4th, 2005 | Where are the Muslims? |
| August 28th, 2005 | An old-time radioman |
| August 21st, 2005 | Hate merchants rule ok |
| August 14th, 2005 | Our Bigfoot problem |
| August 7th, 2005 | Shazia Khalid moves the world |
| July 31st, 2005 | Salik in sackcloth and ashes |
| July 24th, 2005 | Kashmir conferences yes, Kashmir no |
| July 17th, 2005 | Grandee invasion despite bad weather |
| July 10th, 2005 | Red Alert across the West |
| July 3rd, 2005 | The ghosts of 1971 |
| June 26th, 2005 | Land Grabbers rule OK |
| June 19th, 2005 | Mukhtar Mai proves Manto right |
| June 12th, 2005 | They trade in children and women, don’t they? |
| June 5th, 2005 | Watergate time in Washington |
| May 29th, 2005 | Star Wars and the Line of Control |
| May 22nd, 2005 | 1984 is around the corner |
| May 15th, 2005 | Dog days in Washington |
| May 8th, 2005 | Our flying diplomat |
| May 1st, 2005 | The other saffron dream |
| April 24th, 2005 | Spring and high finance hit Washington |
| April 17th, 2005 | UN gets a gift from Bush |
| April 10th, 2005 | It’s springtime Washington |
| April 3rd, 2005 | Pakistanis in America |
| March 27th, 2005 | Is Negraponte the face of the future? |
| March 20th, 2005 | One woman against many |
| March 13th, 2005 | Kashmir but no UN please |
| March 6th, 2005 | The K Study Group |
| February 27th, 2005 | Derailing Umra Express |
| February 20th, 2005 | A report from the trenches |
| February 13th, 2005 | The broomstick bride |
| February 6th, 2005 | Prayer time Washington |
| January 30th, 2005 | Tighten seat belts |
| January 24th, 2005 | The Sharia debate |
| January 16th, 2005 | Back of the camel |
| January 9th, 2005 | Orwell lives, so does Kafka |
| January 2nd, 2005 | The great withdrawal |
2004
| December 26th, 2004 | The hounding of Tariq Ramadan |
| December 19th, 2004 | Christmas but no snow |
| December 12th, 2004 | The ultimate aphrodisiac |
| December 5th, 2004 | Here today, gone tomorrow |
| November 28th, 2004 | Freeloaders at the UN |
| November 21st, 2004 | Why not become John Doe? |
| November 14th, 2004 | With friends like these |
| November 7th, 2004 | Ouch! Four more years |
| October 31st, 2004 | Carry on Kerry |
| October 24th, 2004 | Islamabad’s green lights |
| October 17th, 2004 | Line of Control sales talk |
| October 10th, 2004 | The Pakistani cocoon |
| October 3rd, 2004 | The Washington whirligig |
| September 26th, 2004 | The General in Washington |
| September 19th, 2004 | As election day nears |
| September 12th, 2004 | Don’t mess with security |
| September 5th, 2004 | Nailing the hijab controversy |
| August 29th, 2004 | Millionaire melee in cyberspace |
| August 22nd, 2004 | Ah! the joys of travel |
| August 15th, 2004 | Guess, who’s Chief Long Face |
| August 8th, 2004 | Mariane Pearl seeks a lawyer |
| August 1st, 2004 | Royal road in New York |
| July 25th, 2004 | Kargil, Kargil everywhere |
| July 18th, 2004 | O what a sweetheart deal! |
| July 11th, 2004 | A woman reclaims the house of God |
| June 27th, 2004 | Bush, the book and the movie |
| June 20th, 2004 | Blackening Islam |
| June 13th, 2004 | The Onion peels Cheney |
| June 6th, 2004 | Gen. Zinni on Pakistan |
| May 30th, 2004 | The arrogance of power |
| May 23rd, 2004 | Imran Khan in Washington |
| May 16th, 2004 | The Kashmir roadshow |
| May 9th, 2004 | Abu Ghraib and after |
| May 2nd, 2004 | The Fish returns |
| April 25th, 2004 | The passing of a grand lady |
| April 18th, 2004 | Despite the think tanks |
| April 11th, 2004 | Indians, Indians everywhere |
| April 4th, 2004 | Life before and after cholesterol |
| March 28th, 2004 | Zia through a daughter’s eyes |
| March 21st, 2004 | A confederacy of terror |
| March 14th, 2004 | Plunge the dagger deep, friend |
| March 7th, 2004 | Red tape rules the Subcontinent |
| February 28th, 2004 | Flown home for what? |
| February 22nd, 2004 | Rummy in the afternoon |
| February 15th, 2004 | The worst not over: it just began |
| February 8th, 2004 | Calling God from table 28 |
| February 1st, 2004 | Bashing Pakistan: the only game in town |
| January 25th, 2004 | The fate of Kashmir |
| January 18th, 2004 | Open season on Pakistan |
| January 11th, 2004 | Britney and lost lottery |
| January 4th, 2004 | Code Orange rules OK |
2003
| December 28th, 2003 | Where is our Zinni? |
| December 21st, 2003 | We live in exciting times! |
| December 14th, 2003 | The Israeli connection |
| December 7th, 2003 | Cricket thoughts from Washington |
| November 30th, 2003 | To Baghdad and back |
| November 23rd, 2003 | The religious cocoon |
| November 16th, 2003 | Welcome to America |
| November 9th, 2003 | Wintering Pakistanis |
| November 2nd, 2003 | Bigmouth Limbaugh caught out |
| October 26th, 2003 | After the Pearl tragedy |
| October 19th, 2003 | Whose parrot is that anyway! |
| October 12th, 2003 | Sub-editor’s nightmare |
| October 5th, 2003 | From Jamali to Keats |
| September 28th, 2003 | From Lippmann to Apple |
| September 21st, 2003 | Fat cats and Cancun |
| September 14th, 2003 | Islamic Republic or Dominion |
| September 7th, 2003 | Pakistan in DC |
| August 24th, 2003 | And now, flash mob |
| August 17th, 2003 | One, two, three, jump |
| August 10th, 2003 | The Kashmir talkathon |
| July 27th, 2003 | Invented war heroine |
| July 20th, 2003 | So that’s what it was |
| July 6th, 2003 | Musharraf: the day after |
| June 29th, 2003 | The General’s American safari |
| June 22nd, 2003 | Waiting for the General |
| June 15th, 2003 | Musharraf comes Stateside |
| June 8th, 2003 | Riaz Khokhar in Washington |
| June 1st, 2003 | The usual suspects |
| May 25th, 2003 | Sheikh Rashid in Washington |
| May 18th, 2003 | The man who fooled the New York Times |
| May 11th, 2003 | Crash landing of a high flier |
| May 4th, 2003 | The hounding of Dixie Chicks |
| April 27th, 2003 | Man bites dog, finally |
| April 20th, 2003 | Cultural catastrophe in Baghdad |
| April 13th, 2003 | A talking fish, what else! |
| April 6th, 2003 | This made for TV war |
| March 30th, 2003 | Who loves ya baby |
| March 23rd, 2003 | The media at war |
| March 16th, 2003 | Grumbling Pakistanis |
| March 16th, 2003 | Jamali’s US trip |
| March 9th, 2003 | Paranoidville |
| March 2nd, 2003 | No way to run a railroad |
| February 23rd, 2003 | On to war, hell or high water |
| February 9th, 2003 | What ails the US |
| February 2nd, 2003 | Blaming Mr Blameworthy |
| January 19th, 2003 | L’affaire Munir Akram |
| January 12th, 2003 | Go to Canada, young man |
| January 5th, 2003 | Open season on Islam |
2002
| December 29th, 2002 | Bush fighting Sharon’s war? |
| December 22nd, 2002 | Frontline state? |
| December 15th, 2002 | Guy with the wrong name |
| December 1st, 2002 | The return of Henry K |
| November 24th, 2002 | Texan hospitality indeed |
| November 17th, 2002 | Defiant until the end |
| November 10th, 2002 | Aimal Kasi’s story |
| November 3rd, 2002 | Pundit Maharaj rules OK |
| October 27th, 2002 | Elections from long distance |
| October 20th, 2002 | State of siege |
| October 13th, 2002 | Rushdie’s debt to Faiz |
| October 6th, 2002 | The Texan warrior |
| September 29th, 2002 | The drums of war |
| September 22nd, 2002 | Monarch of all he surveys |
| September 15th, 2002 | An American jihadi’s story |
| September 8th, 2002 | Waiting for Musharraf |
| September 1st, 2002 | The change of guard |
| August 25th, 2002 | While back at Fort Crawford |
| August 18th, 2002 | The Colonel and the King |
| August 11th, 2002 | Gypsy Mama Rose didn’t say this |
| August 4th, 2002 | Washington is full of hot air |
| July 28th, 2002 | Johnny Taliban and the song |
| July 14th, 2002 | Bush’s image takes a dive |
| July 7th, 2002 | Blood wedding, an Afghan tragedy |
| June 30th, 2002 | The world according to Bush |
| June 23rd, 2002 | Reliving Watergate, thirty years on |
| June 16th, 2002 | A bit late, but here comes the Dirty Bomber |