President Barack Obama had in March 2008 dubbed Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) abutting Afghanistan as the “most dangerous place.” The reasons; these...
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Mending Relations with Afghanistan: Is Pakistan Listening?
Following years of acrimony and extreme hostility, Pakistan-Afghan relations appear to be breaking out of the geo-political logjam. A string of positive vibes since Prime...
Centre of Economic Power Is Shifting From The West To East: Sartaj Aziz
Pakistan truly stands at a historic juncture. The country’s strategic location, once being a liability is now a bridge between Europe and Asia. Centre of economic power is...
Why De-Radicalization And CVE Remain Major Challenges For Pakistan?
Some lessons learnt: The Pakistan Center for Excellence (PACE) is a Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) initiative aimed at sensitizing young intellectuals and academics on...
Politicians Must Put National Interest Ahead of Their Personal Interest: Muzafar Said, JI
Timergara, May 14, 2018: You cannot strengthen democracy in the country unless you promote democratic practices within families as well as political parties. Democracy means...
NSA Nasser Janjua Urges Central Asian Republics to Utilize Huge Potential of Balochistan
Pakistan: The National Security Advisor (NSA) Lt. General (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua has urged Central Asian Republics (CARs) to utilize the huge potential of Balochistan and...
Sharif on Mumbai: New Storm over Old Stuff
What is new in Nawaz Sharif’s latest pronouncement on Mumbai attacks? Practically nothing. The only uniqueness attached to it is the proverbial “coming from horse’s mouth”; a...
CRSS Initiative Brings Over 360 Pak-Afghan Youth Together
Launched on April 25, 2017, Afghan Studies Center (ASC), a Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS)’s self-funded initiative, brought together over 360 young Pakistanis...
Afghanistan’s Black Monday and ISIS
Our heads hang in shame and hearts bleed as survivors and families mourn the brutal deaths of at least 29 in the twin suicide bombings in Kabul on April 30. On April 22, an IS-K...
Sabawoon Inspiring Stories
Introduction: Sabawoon (dawn) is a flagship radio intervention of the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS). It is aired from Peshawar for the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
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