Mirwaiz in Pakistan
The Pakistani government invited the leaders of both factions of the Hurriyat in Indian Kashmir to visit because it wanted to know the nuances of the political situation there and…
Challenges and a chance
Everyday day, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police strive to save people from the terrorists` wrath. The department has lost 619 lives so far. Across the border in Afghanistan 1,555 policemen have…
In a blind alley
The state of Pakistan has been pushed into a blind alley and it is at the same time under attack from hardliners of more than one brand. Nobody knows what…
By diplomacy, not revenge
Skirmishes at the India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC) in the Mendhar sector in Jammu have spilled blood and precipitated a crisis that could snowball into a destructive conflict unless it’s…
The Quetta tragedy
Sectarian militants have caused Quetta to be drenched in blood many times in the past. But the ghastly carnage of the Hazara Shias last week was shocking even by Pakistan’s…
The heart of the matter
With all the distraction that is created by politics, the latest invasion being the promised long march by Tahirul Qadri, the momentous issue at this time is religious extremism and…
Hearts, minds and floods
IT is the militants that the world is worried about. Weeks into the devastating floods that hit so many parts of Pakistan, the international media concentrated on one aspect of…
The danger zone
The United States and NATO have long been pressuring Pakistan to launch a military operation in North Waziristan. Now that the army has indicated it will open that Pandora’s Box…
Evaluating the Swat test
Has the military operation in Swat to regain control of the area delivered a decisive blow to militancy in Malakand? Has it just dispersed or irreversibly weakened the Taliban there?…
Change in Kashmir
In mid-2011, the political situation in Kashmir has undergone a change as fundamental as the one which overtook it in 1989, when militancy erupted. Now militancy is on a steep…
