Blocking the revolving door
The landmark agreement between Islamabad and Kabul to take action against all militants and their hideouts on either side of the border without any distinction signifies an important shift in…
Enough
Pakistan has mollycoddled the TTP for too long. And it isn’t them alone; the banner and the umbrella seem to expand endlessly – taking in all who wish to plug-and-play,…
View Point: …reaping the whirlwind
Last Sunday night's terrorist strike at the country's largest airport in mega-polis Karachi overshadowed another horrific incident that took place the same evening in a remotely-located small border town, Taftan.…
Murder in the name of faith
The fate of 65-year-old Khalil Ahmed was sealed on the day he was accused of blasphemy. It was his death warrant. He was killed while in police detention hours after…
The dissension within
KHAN Said alias Sajna and Shehryar Mehsud, both from the Mehsud Taliban fighters, continue to engage in a bloodbath for turf and kitty. According to first-hand reports, dozens of fighters,…
The divides over drones
What the drone strike last week has achieved is that it has removed the recent confusion in the opposing camps in Pakistan and kicked off the latest ‘we-have-been-vindicated’ campaigns by…
Militants die young
Life expectancy among militants is low – and lower if someone is a commander. But there seems to be no dearth of men willing to step forward and replace their…
Once upon a time in the valley of death
At 0930 hours last August 6, the Directorate of Military Operations of the Pakistan Army and its counterpart in India conducted a scheduled hotline call. The conversation between the two…
Afghan scenarios
AFTER receiving an invitation personally delivered in Kabul by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s special envoy, Afghanistan`s President Hamid Karzai will visit Pakistan on Aug 26. It remains to be seen…
Another crucial juncture
The Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar has many idiosyncrasies. When he came to power, he did not live a single day in the President House in Kabul, but preferred to…
