Amnesty International, in its recent annual report, has berated Pakistan for its ignominious record on the rights of minorities. The report laments that “religious minorities...
Mustafa Malik
Blind eye forward
In the first six weeks of 2015 alone, there have been 104 deaths as a direct result of sectarian violence. The most devastating of these attacks was on an imambargah in the Lakhi...
Change of heart?
As expected, Indian Foreign Secretary Subramanyam Jaishankar and his host Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary discussed “all issues, including India’s alleged involvement in Balochistan and...
Mafias and the ruling elite
In Pakistan, the term ‘ruling elite’ is nearly synonymous with impunity in words and actions. Our elite do not pay taxes but blatantly flaunt their wealth to appear kind-hearted....
The New Militants
CRSS Research Associate Dr. Farhan Zahid outlines the rise of a new kind of militant in Pakistan, and the causes and effects of splintering terror groups. THE Peshawar school...
Bureau launches investigation into US strikes in Afghanistan as drone war continues in Yemen
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has launched an investigation into the US drone strike program in Afghanistan. The monthly report also tallies the strikes in Pakistan,...
From Jihad to al-Qaeda to Islamic State
Authors: Imtiaz Gul, Dr. Farhan Zahid & Abbas Ahmad Pakistan’s current security crisis is a direct result of both structural as well as trigger factors. The religious nature...
Good intentions
Islamabad must build on the unusual goodwill in Kabul to prove it is sincere in cooperating against terrorism. Our governments – past or present – possess a remarkable propensity...
Pakistan government push may help combat on regional extremism
The ongoing War on Terror, militancy, operation Zarb-e-Azb, and now sectarian terrorist attacks; it seems as if Pakistan's terrorism woes are still far from over. In the past...
In the right direction
As of now, Pakistan-Afghan relations are currently undergoing an unprecedented transformation, manifest in Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s latest phone call to Prime Minister...
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