Why does Pakistan have so many oil tankers?
Over the last week, Pakistan has seen a spate of oil tanker accidents. One of them occurred at Ahmedpur Sharqia resulting in the death of more than 200 people, just…
Digital dark age
DEMOCRACY cannot meaningfully exist without freedom of expression. In the digital age, much political activity takes place online, from politicians engaging with constituents to voters researching their potential leaders. A…
US domestic spying controversy complicates cybersecurity efforts
The Obama administration's cybersecurity agenda, which includes expanding the military's Cyber Command and beefing up protection for critical infrastructure, faces more intense scrutiny after two vast domestic surveillance programs were…
New technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade
Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, real estate agent and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally exporting 294 kilos of gold from Brazil’s Amazon to the United States,…
Off the streets and on the list
In a crucial milestone for the nation, Pakistan is preparing to launch its first-ever National Sex Offenders Register this November, signalling a firm commitment to combat sexual violence. Women and…
Policing the police
THE establishment of dedicated Police Complaints Authorities has been a long-standing demand in the discussion on police reforms in Pakistan and India. PCAs were introduced in neighbouring India in 2006…
Lethal numbers
PALESTINIAN groups and the LTTE attracted global attention when they adopted suicide bombing (SB) as an effective weapon of warfare but the 9/11 suicide attacks changed the dynamics of terrorism.…
A sense of history would help
INDIA’S fabled constitution is struggling with a very Indian flaw. It has too many filters to stop it from choking. The preamble promises a secular socialist democracy. Many are openly…
The investigative approach
THE FATF has placed Pakistan on its ‘increased monitoring list’, also known as the ‘grey list’, multiple times since 2008. Those countries whose names appear on this list commit to…
ICC probes cyberattacks in Ukraine as possible war crimes?
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, four sources familiar with the case have told Reuters. It is…
