As a Pashtoon teenager, I grew up in Punjab with some of the most demeaning cliches of Pashtoons; smugglers, money-lenders at exorbitant rates of interest, child and car-lifters...
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CICIR-CRSS Rountable on CPEC, Sino-Pak Relations Conducted in Islamabad
The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) held a joint roundtable briefing with China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) on the subject of “New...
Common Interests, Common Enemy
Can both Pakistan and Afghanistan step back from their positions and find a middle ground on which to get back to formal talks on issues that they both face? This proposition may...
Aberrations and Terrorism
Nearly 70 years into existence, Pakistan remains stymied with various aberrations such as Fata, the judicial interventions in social affairs of the citizens, and the state’s...
A NATO Rethink on Afghanistan?
Moscow invites the regional players to discuss peace mid-Feb Is a US-led NATO rethink on Afghanistan and Pakistan underway? Has the Indian policy of “isolating” Pakistan outlived...
A Lot to Talk About!
The latest show-cause notice to the Bol News TV by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) says the show Live with Dr Shahid Masood discussed sensitive...
Husna Khan: How a Female Police Constable Strives to Improve Female Rights in KP.
Husna Khan, Lady Constable in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Police, joined law enforcement force in 2010. She believes that like health and education, women have a critical role to play...
Job Opening: Project Coordinator – Pakistan Center for Excellence (PACE)
A project coordinator position for PACE, the flagship initiative from the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) has opened up. Pakistan Center of Excellence (PACE) is a...
Integrity and Character
On January 20, immediately after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Obama family moved to a rented apartment after spending eight years at the White House. Also, Obama paid for...
Coal Energy: at What Cost?
Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal recently informed the parliamentary committee on CPEC that Thar coal would be used for electricity for the next 400 years and...
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