FATA conundrum on July 7, 2011The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are not at all alien to wars, military campaigns, massive displacements and internal strife, but the last few years have seen unprecedented and prolonged challenges to state authority. With the massive involvement of Pakistan’s military and paramilitary troops in all FATA Agencies, rising US drone strikes, scores of terrorist […]
Police culture in Pakistan on June 17, 2011Police and other law enforcement agencies are the subject of considerable condemnation after recent incidents in Quetta and Karachi, which are just another shocking reminder of their highhandedness and callousness. There is also a consensus amongst observers that these incidents are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ and beneath this lies an elaborate culture of […]