Mustafa Malik

Analysis: The Human Cost of Operation Zarb-e-Azb

Analysis: The Human Cost of Operation Zarb-e-Azb

Operation Zarb-e-Azb in Waziristan is in terminal phase. Though belatedly, the military has cleared the region of safe haven and wherewithal of renegade militants. The campaign...

Equality, Justice and Fair Play

Equality, Justice and Fair Play

by Zeeshan Salahuddin This past Wednesday, I sat in the company of well-educated, well-meaning and ostensibly enlightened people at a gathering in Islamabad. Puns were spun,...

Three Tests for a Modern Pakistan

Three Tests for a Modern Pakistan

By William Milam  CRSS Note: In this incisive analysis, former US ambassador to Pakistan, William Milam proffers three ways that can transform Pakistan’s society, economy and...

What Drives Our Irrationality?

What Drives Our Irrationality?

by Imtiaz Gul A brief encounter with a couple of schoolchildren in southern Punjab recently left me baffled. They study at one of the Cambridge-inspired upscale chains of...

Chabahar Vs Gwadar

Chabahar Vs Gwadar

by Syed Mudassir Ali Shah INDIA and Iran concluded a long-awaited port deal in Tehran on Wednesday, lending a big boost to efforts for promoting regional trade. The Chabahar port...

Allies or Antagonists

Allies or Antagonists

by Imtiaz Gul Is the relationship strained and chequered because of the frustrations in Afghanistan, or is it a façade for something else? In an apparent damage-control attempt,...

‘A Clear Signal’

‘A Clear Signal’

by Imtiaz Gul “Our job is to help Afghanistan secure its own country, not to have our men and women in uniform engage in that fight for them,” told reporters in Vietnam on May...

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“Polarisation and social unrest can only be tackled through social cohesion and inclusive dialogue.”

Maulana Tayyab Qureshi

Chief Khateeb KP