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Muhammad Amir RanaDawn |
THE dynamics of terrorism threats in Pakistan have shifted significantly since the Taliban took control in Afghanistan, challenging security...
WITH their unwavering courage, Pakistani women have been challenging the odds and reshaping the country’s social and political landscape. Their...
THE Baloch insurgency has undergone a drastic shift, with the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) playing a key role in reshaping the movement....
FOR long, religiously motivated bigotry has assumed a dangerous form in Pakistan, and countering it has never been a genuine priority for the state...
ON Sept 26, 1960, Fidel Castro delivered a historic and defiant speech at the UN General Assembly, but it was not his words that caused the stir....
THE PML-N-led coalition wants to introduce a judicial reform package through a constitutional amendment in order to extend by three years the...
IT is no longer surprising that parliament does not engage in meaningful debates on critical national challenges. It has become a platform for voicing...
AN unprecedented wave of province-wide violence in Balochistan, launched by the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), has raised significant concerns...
ON Independence Day this year, the custodians of power issued formal statements. As expected, the leaders praised the nation’s resilience in the...
THE madressah controversy, a long-standing issue in the country, is a reflection of the historical tension between state institutions and the...
THE state has initiated another crackdown against the leadership of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after the group incited violence against...
PAKISTAN’S power elites are grappling with a ‘Jekyll and Hyde syndrome’, showcasing starkly different behaviour in their attention and actions....
PAKISTAN must devise a new counterterrorism paradigm of pursuit, response, dialogue, and community engagement. A clear threat perception is the most...
WHEN Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire outside the governor’s office in Sidi Bouzid in the winter of 2010, nobody knew that his desperate act of...
PAKISTAN is unable to follow the path of Saudi Arabia or Indonesia, which are progressing slowly and steadily with religious reforms. Both countries...
THOSE in favour of negotiating with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan mistakenly believe that the group is a legitimate insurgent movement. The...
PAKISTAN is not alone in confronting armed opposition. Many nations grapple with persistent violence, often resorting to force over peace...
PAKISTAN’S law-enforcement agencies have completed the investigation of the Dasu terrorist attack carried out against Chinese nationals in March, in...
THE revelations from the Dubai leaks, detailing the expensive overseas properties owned by the country’s power elite, have not surprised the...
THE recent killing of seven barbershop workers from Punjab in Gwadar is another indicator that the insurgency in Balochistan is evolving and...
ONE critical challenge plaguing Pakistan is the tendency of its power elites to give priority to simplistic solutions to complex problems. Thoughtful...
THE Faizabad sit-in inquiry report is another chapter in the country’s probe commission history. However, it falls disappointingly short of fixing...
PAKISTAN finds itself in the midst of a delicate balancing act with regard to its relationships with Iran and Saudi Arabia. This became evident...
THE insurgency in Balochistan has entered its third phase. The insurgents have intensified their terrorist attacks against the security forces,...
THE Shangla terrorist attack on the Chinese engineers’ vehicle is having consequences. Chinese companies have suspended work on at least three...
THE new government has been sworn in and, as expected, has made the revival of the economy its top priority. Everything is set for the continuity of...
THE Afghan Taliban’s character has remained tricky throughout their history. Their leadership is notorious for shifting positions and breaking its...
THE formation of the new governments at the centre and in the provinces has arguably been completed under strict cyber surveillance, coupled with the...
IT all started with the nationwide suspension of mobile phone services on election day. Poll managers might not have realised that this suspension...
ON the basis of the provisional results, the success of PTI-backed independents in Thursday’s elections shows that most voters were against the...
A POSITIVE development for Pakistan’s upcoming general elections on Thursday is the declining influence of the Afghan Taliban as a source of...
AFTER a lengthy trial in an anti-terrorism court, followed by the rejection of appeals from superior courts, the killers of Sarfraz Shah, who was shot...
MAULANA Fazlur Rehman’s visit to Afghanistan was an ultimate attempt to repair the torn relationship with the Taliban. Pakistan hoped that maulana...
WHAT if the doors of Prime Minister House had opened for the Baloch protesters demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings,...
AS the year draws to a close, Pakistan is grappling with a concerning rise in violent incidents. This year has witnessed a troubling surge in such...
LAST week’s heinous attack on a passenger bus traversing the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chilas area is a reminder of the escalating...
PAKISTAN’S initial support for the Afghan Taliban regime proved short-lived — a surprising turn of events for many observers. After actively...