A plea bargain lifeline for Nawaz Sharifon April 15, 2019Bahria Town has finally reached a settlement allowed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan with regard to public land use. There are whispers meanwhile in the power corridors that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can go abroad once he has reached an appropriate bargain with the National Accountability Bureau.Two questions arise here. One, why is a plea bargain such a bad thing if the NAB … [Read more...] about A plea bargain lifeline for Nawaz Sharif
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: a quintessential Pakistani counterterrorism policyon March 27, 2019Previous op-ed in this series has taken the position that a counter insurgency policy, aligned with the overall national security policy, is a must for winning the peace. To that end, a Pakistani counter insurgency policy of reconciliation is recommended.This policy of reconciliation is tasked with curbing the insurgent tendency that aims to usurp power away from the government. Terrorism is … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: a quintessential Pakistani counterterrorism policy
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: in search of balance and a graceful window of exiton March 6, 2019The recent instalment of the Pakistan-India conflict has at least confirmed one notion - the two nuclear armed rivals will keep at it! Although earlier opinion piece in this series has recommended a foreign policy of inclusionism for both sides but that, it seems, is not par for the course….yet.There were four motives behind recommending this course of action of inclusionism. One, exist … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: in search of balance and a graceful window of exit
