Executive Summary: The week in focus witnessed a greater number of violent incidents and surge in target killings compared to the previous ones. A major sectarian clash erupted...
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Arab Spring: Relevance of Al-Qaida in the Arab World and Pakistan
Farooq Yousaf | CRSS Research Associate The public uprising against dictatorial regimes in some of the Arab countries is meanwhile known as the Arab Spring. It has become...
Analysis: Norwegian tragedy, Pakistani worries
Anders Behring Breivik was driven by a paranoia of Muslims, and of Pakistanis in particular. Of all the nations, he singled out Pakistan as responsible for the future problems of...
US and Pakistan Relations: Is agreement on Afghanistan possible?
The recent spat between Pakistan and the US over "security assistance" was brinkmanship at best. Whoever advised the Obama administration to suspend payments to Pakistan most...
Analysis: Is North Waziristan Operation Finally in Offing?
General David Petraeus, the outgoing chief commander of the US-ISAF troops, referred to Pakistan army action long-overdue operation in Kurram and the trans-border movement by...
Red Mosque Bloodbath: A Potent Reminder of the Fatal Flaws
On July 10th, 2007 Pakistan military stormed the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in the heart of the federal capital, Islamabad. The operation named Operation Silence was aimed at...
Strained Pakistani Security Apparatus
Never before has Pakistan security apparatus been stretched , and under strain. From Karachi to Peshawar and further north it is constantly under attack. The army has lost more...
Drawdown in Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
Amid criticism from various quarters¶including the U.S. military leadership¶on June 22nd, U.S. President, Barack Obama, announced pulling out 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by...
Pakistan Army busts Hizb-ut-Tahrir Agent?
The Inter-services Public Relations (ISPR) directorate of the Pakistan military confirmed on June 21 that the army had arrested a serving brigadier by the name Ali Khan on May...
Pak-US Stalemate Persists –
During her visit to Islamabad in the last week of May, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, had called the Post-OBL (Osama Bin Laden) scenario a turning point in the...
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