CRSS – Center for Research and Security Studies – Pakistan Focused, Independent Questions, Independent Answers

April 21, 2011 :

Amidst the fast occurring developments in the context of hammering out a political and diplomatic solution for the Afghan conflict these days, Pakistan and Turkey have emerged as main actors. A regional connectivity seems to be underway with Turkey in the leading role to facilitate a dialogue between the Taliban and the United States and …

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The two hour meeting between the Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Admiral Mike Mullen on Wednesday, was extremely tense. Both military commanders had their demands and agendas and neither got any from the other – at least for the time being. Mullen wanted a commitment for immediate action against the Haqqani Network in …

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The construction of road for the small village of Jarray near Madyan is a telling comment on the perfect illustration of slow political and bureaucratic response to the devastation that the floods caused last year; comprising about 120, if not more, households with very small farming plots, the entire the raging Kunhar river swept it altogether in …

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On April 17th, 2011, a grand Jirga (Council of Elders) comprising representative from five Union Councils of Swat-Kohistan (Bahrain, Kalam and Madyan—of six union councils) was organized by Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi (IBT), Bahrain, Swat, in collaboration with Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), Islamabad in Bahrain Swat. The Jirga was attended by more than 150 …

April 7, 2011 :

(Courtesy: Prof. Syed Irfan Ashraf, Faculty, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) IN February, about 50 journalists who report from the tribal conflict zones of Pakistan and Afghanistan met in Kabul. They discussed issues related to war reporting and the need for a cross-border network to help media professionals overcome the growing challenges they are facing. …