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Obituary: Pervez Musharraf Dragged His Country Down

Mosharraf Zaidi

Mosharraf Zaidi is a senior partner at Tabadlab, an advisory services firm. He worked in Pakistan’s National Reconstruction Bureau from 2001 to 2002. He helped design higher education reforms in 2002 and served as principal advisor to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2013.

Articles by Mosharraf Zaidi

Outgoing Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in 2008

Pervez Musharraf Dragged His Country Down

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Mosharraf Zaidi

February 5, 2023, 8:15 AM

A Pakistani girl holds a candle during a vigil for peace in Lahore on March 3.

The Time Is Right for Modi to Make Peace with Pakistan

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Mosharraf Zaidi

June 5, 2019, 3:57 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives at the White House October 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Prime Minister participated in a bi-lateral meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The Downfall of Nawaz Sharif and the Triumph of Stupidity

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Mosharraf Zaidi

August 3, 2017, 4:37 PM

Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan addresses supporters during an anti-government protest in Islamabad on August 21, 2014. Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan on August 21, 2014 called off talks with the government aimed at ending protests seeking the fall of the prime minister, which have destabilised the nuclear-armed nation. AFP PHOTO/ Aamir QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Pakistani Radicals Want Trump to Ban Them, Too

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Mosharraf Zaidi

February 3, 2017, 3:36 PM

Pakistani residents place candles at the site during a vigil to pay tribute to victims a day after a suicide bombing at the Civil Hospital in Quetta on August 9, 2016.

Pakistan's lawyers boycotted courts and staged protests nationwide on August 9 after a horrific suicide bombing at a Quetta hospital which killed 72 people including many of their colleagues. / AFP / BANARAS KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) — Pakistani residents place candles at the site during a vigil to pay tribute to victims a day after a suicide bombing at the Civil Hospital in Quetta on August 9, 2016. Pakistan's lawyers boycotted courts and staged protests nationwide on August 9 after a horrific suicide bombing at a Quetta hospital which killed 72 people including many of their colleagues. / AFP / BANARAS KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Pakistan’s Terrorists Are Smarter Than Its Government

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Mosharraf Zaidi

October 27, 2016, 4:15 PM

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