The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) welcomes Richard Barrett as a Senior Research Fellow and Strategic Consultant (based in New York). Mr. Barrett will advise CRSS on counter-terrorism, and CVE-related matters. Richard Barrett holds a Masters degree from Oxford University.
On May 11, Pakistan spoke again. This time it is predominantly for centrist or right of the centre and religio-political parties.
Pakistan's area-wise largest southwestern Balochistan has been in the grip of a bloody secessionist, ethnic Baloch-led insurgency for decades. The latest insurgency began in August 2006 with the mysterious killing of a tribal chief and former governor Nawab Akbar Bugti. This sparked a new cycle of insurgency that continues to date and has claimed hundreds of lives. Nationalist separatists have also been warning political parties and people at large to stay away from the May 11 elections.
An unusual escalation in attacks on political parties’ offices and their candidates in the month of April, the ethno-political violence in Karachi, religio-political terrorism in the north western FATA and KPK, and nationalist-separatist violence in Balochistan, continued to surge.
Religion has been one of the most sensitive issues for the communities living in the Indian sub-continent. During the British colonial rule, too, India experienced several religious riots which necessitated the enactment of ‘Blasphemy Laws.’ It was in fact the absence of an appropriate law to handle blasphemy offenses committed in the written format that led the British India Government to introduce
May 17, 2013 :
The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) welcomes Richard Barrett as a Senior Research Fellow and Strategic Consultant (based in New York). Mr. Barrett will advise CRSS on counter-terrorism, and CVE-related matters. Richard Barrett holds a Masters degree from Oxford University. Since April 2013 he has been a Senior Vice President at the Soufan …
May 15, 2013 :
On May 11, Pakistan spoke again. This time it is predominantly for centrist or right of the centre and religio-political parties. Statistics is mind boggling and explains how the unprecedented turnout (over 60 per cent) translated in more than 50 percent of the vote going to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League – …
May 6, 2013 :
Pakistan’s area-wise largest southwestern Balochistan has been in the grip of a bloody secessionist, ethnic Baloch-led insurgency for decades. The latest insurgency began in August 2006 with the mysterious killing of a tribal chief and former governor Nawab Akbar Bugti. This sparked a new cycle of insurgency that continues to date and has claimed hundreds …
April 30, 2013 :
An Overview Religion has been one of the most sensitive issues for the communities living in the Indian sub-continent. During the British colonial rule, too, India experienced several religious riots which necessitated the enactment of ‘Blasphemy Laws.’ It was in fact the absence of an appropriate law to handle blasphemy offenses committed in the written …
April 5, 2013 :
The first three months of 2013 saw an unusual surge in violence across Pakistan. There have been an average 70 incidents of terrorism, violence and unrest every week since January. The average weekly death toll has been round 175 – most of the violence occurring in Karachi, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. Various militant groups …
April 1, 2013 :
Unmanned aviation systems, popularly known as drones, are playing an increased role in armed conflicts.1 They are used both for collecting intelligence and for deploying lethal force. In 2007 there were 74 U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan.2 That year, there were five strikes in Pakistan.3 By 2012, the American military was executing an average of …
March 15, 2013 :
Five US troops were killed in a helicopter crash and two American soldiers died in a green-on-blue attack on March 11, making it the deadliest day for the United States in Afghanistan this year so far. Last year, attacks by Afghan troops or police took at least 31 US lives. US Defense Secretary Chuck …
March 11, 2013 :
In a country where the military establishment has called the shots for most of its existence, an unusual focus on the army, particularly during times of crisis, makes sense. Whether it is the general elections, the fight against terrorism, or Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan, the focus falls on the occupants of the General Headquarters in …
February 20, 2013 :
Press Release Political patronage of tactical alliances comprising criminal, ethnic and commercial interests, as well as extremely poor governance have all combined to sink Karachi in administrative chaos and political violence. Those supposed to fix problems are themselves part of the problems, thus transforming Karachi into a battlefield of multiple interests. Encapsulating his experience of …
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American Consul General in Peshawar, Robert Reed and his delegation at CRSS on Feb 20th to discuss issues of mutual interest.
Pakistan Conflict Tracker Report
(April 2013)
Consultative Workshop on Social Cohesion and factors that divide or connect the society
Islamabad (February 19, 2013): Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Ahsan Iqbal, Daniyal Aziz, former chairman of National Reconstruction Bureau and others at the consultative workshop (Feb 19) on Social Cohesion and factors that divide or connect the society.The workshop was part of the UNICEF-CRSS nationwide conflict analysis. more
