Articles with tag: Tribal
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.
The Real Issue Facing Pakistan
H P Dec 23, 2007 interacts: 212A cursory look at the main characters in the tribal insurgency would show their strong links with the army in the past.
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.
Militarily Troubled Pakistan and Terribly Administered Tribals
Pukhtoon Khan Jul 29, 2007 interacts: 153Strategy that can prevent potential extremism in the Fraudulently Administered Tribal Areas, FATA.
From Tribalism to Humanism
Khalid Sohail Jan 9, 2007 interacts: 163Even in the 21st century many human beings still have a tribal mentality---all that has changed is the definition of the tribe and the nature of tribal war.
The Massacre at Bajaur
S F Hasnat Nov 5, 2006 interacts: 589There have been so many blames as well as blunders assigned to the Pakistan Army that it has become indefensible even for a relentless ally of the establishment to validate their performance.
The Death of a Nawab
Zalan Alam Aug 27, 2006 interacts: 409Akbar Bugti is dead, what next for the Baloch rebellion?
Celebrity Courts and Kangaroo Justice
Farzana Versey Apr 18, 2006 interacts: 116I protest against this abuse of a cause by people like Aamir Khan, for it is gimmicky and counter-productive. News channels are behaving like nautch girls and social butterflies as the nawabs of vigilance. Page 3 justice is the latest fad
Church Lures Gujarat Tribals to Christ
Sunil K Poolani Nov 15, 2005 interacts: 199Poverty is forcing the tribal community to embrace Christianity
Why Mukhtar Mai Matters
Bina Shah Jun 1, 2005 interacts: 147She has decided to take up the fight against “outdated and unIslamic customs and traditions” as she stated on International Woman’s Day this year. Mukhtar Mai is showing here that she is no victim, but a woman who has been forced to beco
Eye of the Beholder
Paagal Insaan Dec 14, 2004 interacts: 9Your burnt dark skin,
A symbol of the sin...
Jirga injustice
Beena Sarwar Nov 15, 2004 interacts: 17From an informal body meant to settle small claims, the ‘jirga’ in Pakistan has been allowed to emerge as a powerful extra-judicial force protecting the interests of the powerful.
My Secret
Rashmi Ekka Mar 4, 2004 interacts: 94In front of me, people would say, “Oh Pramila flunked 5 papers this term, she’s really dumb.” Another voice would explain, “ She’s an Adivasi.” And that word said it all. I would feel like speaking up for Pramila. I ne
