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Karachi police seem perplexed and outraged by the stabbing spree of the mystery attacker who has left injured over a dozen women including some minors. Apparently, the assailant appears out of nowhere on a motorcycle, with the face covered by a helmet, finds a lone victim, stabs her and decamps.  The city has not witnessed […]

Karachi police seem perplexed and outraged by the stabbing spree of the mystery attacker who has left injured over a dozen women including some minors. Apparently, the assailant appears out of nowhere on a motorcycle, with the face covered by a helmet, finds a lone victim, stabs her and decamps.  The city has not witnessed […]

Within two years, from 2015 to 2017, the situation for the Afghan government has gone from bad to worse. It has lost control over 40 percent of Afghanistan in 2017, as opposed to 28 percent in 2015. According to a report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) based on the data provided […]

Islamist militant groups like al Qaeda and Islamic State (Daesh) have a desire to find a firm foothold in Khorasan, the areas comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Tajikistan. They don the cloak of jihadists of Khorasan to acquire the look of the legitimate group striving for the renaissance of Islamic power in the world, whose […]

Terrorists detonated an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) at Parsons Green Underground station in London last Friday. Resultantly twenty two people were injured. It was the fifth terrorist attack in UK during the last five months. It created a renewed scare among the Londoners in particular and people of England in general. The Government of UK […]

Madaris have earned a fair amount of flak for last many years for their alleged involvement in terrorism and extremism. Though, unlike the terrorists and the religio-political parties, madaris have no political agendas, it is the decades long defamatory campaign that has made them look like the biggest threat to peace. Actually this misconception ensued […]

After eight long years, international cricket is coming to Pakistan. The ICC World XI squad is kicking things off with a scheduled tour of the country including matches in Lahore. Close on its heels will be the Sri Lankan and West Indian teams, as their respective boards have given the nod for them to play […]

The new Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal dashed to Quetta after the bomb attack this month in which at least 15 people, including eight security personnel, lost their lives. His gesture of concern and commitment was widely applauded by the public and raised trust in the government. Following the visit, he initiated deliberation over implementation of […]

Thirty-three years after India launched Operation Meghdoot to capture Pakistan’s territory at the Siachen Glacier, its forces have sneaked into the Chinese territory of Doklam. India has a history of furtive encroachments into contiguous unguarded foreign lands as a means of gaining tactical advantage. Its nocturnal naughtiness at Siachen was an attack on Pakistan’s territorial […]

With the advent of terrorism in Pakistan after 9/11, the police have been burdened with additional responsibility to tackle the terrorists on the streets. Inherently, the police force is trained for crime control and its hands were already full with it therefore it was neither ready nor equipped to take the added responsibility of confronting […]