Threat from IS | Editorial
THE statement by the National Counter Terrorism Authority chief, Ihsan Ghani, at a news conference on Friday that the militant …
Read MoreSyria conflict rages as war enters eighth year
Syria’s lacerating conflict entered its eighth year on Thursday with the country riven by international power struggles, as Turkey encircled …
Read MoreStruggle vs terror By Salman Tarik Kureshi
“ONE man’s terrorist,” goes the received wisdom, “Is another’s freedom fighter”. But this is foggy thinking, the kind of value …
Read MoreGuns or books By Zubeida Mustafa
THE infamous legacy of ‘enforced disappearances’ that the Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet left behind has, unfortunately, been picked up …
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s ‘Islamic Alliance’: Major Challenge for Al-Baghdadi’s Islamic Stat or Potential Opportunity? – Analysis | Nibras Kazimi
Saudi Arabia’s announcement of the formation of an ‘Islamic Alliance’ to combat terrorism in mid-December 2015 incurred the concern of …
Read MoreCivil-Military Leadership vow to Eliminate Terrorism From Country
The top civil-military leadership committed to eliminating terrorism from the country and reviewed the internal security situation on Tuesday. A …
Read MoreA Special Relationship: The US Is Teaming up With Al Qaeda, Again
One morning early in 1988, Ed McWilliams, a foreign-service officer posted to the American Embassy in Kabul, heard the thump …
Read MorePakistan Involvement in Afghan Peace Talks | Ali Ashraf Khan
THE war in Afghanistan that was started by the US bomb attacks on our neighbouring country in November 2001, under …
Read MoreSaudi Strategy In Syria: Rewriting Mideast’s Political Map? – Analysis | James M. Dorsey
Saudi Arabia’s recent announcement that it would send a ground force to confront the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria …
Read MoreQuadrilateral Peace Talks on Afghanistan | Akbar Jan Marwat
The matter of peace talks between the Afghan government and representatives of the Afghan Taliban is so essential that efforts …
Read MoreLiving Under the Shadow of Terrorism
Both civilian and military agencies agree that despite a significant decline in terrorist attacks the threat of terrorism still looms …
Read MoreRising Terrorism in the World | Shaheera Syed
Carlotta Gall in her recent article in The New York Times, ‘Pakistan’s Hand in the Rise of International Jihad’ wrote …
Read MoreTaliban and the Quartet | Talat Masood
The success of the quartet’s — Afghanistan, Pakistan, the US and China — efforts in the reconciliation process will largely …
Read MoreHow ISIS Surge in Libya Raises Stakes | Ali Imran
The raging ISIS storm in Libya — torn along tribal lines and beset with political chaos — has heightened the …
Read MoreAfghan Peace Process | Iftikhar Ahmad
The representatives of Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and the United States-the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) members, adopted a roadmap stipulating the …
Read MoreWho is Responsible for Safety of our Educational Institutions? | Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani
THE good thing is that terrorists have shaken us out of our reverie. The bad thing is that, temporarily awakened, …
Read MoreThe Biggest Short: The War On Terror – Analysis | Luis Durani
September 11th changed the trajectory of history. The attacks began what appears to be war campaign with no end in …
Read MoreDismantling Nukes is Good, But How To Safely Bury Them? | Elisabeth Braw
Who knows what one might find in London in 10,000 years’ time? Or New York or Berlin? The town of …
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