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…
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…
Pakistan’s choices on North Waziristan
When I read that the army was reluctant to launch an operation in North Waziristan because it was deeply concerned about public opinion; it did not want to ‘risk its…
North Waziristan issue
THE Pakistani and international media have been reporting an imminent military operation in North Waziristan. The Peshawar corps commander has since come out and denied this. As always, speculation and…
The North Waziristan trap
The United States is steadily mounting pressure on Pakistan to extend its counterinsurgency operations to the North Waziristan Agency and go after the Haqqani network of the Afghan Taliban. A…
The North Waziristan trap
The United States is steadily mounting pressure on Pakistan to extend its counterinsurgency operations to the North Waziristan Agency and go after the Haqqani network of the Afghan Taliban. A…
