What is the most effective way of fighting irregular forces of terrorism and extremism or even reacting to calamities? Is it proactive mediation and reliance on the tools of soft...
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Annual Security Report – 2014
The year 2014 began with a resolve of holding negotiations with the militants and it ended with a consensus of eliminating extremism categorically. This was the result of the...
Tentacles of terror
Terrorists and criminal gangs have developed deep connections in various arms of government. Are Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif set to undo...
Discord within Transatlantic alliance: fact and fiction
So here’s the fiction: America and Europe stand united against the “rest of the world”. The transatlantic alliance is strong, solid and a bulwark against the machinations of...
Two new Publications launched by CRSS
From Jihad to Al-Qaeda to Islamic State "From Jihad to al-Qaeda to Islamic State” provides a telling account of the evolution of the continuously changing face of Islamist...
A matter of trust
The attacks on two churches in the Youhanabad area of Lahore, and the public lynching of two people the crowd deemed suspects highlights several alarming facts. These intersect,...
A stern warning
The senseless lynching of two terror suspects in Lahore, manhandling of policemen, and the destruction of infrastructure that followed the twin suicide bomb attack on two nearby...
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: a complete economic package and strengthening people to people relationship
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not just a one highway or road; it is rather a comprehensive package of cooperative initiatives and projects, which covers various...
IN DEFENCE OF PAKISTAN
9/11 has forever distorted the perspective of the West towards Muslims worldwide. Robert Fisk's article in The Independent from March 8, 2015 is proof, and this is the rebuttal....
Pakistan, China and the economic corridor
The friendship between Pakistan and China is the story of two countries with contrasting approaches to life. The former is socio-politically fractious and suffers from...
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“Fiscal empowerment, robust trade, and economic connectivity can act as buffer against radicalisation and extremism.”