Friday, March 7, 2025

Special Emphasis on Terrorism (Febuary 2014)

Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsAt least three people were killed and 30 others were injured in a suicide attack targeting Shia pilgrims in...

Black January: Day of Martyrs

People of the Republic of Azerbaijan celebrate January 20 as the day of martyrs every year. On January 20, the people of Azerbaijan tend...

Impact of the induction of tactical nuclear weapons by Pakistan on overall deterrence

BackgroundIn 1998 both India and Pakistan abandoned their ‘bomb in the basement’ policy and exploded multiple nuclear devices to announce their formal entry into...

Small Arms Trafficking and Crime-Terror Nexus

Terrorists use diverse attack tactics to hit their targets across Pakistan but their reliance on targeted killings increased in 2012. The issue was directly...

Can A Shaykh and A Cricketer Salvage the Corrupt Political System in Pakistan?

Wow, a Shaykh ul-Islam who attracts populace with his thunderous socio-political oratory and a religious doctrine! Wow, a revolution through a mass public movement...

Counter Terrorism Force

There has been talk of raising a new Counter Terrorism Force for combating the rising level of organized crime, terrorism and lawlessness in Pakistan....

Urban Violence A formidable Challenge

It is a sorry state of affairs that since the beginning of 2014, hardly a day has passed without a terrorist event of one...

Success and Failure

Our major problem is that we cannot seem to separate Counter-insurgency (CI) operations from Counter-terrorism (CT). Terrorism is more urban- based, insurgency normally operates...

Role of Uzbekistan’s Constitution in its Socio-Economic Prosperity

Uzbekistan celebrates "Constitution Day" every year on December 8. It was adopted on December 8, 1992 and recently it celebrated its 22nd Constitution day....

Strategic Dialogue and Tactical Effects

Democratic transition in Pakistan in May 2013, has opened new vistas of cooperation between the two countries. Nawaz-Obama summit in October last year and...