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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…

Fallacy of digital terrorism

AFTER months of silence, we heard from the military’s spokesperson. The televised presser was supposed to be a briefing on counterterrorism efforts and the recent violence in Bannu. But the talk digressed to…

Terror issues

The alleged suicide attack, due to which five Chinese citizens and a Pakistani driver lost their lives, is most terrible, horrific and condemnable. At the government level, the prime minister…

A plethora of issues

Normally one tries to focus on one critical issue that appears to be central when sitting down to pen these columns. However, such is the state of things in Pakistan…

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…

Secular terrorism

In an unusual attack inside Karachi University, a female suicide bomber killed herself and three Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver. Women in terrorism is not a new phenomenon but…

Real issues

For the past week, the real issue for nearly one hundred percent of Pakistan’s decision-makers has been the appointment of the DG ISI. What's the proper procedure? Has the summary…

Politicising terrorism

COUNTERING the threat of terrorism requires accurate assessment, political resolve, a long-term strategy, and, resilient and in-sync security and law-enforcement structures. Terrorist movements strike back when given a moment to…

Sponsoring terrorism

A DOSSIER released by Pakistan underscores how the Balochistan Liberation Army has been paid by the Indian government for each suicide attack, IED attack and targeted killing it has perpetrated…