Coas and the Hornets
ahsanBy Brig (R) Samson Simon Sharaf The swiftness, accuracy and effectiveness of Rangers led operations in Karachi in concert with National Accountability Bureau and Federal Investigation Agency against established centers…
Ex-Balochistan militants recount path to war with Pakistan
By Wajahat S. Khan The promise of an AK-47, money and a new motorcycle tipped Hammad into militancy at the age of 20. "I was given three men, a motorbike,…
India-Pakistan: hyphenated
Kashif MirzaBy MUNIR AKRAM The Pakistan army chief’s speech on Sept 6, Defence Day, highlighted the security threats which Pakistan continues to face from India 50 years after the 1965 war.…
Pakistan’s Four Pronged Peace Formula for India
The tensions between Pakistan and India are rising at an alarming rate. The main reasons contributing towards this are mainly the ceasefire violations by India across the Line of Control…
The Raheel Doctrine
By Dr. Farrukh Saleem Trias politica is the doctrine of separation of political power. The doctrine of trias politica gave birth to Montesquieu's tripartite system of “separation of power among…
Su-35s for Pak: Pie in the sky
By Rakesh Krishnan Simha Is Russia planning to win friends in Pakistan and lose influence in India? If Russia sells the advanced Su-35 fighter aircraft to Pakistan, it is likely…
Brahmdagh’s volte-face
By Naziha Syed Ali Brahmdagh Bugti, in an interview with Swissinfo in July 2015, said that Pakistan regarded him as “the most dangerous person since Osama bin Laden”. Indeed, in…
After Dr. Asim’s arrest, what??
Dr. Asim's recent arrest has drawn unprecedented applause from a huge cross section of the people of Pakistan. Whether this applause is the result of analysis, or an instinctive reaction…
The sectarian dilemma in Pakistan
By Umair Jamal If Pakistan is to become truly terror free, it should be ready to pay any price to rein in the sectarian militant groups. After a brazen terrorist…
Allies with checkered past
By Nadeem Mumtaz Qureshi The relationship between the United States of America and Pakistan is not monolithic. It consists of three distinct strands each of which has to be…
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