The politics of provincial lines
Ever since the advent of the parliamentary supermajority, the eyes have been watching more intently, the ears have popped wider, and the nose seems sharper than ever sniffing for what…
Let the specialists plan
As the country is rattled by the deluge, the question that arises is this: Could at least a part of the havoc have been averted? Yes, a good deal of…
‘Economic Resilience Act’ — II
Within economy, relegation of Ministry of Finance (MOF) to purely financial matters, and instead forming a ‘Ministry of Economy’ (MOEC) as the main ministry for the overall economic policy. Moreover,…
Decapitating PTI?
On July 31, 2025, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Faisalabad sentenced over 100 leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to jail terms of up to 10 years in…
Deadly arrogance
RELIGIONS, particularly Islam, are supposed to address the ethical ills that afflict mankind. In fact, in Islamic tradition, akhlaq (morals, ethics) is a well-developed science, deriving lessons from the Quran and ahadith…
From Frontier to Federal
THE Frontier Constabulary (FC), forged by the statute of 1915 from the fearless Samana Rifles and Border Military Police, was born not merely of administrative necessity, but also of a…
Humanities learning
IT is a sign of our age that not just the processing times of Large Language Models (LLMs), but the very arc of humanity, is racing ahead at warp speed.…
Errors in counterterrorism
“THE population is the prize.” Those familiar with counterinsurgency warfare theories will recognise the context in which David Galula coined this phrase. Galula argued that insurgency is not a military…
Divides within
FIFTY years on, in the area that once comprised West Pakistan and the territories under its jurisdiction, we see a new era that is reminiscent of the pre-1971 east-west divide…
Change is in the air
THE last time there was so much focus on the tribal areas, then Fata, we ended up with its merger with KP. Once again, with regard to the merged areas,…
