by Imtiaz Gul Can development projects substitute political reconciliation? Rehabilitation, reform and reintegration of ex-combatants, and the return of internally displaced...
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Any Judicial Reforms in Sight?
by Imtiaz Gul Pakistanis are great talkers. Charmers. Populists. High on complaints and diagnosis. Low on solutions — pro-active and reactive actions for course correction. The...
The Panama Papers: how the world’s rich and famous hide their money offshore
The hidden wealth of some of the world’s most prominent leaders, politicians and celebrities has been revealed by an unprecedented leak of millions of documents that show the...
The Drone War – March 2016
US drones and jets killed at least 150 people in Somalia - the highest death toll from a US strike yet recorded anywhere by the Bureau. An American airstrike killed 50 al Qaeda...
Black Sunday — Any Lessons?
by Imtiaz Gul On what we can call another Black Sunday, terrorists mowed down at least 72 innocent citizens and critically injured dozens of others in Lahore. And in Rawalpindi,...
Timeline of Deadliest Insurgent Attacks In Pakistan
by Harris Javaid At least 72 people have been killed and hundreds more injured by an explosion outside Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, where Christians celebrated Easter on...
Piety for profit
by Pervez Hoodbhoy THE other day I somehow wandered into an Islamabad store which specialises in Islamic honey. I was curious: how might it be different from, say, Australian...
Lessons From Sri Lanka – I
by Imtiaz Gul National reconciliation requires justice and trust The calm that prevails in Jaffna – the capitol of the northern province of Srilanka – masks a simmering...
Roles of Youths Critical for National Socio-Political Development
March 24, 2016: Youth is an asset of Pakistan. I’m quite hopeful that the HFL youths will bring positive change; playing their useful roles for peace in the society, Mr....
Sabawoon Showcase: Significance of Local Government (LG) Representatives and their problems
March 10, 2016, Peshawar:The Center for Research and Security Studies’ (CRSS) flagship radio program Sabawoon’s latest episode was about the importance of the LG representatives...
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