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July 30, 2011 :

Farooq Yousaf   | CRSS Research Associate The public uprising against dictatorial regimes in some of the Arab countries is meanwhile known as the Arab Spring. It has become synonymous with protests against regimes in the Arabian Peninsula. The protests began in Tunisia in December 2010, and have since spread to Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen, Algeria, …

July 26, 2011 :

Anders Behring Breivik was driven by a paranoia of Muslims, and of Pakistanis in particular. Of all the nations, he singled out Pakistan as responsible for the future problems of Europe. Most would run down Breivik as a sick young man, nurturing hatred and bias. But rejecting Breivik’s “Manifesto 2083” – a projection of Europe in …

July 23, 2011 :

The recent spat between Pakistan and the US over “security assistance” was brinkmanship at best. Whoever advised the Obama administration to suspend payments to Pakistan most probably lacked knowledge of the ground realities. The move, not entirely rooted in realism, ignored a fundamental reality – the relationship rests on mutual dependence and a permanent break-down …

July 16, 2011 :

On July 15, 2011 CRSS hosted a consultative meeting of the Peace Network Pakistan (PNP), at its office premises in Islamabad. PNP is an alliance of scores of civil society organizations: Bacha Khan Trust, Society for Protection of Rights of Children, Paiman Alumni Trust, Sudhaar, Center for Peace and Human Rights, Sahil (Islamabad), Bargad (Gujranwala), Insan …

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General David Petraeus, the outgoing chief commander of the US-ISAF troops, referred to Pakistan army’s action long-overdue operation in Kurram and the trans-border movement by Afghan militants and their TTP affiliates as “North Waziristan in Reverse.” He tossed the phrase, according to a diplomatic source,  in the presence of other ISAF representatives, suggesting that North Waziristan …

July 8, 2011 :

On July 10th, 2007 Pakistan’s military stormed the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in the heart of the federal capital, Islamabad. The operation named Operation Silence was aimed at neutralizing a group of armed militant men and women who had assumed the role of moral brigade to impose Shariah in the capital city. The operation left a …

July 1, 2011 :

Never before has Pakistan’s security apparatus been stretched , and under strain. From Karachi to Peshawar and further north it is constantly under attack. The army has lost more than 3,300 soldiers and officers, the ISI and the Military Intelligence have also  lost more than 100  operatives in the last six years. It is nothing less than …