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Presence of militants

THE recent cross-border infiltrations and operational strikes by terrorist networks operating from Afghanistan have raised concerns about the Afghan Taliban’s direct involvement in these attacks. A terrorist group cannot launch massive cross-border…

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…

Religious Politics After NA-120

Religious politics after NA-120

The house and the last resting place of Syed Maududi, the founder of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), is located in Ichra, an area of Lahore that falls in the National Assembly…

Politics Of Religious Animosity

Politics of religious animosity

“When even suffering is ignored, there will be seeds of conflict, for suffering degrades, embitters and enrages” said Aung San Suu Kyi – rightly so – in her Nobel Peace…

Mapping Religious Groups

Mapping religious groups

Extremism and terrorism pose an existential threat to the peace, progress and prosperity of the country. Unfortunately, we have failed to eradicate terrorism despite the fact that we have spent…

Religious Unity

Religious unity

The main objective of militants such as the Taliban is to expand. They were initially a small group of people with an extremist interpretation of their own, but as time…

More Room For Militants

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

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

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…

Militants` Media Front

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…