The events that followed a series of controversial incidents on the Line of Control beginning on January 6 lead to an obvious conclusion: the ups and downs that the...
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The Bara Tragedy
The inhumane killing of 18 tribesmen on January 15, 2013 in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, should serve as a wakeup call for all the parties...
The Threat Lies Within
In its newly published warfare doctrine manual ¿Green Book– Pakistani military has added a new chapter titled ¿sub-conventional warfare–. The new addition suggests, that the...
Pakistan Security – 2012 Dance of death and destruction continues
The overall level of violence declined by almost 15 percent during 2012[1] across Pakistan.[2] Meanwhile, ethno-political violence in Karachi (Sindh), religio-political terrorism...
Terror vs. Terror: Drones fighting a war of ambiguity
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...
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...
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