Moving bombs
IN the post-9/11 scenario, suicide bombing emerged as the deadliest and most popular terrorist strategy adopted by various groups around the world. After 9/11, there was an intensification in both…
A salve for Baloch wounds
SARDAR Akhtar Jan Mengal’s resignation from the National Assembly may have been in the making for some time, given the lack of empathy of the governing party towards his province, but it…
A salve for Baloch wounds
SARDAR Akhtar Jan Mengal’s resignation from the National Assembly may have been in the making for some time, given the lack of empathy of the governing party towards his province,…
Balochistan — a way forward
AS violence erupted in Balochistan on the 18th anniversary of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s killing, about two dozen unarmed civilian bus travellers and lorry drivers, mostly from southern Punjab, were…
Lethal numbers
PALESTINIAN groups and the LTTE attracted global attention when they adopted suicide bombing (SB) as an effective weapon of warfare but the 9/11 suicide attacks changed the dynamics of terrorism.…
Threat of Taliban ascendancy
There are many reasons why Pakistanis should be deeply concerned about the Taliban ascendancy in Afghanistan. But perhaps the two most important reasons are, in equal parts, existential and urgent.…
Lessons learned
HAD perfection been the reality in intelligence and law enforcement, attacks like 9/11 would have been averted and the world may have not experienced the damaging, costly war on terrorism.…
Hidden enemy
Every conflict introduces new innovative techniques and targets. While terrorists have always considered improvised explosive devices (IEDs) a handy option, the frequency of IED attacks has increased since 9/11. IEDs, also…
Challenges to peace
Terrorism, militancy, extremism the challenges to peace in Pakistan are many and myriad, and require being answered at multiple levels. One of the main challenges faced is that those who…
