ATA won’t deter terrorism
IN September 2023, 22-year-old Akram (not his real name) was picked up from his home in Karachi by men in plain clothes. He was blindfolded and taken to a building…
The anatomy of terrorism
Pakistan these days is the target of a virtual onslaught of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Hardly a day passes without a terrorist attack of some sort taking its…
Terrorism vs status of women
There is a strange coincidence in the timing of a major terrorist attack on the high-security Bannu Cantonment in Pakistan early this week and the release of the Global Terrorism…
Waves of terrorism
HISTORICALLY, terrorism has evolved in its aims, forms, frequency, lethality, targets, and operation methods at various intervals. The changes underscore the shifting dynamics of terrorism, driven by global political shifts…
Sanctity of contracts
ECONOMISTS reviewing Pakistan’s economic conditions invariably advise that foreign investment will not come to the country nor economic activity accelerate if the sanctity of the contract is not upheld. Individuals…
An ever-evolving terrorism threat
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 has led to a surge in terrorism in Pakistan. Nothing is safe from terror attacks – cantonments, airbases, police lines, counterterrorism department…
Terrorism financing in Pakistan
Terrorism is a contested term -- difficult to define, and a cause of contention in academics and policymaking for years. There is no universal definition of terrorism. According to the…
The coronavirus pandemic, clerics, and terrorism
The whole ongoing kerfuffle about how to combat the coronavirus pandemic is not unique to Pakistan. Even the developed world is groping its way through the fog of incomprehension, misconception…
‘In trust’ and ‘trust in’: a comment on trust acts—I
• The Trust Act 1882 which was applicable to the whole country has been repealed and replaced with five separate Trust Acts for each of the provinces and Islamabad Capital…
Taliban, Americans, terrorism & drug trade
Tomorrow, June 26, will mark the International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The theme for 2021 is “Share facts on drugs, save lives”. Terrorism, drugs-for-arms and money laundering,…
