Military and society
Forgive the caption. What follows hardly justifies the full expanse of what it encompasses. It is too broad – almost a science, incapable of being enclosed in the limited space…
US FATCA: Lessons to be learned
The US government is showing resilience to its critics and consistently moving forward with full and comprehensive implementation of FATCA; while at the same time showing cognisance to the legal…
Messages of terror
As the argument in favour of banning glorification of terrorists in electronic and print media gains traction, terror organisations are adopting different traditional means of message circulation and propaganda dissemination.…
Insecure ambitions
“In our new age of terrifying, lethal gadgets, which supplanted so swiftly the old one, the first great aggressive war, if it should come, will be launched by suicidal little…
Internet challenge
On Jan 12, 2016, Google launched localised versions of YouTube in three countries. Pakistan was one of them. On Jan 18, PTA issued a directive to internet service providers to…
Attacks revive debate on encryption, surveillance
The deadly Paris attacks have reignited debate on encrypted communications by terror cells and whether law enforcement and intelligence services are "going dark" in the face of new technologies. The…
‘False flag’ operations
Pathankot was a cold-blooded effort by vested and motivated interest to derail the start of the comprehensive "dialogue" between India and Pakistan, and in that they have succeeded, at least…
A disturbing winter
It has been a disturbing week in the capital. Following the announcement by the Punjab government to shut down educational institutions in the wake of a sudden cold wave across…
China calm over TPP isolation as it pursues regional deals
A new US-led Pacific trade pact that pointedly excludes China could see it lose influence and key export markets, but observers say the web of bilateral deals Beijing has forged…
Politicking: what’s its cost?
Pakistan today is a country wherein each day begins with revelations of bad governance that shock its citizens. Yet the country's in-power politicians are focused only one thing: holding on…
