Zarmena of Waziristan
I had never met or even heard of Zarmena Wazir. The unrelentingly alert print and electronic media were also unaware that this young woman from the remote and impoverished tribal…
Waziristan forgotten
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was shown on TV on Eid day, touring the flood affected areas in Punjab assuring people there that their destroyed houses will be rebuilt and compensation…
Battleground North Waziristan
Once described as the “epicentre of terrorism”, Miramshah is now reduced to mere rubble. The long row of hotels that had sprung up over the last few years and had…
Reclaiming North Waziristan
This will indeed be the most critical battle in Pakistan’s long war against militant insurgency. Ending its prolonged dithering, the government has finally ordered a full-scale military operation in North…
North Waziristan cauldron
IT was not the first time a Pakistani military post was attacked and our soldiers were killed by militants in North Waziristan. But the retaliation by the troops to last…
The North Waziristan puzzle
So long, APC, and thanks for all the memories. Ever since the new government took power the only thing we heard about national security policy was that a consensus was…
Tale of two Waziristans
Twisting and turning along the rugged mountains, a newly constructed highway has changed the landscape of South Waziristan which not too long ago was described as the headquarters of the…
Waziristan: serve, don’t rule
Despite the world’s focus on them – albeit for all the wrong reasons – the federally administered tribal areas (Fata), in particular the two Waziristans – north and south, are…
The two North Waziristans
Suddenly, everyone’s got an opinion on North Waziristan. But what the experts say and what they mean and what reality is are often very different things. Separating spin from substance…
