With the war on terror stretching on to the next decade, the spate of drone strikes in FATA seems to see no end. The strikes continue with the implicit support of the Pakistani...
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Audit 2012: Perspectives on Economy, Energy, Rule of Law and Democratization
Islamabad (December 28, 2012): Bad governance, mismanagement, deficit legal framework and lack of financial discipline are plunging the state deeper into the abyss. Present...
Bombs and Executions Rock Pakistan
Three bloody incidents involving at least 50 deaths within first ten days of 2012 underscore the perilous security conditions that still prevail in northwestern parts of...
Pakistan Security in 2011
The following document gives an overview of the state of security in different parts of Pakistan. The primary objective of 'Pakistan Security in 2011' is to provide a glimpse of...
Balochistan Weekly Monitor (Dec. 19- 25, 2011)
Executive Summary An unusual respite in violence prevailed in Balochistan during this week, as there was not a single violent incident reported across the province. But,...
Balming Bruised Balochistan
By: Imtiaz Gul The veteran Baloch sardar and former chief minister of Balochistan, Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal, rang the alarm bells again. After his meeting with PML-N chief...
Securing a Frontline State: Alternative Views on Peace and Conflict in Pakistan
International Conference Securing a Frontline State: Alternative Views on Peace and Conflict in Pakistan (08-09 December 2011, Islamabad, Marriott Hotel) Prologue Pakistan has...
Balochistan Weekly Monitor (Dec. 12- 18, 2011)
Against the backdrop of relatively calm previous two weeks in Balochistan, violence and terror revisited the province during the current week.The highlight of the week was a...
Pakistan-US Tiff redefining Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan
The year 2011 is likely to go down in history as a watershed in the Pakistan-US relations. The relations touched an all-time low with the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a...
Balochistan Weekly Monitor (Dec. 05- Dec. 11, 2011)
Balochistan, being a hub of human rights violations, unexpectedly witnessed a relative calm this week. With almost 42 oil tankers set ablaze on Chamman border, the week concluded...
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