Anti-terror strategy
The specter of terrorism has once again risen and is haunting the citizens of Pakistan. The situation is further aggravated by the government's ineptness in handling the TTP threat. The…
Sponsoring terrorism
A DOSSIER released by Pakistan underscores how the Balochistan Liberation Army has been paid by the Indian government for each suicide attack, IED attack and targeted killing it has perpetrated…
Time for CPEC consensus
On August 20, the second bilateral Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) on CPEC was held. The JCM is the apex political platform established by the Communist Party of China in partnership…
A tale of true friendship
Paulo Coelho de Souza, the Brazilian lyricist, eminent literary figure and winner of several international awards, described friendship in the following words: “friendship is not about whom you know the…
The 13,000 voters of NA-120
A picture doing the rounds on social media captures an overhead bridge in Rawalpindi with a hoarding that bears the advertisement of an internet service provider. The message, promising cheap…
A difficult year
And so it’s a wrap. The year 2017 is over and it has left us with much to ponder. What have we learnt and how have we been tested in…
To ban or not to ban?
Many in the West view Pakistan as a safe haven for transnational terrorist organisations, and India is attempting very hard to exploit this global opinion. In reality, however, terrorist violence…
POPA: an ineffective law
In an alarming, though not so surprising move, the government is considering extending the Protection of Pakistan Act. POPA was enacted on July 9, 2014 and was to be operational…
Political Knives Out After California Attack
With dust from the California massacre barely settled, the killings are sharpening the US political divide over gun control and spurring attacks on President Barack Obama's counter-terrorism strategy. As Obama…
And the nightmare unfolded…
The December 16 attack on the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar was the worst terrorist act in Pakistan's history that claimed the lives of more than 149 people, including…
