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Path to peace or minefield?

PAKISTAN is in talks with ‘some groups’ of the TTP, Prime Minister Imran Khan told Turkish state TV that also produces his favourite drama Ertugrul. He did not choose to…

Pakistan’s true role in Afghanistan

In less than two weeks, the situation in Afghanistan has changed dramatically. Many people have been taken by surprise by the swiftness of the fall of the Islamic Republic of…

PTI’s Opportunity In The Former Fata

PTI’s opportunity in the former Fata

One of the less heralded aspects of the PTI’s election win is the overwhelming margin of its victory in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. One could argue that this general election was the…

Nisar’s Problem

Nisar’s problem

His foremost problem is himself. He cannot abide competition and has an itch to be seen as controlling everything. This worked fine when he was leader of the opposition in…

A Glass Half Full?

A glass half full?

THE prime minister made one of his rare appearances in the National Assembly and spoke about how he intended to tackle spiralling terrorism in the country but, as is his…

A Farce Gone Too Far

A farce gone too far

NOW that the Taliban too have nominated their representatives for the negotiations, a state of shambles is unfolding. With both teams more or less standing on the same side of…

A Window Of Opportunity

A window of opportunity

The TTP has been insisting till very recently that it represents all the groups committing terror in Pakistan. Only when the terrorist acts continued unabated after the negotiations started that…

Tribes And Terrorism

Tribes and terrorism

Rustam Shah Mohmand, a member of the team appointed by the government to negotiate with Taliban, ignited a debate this week through an article contributed to a national English daily,…

Pantomime Of The Stooges – Continueth

Pantomime of the stooges – continueth

In box office terms this is already a roaring success, the longest comedy show currently running in the country. Three of the four characters tasked by the government to grapple…

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