Articles with tag: militancy
Militancy, a Product of Fragile Social Fabric
Haider Ali Apr 23, 2009 interacts: 15The major chunk of our youth population is alienated to the extent that they have least trust in state, lack in sense of belonging, alarming level of cynicism.
If the Deal in Swat Works
Zubair Torwali Mar 15, 2009 interacts: 5Swat will be a lesson for other regions of the country. It has already given the message that in Pakistan one can make his demand accepted only through the means of guns and brute power.
The Nightmare Must End
Beena Sarwar Feb 10, 2009 interacts: 386Today, Pakistan bears the brunt of the Taliban fallout, thanks to short-sighted Pakistanis and Americans who thought routing the Taliban militarily in Afghanistan would ‘root out the evil’.
In memory of the Swat valley
Kamal Siddiqi Feb 9, 2009 interacts: 12One has to go no further than the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar to hear the tales of woe of the people of Swat and other parts of the NWFP.
Obama's Surge in Afghanistan: An Indian's view of Opium trade
captainjohann Samuhanand Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 21Why such importance to this tiny country. The Jihadies have already gone into the caves of Wazirstan. Then Why? Is it the poppy and heroin trade?
Swat Calls For Civil Society to Act
Zubair Torwali Jan 7, 2009 interacts: 135Government writ is a faded vision; elected councilors and Nazims are killed, women no more allowed to visit bazaars; markets are deserted, police stations vacated.
The Correct Turn
Nadeem F Paracha Nov 16, 2008 interacts: 241Like most movements of the 20th Century that adopted what is called Political Islam as its calling card, the Kashmir militancy too collapsed under its own weight.
Emergency:What Lies Ahead For Pakistan?
ijaz gul Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 9The politic body, already decimated, raped and largely turned into a mob of opportunist has yet again been put on the dissecting table for surgical procedure by butchers.
The Genesis of Militancy in Pakistan
S F Hasnat Jun 13, 2005 interacts: 29Militancy in Pakistan has many facets – ranging from military coups to sectarian killings.
