Would the Pakistani military and the paramilitary forces be performing the policing and anti-corruption function had the police and affiliated institutions been autonomous? Would...
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Minority Matters
One year after a landmark Supreme Court judgment asking the government to protect religious minorities, there has been little progress on its implementation One year ago, on June...
A Month’s Lifeline: No Prisoners to be sent to the Gallows during Ramazan
As many as 180 convicts in the country have been executed during the last six months. The Ministry of Interior Affairs has now announced a moratorium on executions till Eidul...
Perils of Covert Operations
The debate over the June 9 raids by the Indian Army’s Special Forces against two northeastern insurgent groups on Myanmarese territory has produced two main reactions. The first,...
A Tale of Two Brothers
On December 16, 2014, Sher Shah and Ahmed Shah left their home to attend classes at the Army Public School in the Peshawar Cantonment, just two kilometers from their home. Only...
Encirclement?
Modi’s plans against Pakistan are not good for the region. Phone calls by Narendra Modi to Nawaz Sharif, Hasina Wajid and Ashraf Ghani on June 16 notwithstanding, there is little...
Cyber-Crime Bill: 'Angels' play the Devil’s Advocate to defend Civil Liberties
When young students can get up in front of an audience and argue in favour of a new law theyoppose, you know democracy and tolerance are at work. This was the beauty of a debate...
Cyber-Crime Bill: ‘Angels’ play the Devil’s Advocate to defend Civil Liberties
When young students can get up in front of an audience and argue in favour of a new law theyoppose, you know democracy and tolerance are at work. This was the beauty of a debate...
Performance Evaluation: K-P Assembly outshines Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly outperformed any other provincial assembly in the country during parliamentary year 2014-15, scoring 44 per...
TTP and Media in Pakistan
Ever since its creation in December 2007, Pakistan’s most vicious terrorist group the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been at odds with the country’s mainstream media. At...
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