Who is failing anti-terror works? on August 15, 2016Nobody expected Operation Zarb-e-Azb to be a short term proposition. The most striking aspect of the operation was the categorical note adopted by the Pakistan army, denouncing terrorism in all forms and manifestations. It needs to be recalled that the army had resisted the need to win back North Waziristan, which has been associated with […]
Crossing the rugged terrain of Balochistan on August 13, 2016The Pakistani state has chosen to govern Balochistan by striking alliances with willing tribal and political elites in return for access to the state’s resources of power and patronage, said United States Institute of Peace (USIP) special report titled ‘Balochistan Caught in the Fragility Trap’ written by human rights campaigner Ali Dayan Hasan. According to […]
Imminent danger on July 28, 2016In the year 2000, a young man hailing from a small mining town in Jordan, who had returned from the jihad against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, was among the founders of their own independent outfit Jund al-Sham, or Army of Syria. He was known as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and later earned the title of […]
Thank You Raheel Sharif on July 19, 2016 Pakistan’s strong military has directly ruled the country for more than three decades since independence in 1947. Due to this the dominance of military over the policymaking, political process and administrative apparatus was firmly established. Foreign and security policies are considered as its exclusive domains by the Pakistan’s army. Interference of the political leadership […]
The Two Jinnahs on July 2, 2016Winston Churchill once quipped, “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” Sadly, that approach doesn’t work. Nowhere on this planet is this more glaringly evident than it is in Pakistan. This country, built upon the broken dreams and bloodied bones of those that gave their lives for its creation, is, […]
Pakistani Media: Where we stand today-II on June 16, 2016The Soviet Media theory came to the fore after the fall of Tzar’s empire in Russia. The empire was replaced by the Soviet system based on the writings of Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels and directions of Vladimir Lenin and, later, Joseph Stalin. The theory, in keeping with Marxist-Leninist principles, brings control of all information […]
Pakistani Media: where we stand today on May 20, 2016Society is in a never-ending state of flux; where there was once an almost unchallengeable control over means of information-dissemination in Pakistan, today we see that grip loosening. The 200 million Pakistanis have seen democracy and military rule playing leapfrog over the 68 years of its existence. We see the narrative of change — no […]
Specialised homicide investigation units on February 3, 2015To improve the performance of the Punjab police in terms of solving murder cases across the province the government is planning to establish specialised homicide investigation units by the end of February, which would be an integral part of the respective district investigation branches in all districts of the province. These units are to investigate […]
Linking violence against women with HIV and AIDS on October 22, 2014Global literature and research shows that the relationship between violence against women and HIV risk is undeniable, complex and involves multiple pathways. Violence against women places women at an increased risk of HIV both through direct risk of infection and through creating an environment in which women are unable to adequately protect themselves from HIV. […]
Shia genocide on July 2, 2014The bombing on Shia pilgrims in Taftan, a district on the border with Iran, which claimed 30 lives, marks a deadly chapter in the militant mission against Shias. Hate speech is rife as is a countrywide pogrom against Shias. These signs of genocide cannot be and should not be ignored, and the perpetrators must be […]