Special Emphasis on Terrorism

Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Bomb/IED BlastsTwo former members of peace committee, identified as Khyal Badshah and Fazal Wahid, were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Dawizai area of Lower Mohmand Agency on June 29, reports The Express Tribune. Badshah is the brother of a political administration official of lower Mohmand Agency and…

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Wake-up Call

IntroductionPresently society is in a state of ideological confusion and flux. Materialism, terrorism, ignorance and intolerance have threatened peace, tarnishing the image of religion. These circumstances demand special response from the people who are concerned about well being of society. The objective of this wakeup call is to draw attention towards pressing issues which need…

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Just Say “No”

Attempting to justify his many self-granted extensions, Gen Pervez Musharraf started a needless controversy campaigning for an extension almost a year before Gen Raheel Shareef’s three year term as COAS was over in Nov 2016. Describing “speculation about extension in service of the COAS as baseless,” DG ISPR Lt Gen Asim Salim Bajwa quoted Raheel…

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Pakistan and SCO: Opportunities for Pakistan

IntroductionPakistan finally acquired one of the most significant foreign policy objectives when it was granted full membership by the powerful Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on July 2015 at its 15th Summit held in Ufa. Now after having fulfilled certain statutory and legal requirements, the country has formally become a full-time member in the recent meetings…

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A Complex Relationship

The inaugural meeting of the Pak-Afghan Joint Technical Working Group was held in Kabul on July 26 under a recently set-up consultation mechanism for coordination on border management and related security “to discuss issues related to border security and joint fight against terrorism on both sides of the Durand Line,” said a brief statement issued…

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