The Myth of Civilian Failure – by Ayesha Siddiqa: What does it mean to mourn the death of 132 children, and the 9 adults tasked with protecting them? One month on, the tragedy that should have paved the way for an honest conversation about the roots of
Extraordinary step, extraordinary case – by Shiraz Paracha: The National Assembly and the Senate have approved the 21 amendment to the Constitution giving military courts legitimacy. This extraordinary legislation may help in resolving an extraordinary case. Few weeks ago, journalist Sohail Warraich was quoted saying that Benazir
Strategic asset or eternal enemy – Naseer Memon: After the terrorists executed their barbarous action, the government mercifully woke up to develop a plan for its action. A committee of political wizards, including Sheikh Rashid who had been publically inciting violence, has been constituted to contemplate
Pakistan’s baffling response to Extremism: Despite the grief and rage that followed the massacre of 148 students and their teachers by Taliban militants at an army-run school in Peshawar last week, Pakistan persists in its duplicitous and self-defeating response to the extremism that is
Corruption terror nexus: Pakistan’s dilemma – Tauqeer Abbas: Pakistan’s corruption problem remains serious, and the society has been marred with rampant corruption. It is ubiquitous and eroded very fabric of Pakistan society. Ex-Chairman NAB (National Accountability Bureau) Fasih Bokhari confessed that Pakistan loses five to seven
The big question – by Shiraz Paracha: Imran Khan claims to build ‘Naya Pakistan’, however, he has not provided practical solutions to complex internal and external challenges of Pakistan. He does not seem to have a tangible blueprint of his ‘Naya Pakistan’. After the 18th
Another December 16 is approaching – Shiraz Paracha: Few unwise minds controlling Pakistan’s state institutions had committed crimes against humanity in Bangladesh between the 1960s and 70s, particularly, in 1971. The same institutions and their proxies played blood games in Afghanistan in the 1980s and 90s. Consequences
سوات میں ٹارگٹ کلنگ میں اضافہ: محمد ذہین خان وادی سوات کے تحصیل کبل کے علاقے ڈھیرئی میں طالبان مخالف ویلج ڈیفنس کونسل یا امن کمیٹی کے سربراہ ہیں۔سوات میں امن لشکروں پر حالیہ حملوں میں اضافے کی وجہ سے ذہین خان جیسے لوگوں کےلیے
راجہ گدھ کے بچے -از عمار کاظمی: ايک عرصہ سے بول ٹی وی کی دھوم مارکیٹ میں سنای دے رہی ہے۔ تاہم اس کے پيچھے کون ہے يا اس کے مالکان کون ہیں؟ یہ بات ابھی تک ايک معمہ ہی ہے۔ ايک سينير صحافی، اور قابل
Not Fit to Print: An Insider Account of Pakistani Censorship: Imran [Khan], [Tahir ul] Qadri, and the ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence] are our best friends,” our weekly editorial meeting at Pakistan’s Express Tribune was (jokingly) told on Aug. 13, 2014, a day before the two political leaders began their
Letter to Pakistan – by Arshad Kazmi: Dear Pakistan, Late last year when I was told that I would have to leave you, I was heartbroken. I had tried hard and wished with all my heart that I could have a few more years with
The debt we owe the army and PAF – Ayaz Amir: Amidst fierce fighting three more of our soldiers died on Sunday in a remote spot close to the Afghan border in North Waziristan. This was another reminder, if any were needed, of the grimness of the conflict raging there
ISIS has master plan for Pakistan, secret memo warns: QUETTA, Pakistan — ISIS has created a 10-man “strategic planning wing” with a master plan on how to wage war against the Pakistani military, and is trying to join forces with local militants, according to a government
Battle is On – Pejamistri: I am firm believer in Tolstoy’s theory that it is the masses who define the course of battle (and history). The leaders are like 10 years boy sitting the horse cart, holding the reins and thinking that he is guiding
IS recruiting thousands in Pakistan, govt warned in ‘secret’ report: KARACHI: The provincial government of Balochistan has conveyed a confidential report to the federal government and law enforcement agencies warning of increased footprints of militant organisation Islamic State (IS), also known by the Arabic acronym Daish, in Pakistan. The
آئی ایس آئی کا کیا دوش ؟ – وسعت اللہ خان: اگر سب ٹھیک رہا تو لیفٹیننٹ جنرل رضوان اختر اکتوبر سنہ 2017 تک آئی ایس آئی کے اکیسویں ڈائریکٹر جنرل کے طور پر کام کریں گے۔ کہنے کو تو آئی ایس آئی انٹر سروسز انٹیلی جینس یعنی
تبرا کی آڑ میں شیعہ نسل کشی – عمار کاظمی: اگر آپ خلوص نیت سے تلاش کرنے بیٹھیں تو شاید کوئی ایک مثال بھی ایسی نہیں ملے گی جہاں تبرا سے روکنے پر کسی کو قتل کیا گیا ہو۔ ماضی میں اگر سپاہ صحابہ یا لشکر جھنگوی کے
سلیم شہزاد کے خاندان کو انصاف کی امید نہیں: پاکستانی صحافی اور شدت پسندی پر ایک کتاب کے مصنف سید سلیم شہزاد کو 29 مئی 2011 کو اسلام آباد سے اغوا کیا گیا۔ بعد میں ان کی تشدد شدہ لاش ملی جس نے ملک بھر میں بڑی تعداد