Attack on school van lowest, ugliest form of brutality: Bilawal

Islamabad: Chairman PPP and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday condemned a terrorist attack on a school van in Swat. The reprehensible incident took place on Monday in which the van driver was martyred, while two...

Unpacking Mengal’s Resignation: Where Are Balochistan’s Voice(s)?

The resignation of Sardar Akhtar Mengal has created a stir in Islamabad. The number of vlogs, television programs and interviews by journalists who believe that he ‘knows Balochistan’ are a plenty. Frankly as I write this, I...

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Security challenges emanating from Kabul

Bearing the brunt of relentless attack by TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) terrorists ensconced in Afghanistan, Pakistan has constantly been expressing its frustration over the Afghan Taliban’s disinclination to rein them in. ...

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Myth of National Security

The spectre of national security haunts Pakistan. Since its inception, there hasn’t been a single year when the country was deemed safe and secure. The official rhetoric consistently emphasises that Pakistan is under threat fr...

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Govt notifies 137 names put on Fourth Schedule for alleged links to BLA, TTP

QUETTA: The deputy commissioner has issued a list carrying the names of 137 people placed by the government on the Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act. According to a notification issued on Tuesday, political activis...

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Cops continue to block Indus Highway to protest attacks

PESHAWAR: A large number of policemen continued to block the main Indus Highway on Tuesday to protest the everyday attacks on the force in the Lakki Marwat district. The senior officials failed on Monday and Tuesday to disper...

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