Where Have All The Staff Gone?
I have just returned to America after 3 weeks in Britain. Since my return just two days ago, I have ...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Tag: security
Any Talks With Pakistani Taliban To Take Place Within Constitutional Framework: Rana Sanaullah
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the state will pursue talks with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) organisation only ...
All Terrorism-Related Decisions Must Be Made By Parliament: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Foreign Minister and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for a meeting of allied parties on the issue of ...
Imran Khan’s Rhetoric And The Politics Of ‘Jihad’
The political use of religion has proved to be a highly divisive force in our short history of 75 years. ...
Will South Asia End Up On The Wrong Side Of History?
You can find on google a map of the world which records in color the vote of the 181 countries ...
How The Demagogues Of Our Era Are Perfecting Their Sales Pitch
A wave of populism and majoritarianism seems to be engulfing the world. “Strong” men with demagogic tendencies armed with the ...
Anarchy Does Not Produce Hegemons
The failure or inability of Pakistan Army’s spokesman or any other official from the service to articulate the exact and ...
The Waiting Volcano That Is Balochistan
Unfortunately, Pakistan is a country where innumerable innocent citizens, political activists, dissenters or opponents of the Powers That Be just ...
Dying For Immortality: Birth Of The ‘Secular’ Baloch Suicide Bomber
On the 26th of April, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a van carrying Chinese teachers on the ...
The Great Rethink: A Discussion On Redefining The Military’s Role
In a historic press briefing last week, DG ISPR categorically stated that unlike the past, the military remains ‘apolitical’ now ...
The Art Of The Possible: Pakistan’s Experience With Political Messiahs
In his interview in 1867 with St. Petersburgische Zeitunglt, the German aristocrat and first Chancellor of Prussia Otto von Bismarck ...
76 New Cases Of Missing Persons In March: Commission On Enforced Disappearances
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has received 76 new complaints of missing persons in March, the monthly report ...
Army Formation Commanders Express Support For Leadership Upholding Constitution And Rule Of Law
The Pakistan Army has today conducted its 79th Formation Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, presided over ...
Reuters Report Says Security Agencies Did Not Share PM’s Conclusions On Foreign Plot Against Government
International news agency Reuters has claimed in its reporting on the ongoing political crisis in Pakistan that security officials of ...
At Koh-e-Murad, The Zikris Demand Better Facilities And Protection From The Government
Zikris are one of the well-known religious groups present in Balochistan, Pakistan. They live in various parts of the province, ...
Perfect Storm: Cyber Threats To Nuclear Security Around the World
A nuclear weapon is a device that uses nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two processes to ...
NSA Moeed Yusuf Questions India’s Ability To Manage Sensitive Weapons, Calls For Inquiry On Missile Launch
In the aftermath of a missile landing 124 km within Pakistani territory, National Security Advisor (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has raised ...
FC, Rangers To Protect Lawmakers On Day Of No-Confidence Vote, Says Interior Minister
The federal government has announced that it would deploy Punjab Rangers and the Frontier Corps on the day of the ...
Islamabad Police Conduct Operation In Parliament Lodges, JUI-F Lawmaker Among Those Arrested
Scenes of violence were seen in the federal capital as Islamabad police began an operation inside the Parliament Lodges and ...
Putin’s War: Trying To Resolve An Old Strategic Dilemma With A Perilous New World Order
Some years ago, I was talking to Pakistan’s famous intellectual, political analyst and renowned environmentalist Dr. Adil Najam. I asked ...
Security Heightened In Punjab Following Peshawar Imambargah Bombing
Security forces in Punjab have been placed on high alert after the attack on the Peshawar Imambargah on Friday, Inspector ...
Visiting Australian Cricket Team’s Coach Assures They Are In ‘Really Good Hands’
Following a blast targeting an Imambargah in Peshawar, Australian coach Andrew McDonald has assuaged concerns about the safety of the ...
Meeting A Survivor Of The 2013 Carnage On Quetta’s Alamdar Road
“First, when I started using drugs, it was because I was not able to sleep at night. I would hear ...
Academic Freedom And The Future Of Democracy In Pakistan
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, a Pakistan-based jurist serving as Supreme Court judge, issued a powerful and debate-provoking judgment on ...
Ali Wazir’s Treatment As A Lawmaker Is Not Compatible With The Dignity Of Parliament
Almost one year on, Ali Wazir, an elected MNA from the erstwhile FATA (now merged into the province of KP) ...
The Current National Security Policy Suggests Policy Panic And Confusion At The Top
Today’s national security policy must navigate ideological divides, maintain a diversity of views, and balance policy options to create a ...
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Siddiqui Saints Of Pat Sharif
Pat Sharif was a historical village whose landscape...
Message Of The Madman
In literature, Existentialism starts from Dostoyevsky’s famous maxim...