Misconceptions, service provision failure, insecurity and foreign involvement are to blame for Pakistan’s polio crisis.
![The WHO has imposed travel restrictions on Pakistanis after a spike in polio cases [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20145121971652734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Misconceptions, service provision failure, insecurity and foreign involvement are to blame for Pakistan’s polio crisis.
![The WHO has imposed travel restrictions on Pakistanis after a spike in polio cases [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20145121971652734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Why this latest round of talks with Pakistan’s Taliban is bound to break down – again.
![The Taliban's conditions for a settlement might prove as exaggerated as the ones offered in Swat a few years back, writes Sumbal [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20142127271925734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Facing a widening crisis at home, Erdogan goes on a charm offensive in Pakistan.
![While Erdogan was in Pakistan, calls for him to resign grew [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131228171447258734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Will the appointment of a new army chief end the era of military meddling in politics?
![The former COAS looked relieved as he handed over the command to General Raheel Sharif, writes the author [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013123105925694621_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)