Obama's Afghan Policy and Pakistan
By Bilal Qureshi So far, in 2009 alone, 9000 Pakistanis have died in Pakistan because of terrorism – that is bombings, suicide attacks and other acts of extreme violence against Pakistan, and Pakistani...
View ArticleEnd of the military-jihadi nexus
By Dr Manzur Ejaz Daily Times 06 Jan 2010 The military has no choice but to eliminate all types of non-state armed groups in Pakistan to save the state and its own privileges. The...
View ArticleWould-be suicide bomber flees militants
This item of news is from The News of 06 Jan 2010 – PTH BATKHELA: A would-be suicide bomber managed to escape from the captivity of militants and reached home in Khattakay area of Malakand Agency on...
View ArticleThe Pakistan Military Proves its Mettle
Source: Institute of South Asian Studies, an autonomous research institute at the National University of Singapore By Ishtiaq Ahmed[1] It is argued in this brief that the recent London conference on...
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Pakistan: democratic governance is the only way forward
by Raza Rumi Given the average shelf life of any civilian government, it is almost miraculous that the incumbent government has survived and there are signs that its removal is not immediate. The...
View ArticleThe Year of the Drone, by Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann
We are reproducing an important paper on the drone attacks in Pakistan. This report analyzes the numbers behind the drone attack casualties. This paper further discusses the drone policy implications...
View ArticlePakistan’s War of Choice
NYT, March 24, 2010 By MICHAEL E. O’HANLON Peshawar, Pakistan: WHAT are Americans to make of all the good news coming out of Pakistan in recent weeks? First, the Afghan Taliban’s military chief,...
View ArticlePakistan's Silent Surge
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mr. Shah Mahmood Qureshi talked with The Newsweek about operation against the Taliban, drone strikes and their effectiveness, as well as the new round of strategic dialogue...
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Taliban sympathisers and the Swat flogging video
Posted by Raza Rumi Zubair Torwali has reported from the field and debunked the perverse myths on the flogging video. This is followed by the brave and daring Samar Minallah’s account of the flogging...
View ArticlePakistan is in pieces
[There is plenty here to stimulate a robust debate; Not that surprising, considering who the author is. PTH does not necessarily agree with the views expressed in this article.] Belfast Telegraph,...
View ArticleThe Alleged Stunning Indiscretion of a News Anchor
One of our friends recently wrote: “Two highly recommended books for those who wish to understand Pakistan: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and The Castle by Frank Kafka”. This is not a cynical...
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Art Auction in London for schools in Swat & South Punjab
Art lovers everywhere – please support Pakistan Rising and its Charity Auction of Pakistani art. Pakistan Rising‘s Charity Art Auction at Bonhams, London shall be taking place on Monday 3...
View ArticleKarachi: Fairgrounds, demos, devils and more
By Ali Arqam: Zulfiqar Mirza’s theatrics, Altaf Hussain’s histrionics, rabble-rouser Qureshi’s anti climax (of Nuclear Arsenal under threat episode), Munawwar Hasan’s ‘No one loves me’ rants, Fazlur...
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Malala: I am Pakisan
By Jehan Naseem “Live #Malala Live. Can someone pls tell me how I explain to my 11yr old daughter why anyone would try to kill 14yr old”? That was one of the first tweets that caught my eye on October...
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Pakistani Women: Nobel, Oscar, Emmy and what not?
Malik Omaid In the last 20 months, Pakistani women have brought home an Oscar, an Emmy, the Nobel Peace Prize & the Asian Gold in cricket -Khadija Amjad — Mariam Chughtai (@MariamChughtai) October...
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