Traditionally ruled by military or quasi-military regimes, Pakistan is struggling to strengthen its democratic governance but the military remains in charge of country’s security...
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Monthly drone report, May 2015: US strikes kill at least 48 in three countries
Abigail Fielding-Smith and Jack Serle of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveal the latest drone strike data for May, 2015. A total of seven strikes in Pakistan,...
The Peruvian experience
Peru, an impoverished South American country, remained plagued with the menace of terrorism for fifteen long years. The Peruvian problems started with the emergence of Maoist...
China assures successful accomplishment of Economic Corridor
China assured all out support to Pakistan for the successful accomplishment of new avenues including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, Radio Pakistan reported....
Money laundering and the West
The European Union (EU) and Switzerland signed a tax transparency agreement late last month that will put an end to Swiss banking secrecy for EU residents. The two sides will...
War-related Death, Injury, and Displacement in Afghanistan and Pakistan 2001-2014
Courtesy: Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University. Summary This report summarizes the separate toll of war on civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan and...
Corruption, Nation-building and Money-Laundering
Consider this: the total annual cost for the combined 352,000 strong Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) – comprising ministries of Defense and Interior - is $5.5 billion a...
Inaction plan
The attack on innocent schoolchildren in Peshawar in December 2014 was an unprecedented wake up call for both civil society and the government. The National Action Plan (NAP), a...
China Pakistan Economic Corridor
The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a development mega project which aims to connect Gwadar Port in southwestern Pakistan to China’s northwestern autonomous region of...
Targeted: What’s Behind the Militant Assault on Pakistan’s Minorities
Minorities in Pakistan have been under attack for years. In the months since the atrocious attack on school children in Peshawar, that left 141 dead, 132 of them children,...
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