Articles with tag: Taliban
Swat: Can the deal work?
zubair torwali Jul 10, 2008 interacts: 246After the peace deal between the Taliban and the government people thought that normal life would return to the troubled district of Swat.
Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 98The Taliban are waging an armed struggle to remake society. They will keep fighting this war even if America were to miraculously evaporate into space.
The Lame Duck Government
saeed qureshi Jun 29, 2008 interacts: 43The Pakistan army has been once again mobilized in a big way to stamp out the presence of Taliban in the Tribal areas as well as Swat and Mardan.
The Emerging Threat
Ayesha Umar May 27, 2008 interacts: 127According to some people, Mangal Bagh has the full backing of government. If this is true than another Frankenstein is in the making.
Whither Enlightened Moderation
saeed qureshi May 17, 2008 interacts: 13The latest patch up between the NWFP provincial government and Taliban of Swat and South Waziristan buries the much touted President Musharraf’s theme of enlightened moderation
30 Days in Afghanistan - Dinner Conversations
Naeem Randhawa Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 101I'm in Kabul, Afghanistan. Actually, I'm in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - and across and beside me, people are beginning to get drunk. Muslims are getting drunk.
The Spring of Discontentment
ahmad hayat Feb 27, 2008 interacts: 20As of today 27th Feb 2008, the USD has touched its record low against Euro (1.50) while Oil has touched its record peak of 101 dollars.
Taliban, Pashtoons and Pakistan
Khalid Bhatti Jan 28, 2008 interacts: 155The militants have become so bold that they have started to fight pitch battles against the Army instead of employing hit and run tactics that were the hallmark of tribal battle skills.
An Insight Into Pakistan Army and Musharraf
ijaz gul Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 193A combination of threat perception and indispensability strengthened his quest for legitimacy till it consumed his reformist self.
Pakistan at War
Akmal Hussain Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 112There is little doubt that Pakistan is under attack by the combined forces of Al Qaeda and Taliban. It is equally clear that the war is not going well.
Pakistan at Sixty
Tariq Ali Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 11Insightful and relevant article written in October by political activist Tariq Ali on the occasion of 60th anniversary of Pakistan.
Voice from Waziristan
Khalid Bhatti Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 68Today on 28th October, 2007 I woke up to the horror stories of killing and beheading of thirteen people in Swat, Pakistan.
Friends Not, Masters
Hussain Gadehi Sep 24, 2007 interacts: 3An overview of the declasified US secret documents, it has been alleged in those documents that the Pakistan is supporting the Taliban
Talibanization of Pakistan
Rafi Aamer Apr 17, 2007 interacts: 196By declaring that no law in Pakistan would be made against Islamic beliefs, the constituent assembly gave religious establishment the monopoly over legislative discourse thru which they could influence every part of the society.
Girls Gone Wild
Shandana Minhas Apr 2, 2007 interacts: 1644The kidnapping of civilians and policemen by the students and teachers of the madrassas associated with the Lal Masjid, as well as recent events in Tank (NWFP) is evidence of a real, escalating and dangerous movement within the ranks of the religious righ
Stagnating Pakistan-Iran Relations
S F Hasnat Dec 1, 2006 interacts: 187When it comes to Pakistan-Iran relations there is much more than what actually is being said by the establishment or its proxies.
Pakistan's Afghan Policy
Aparna Pande Oct 24, 2006 interacts: 492Afghanistan was created as a buffer state between the British and Russian empires. The international boundary line between Afghanistan and the British empire, inherited in 1947 by Pakistan, is the Durand line. This line divided ethnic Pashtun tribes into
Behind the Iron Purdah
Bina Shah Aug 25, 2005 interacts: 267...what this country might look like if people who want Pakistan to emulate the Taliban (in terms of how women should be treated) got their way
Afghanistan: Power Plays
abdul naeem Oct 5, 2004 interacts: 5In the culmination of a hectic week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an apparent assassination attempt while on an official visit south of Kabul. With Afghanistan’s presidential election less than a month away, the situation is looking more ch
