Exports, drone attacks and incoherence
Of all the statistics that tell us a story about Pakistan, perhaps one of the least discussed but most important is Pakistan’s exports. Too often, we examine the export receipts…
Spotlight: New Drone attack unsettles almost all perceptions!: Will anything change? How much, how soon?
No idle questions these! They are cries of desperation in the choking throats of tens of millions of Pakistanis suffering extreme deprivations in the shape of malnourishment, unattended illnesses, lack…
Drone attacks – where do we stand?
There has been a policy shift by the government regarding the victims of US drone attacks in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It isn’t a major change and is…
Are drone attacks legal?
On March 25, Harold H. Koh, legal adviser to the United States State Department, delivered the keynote address to the American Society of International Law. In his speech, Mr Koh…
Allowing the drone attacks
The US is continuing to launch drone attacks in the tribal belt of Pakistan. The increased frequency of these attacks confirms that they have all along taken place with the…
Drones & suicide attacks
According to the New York Times, from August 2008 to August 2009 there have been approximately 60 drone strikes inside Pakistani territory. The number of drone strikes roughly equalled the…
Anticipatory vs actual attack
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack, India’s launch of Operation Sindoor and Pakistan’s retaliatory military Operation Banyanun Marsoos pushed regional tensions to a dangerous new high. By breaching Pakistan’s…
Will US attack Iran?
IRAN is at its weakest moment externally since the Iran-Iraq war. Israel’s aggression in Lebanon and Gaza has critically wounded Iran’s allies Hezbollah and Hamas, while Yemen’s Houthis are under…
Gaza war, settler attacks ruin Palestinian olive harvest
After a year of relentless war, Gaza’s olive harvest is set to suffer, while in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian farmers fear to tend their groves due to settler attacks.…
Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen
DUBAI: Commanders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping,…
