Islamic modernism
PRISTINE Islam was a scientific statement of man’s role and relation to God and the universe. This movement of moral initiative was intent to create a world moral order with…
Negotiating with militants
PAKISTAN’S ongoing talks with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan offer a colossal opportunity to the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul to prove its willingness and ability to deal with a multitude of foreign…
Islamic State in 2016
In his 24-minute end of year audio message Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi told his followers that the caliphate was doing well and that the Russian and US airstrikes had failed to…
The ‘new’ militants
The Peshawar school massacre points to the surfacing of a new generation of Islamist militants in Pakistan. The country, in the last 13 years, has suffered more than 13,721 terrorist…
More room for militants
Going by the recent Al Qaeda attack on a jail in Al Mukalla, a major city in the Hadramaut coastal region in Yemen, it is amply clear who will be…
Realignment of militants
FIVE Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders including the militant group’s spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid have announced their oath of allegiance to Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi, self-proclaimed caliph of the militant group Islamic State.…
Militants’ fundraising streams
THE month of Ramazan is one of the seasons which militants use to secure their yearly finances. While extremist and militant groups are set to raise funds during the holy…
Educated militants
Why are we feigning shock at the revelation that IBA graduate Saad Aziz might be a militant? The news that Aziz and his friends from prominent universities are jihadis has…
Militants: the good and the bad
While we continue to talk about corruption and allegations of poll rigging, the two things that have floated their way to the top of our national agenda, the fact is…
Militants` media front
MILITANCY poses a serious threat to the security and stability of Pakistan. While the government and various state institutions are trying to respond in their own way and according to…
