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...
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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...
Securing a frontline state: Alternative Views on Peace and Conflict in Pakistan
Press Statementat the Conclusion of the Conference and Resolution Two-Day International Conference co-organised by Centre for Research and Security Studies, Islamabadand Heinrich...
Balochistan Weekly Monitor (Nov. 28- Dec. 4, 2011)
The week was no different from the recent ones as the episodes of violence continued to haunt the province. The highlight of the week was the target killing of a lecturer of...
Anatomy of Hope and Betrayal: The State and Baloch Nationalism
I No other ethnic group has suffered as much as the ethnic Balochis and Kurds have due to ulterior colonial and post-colonial geographical divisions in South Asia and the Middle...
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