The US decision last week to designate the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organisation was an acknowledgement of Islamabad’s cooperation in finding a political settlement to Afghanistan’s 18-year-long war with the Taliban, the ...
Discussing the rise Buddhist extremism in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, The New York Times in a report said incited by a politically powerful network of charismatic monks, Buddhists have entered the era of militant tribalism, ...
Despite the ongoing tensions with Iran, the Trump administration, in a surprising move, designated Pakistan-based anti-Iran militant Jaish al-Adl, as a global terrorist organisation. According to DW, although it is unclear why US President Donald ...
The story of Azhar’s evolution from a clergyman and teacher in a Karachi seminary to an international jihadi leader, began in Bahawalpur where he was born on July 10, 1968. His father, Allah Bakhsh Shabir, ...
It was early in the morning when I came out of home and saw some little girls playing traditional games called “Cheendro” and “Meergati” – once considered two of the best and most frequently played ...
Muna Habib in this article discusses the dilemma that Western countries face today as ISIS fighters gradually start returning home. She draws parallels between these ISIS recruits with Bryant Neal Vinas, a former Al-Qaeda fighter ...
Sexual violence is a key human rights concern in Kashmir. When will the world pay heed? Sexual violence including rape is often used as an instrument by Indian security personnel against Kashmiri women. There have ...
“It was spring 2017 when I returned from school and was playing with my companions when my mother told me to feed the cow in the open fields. 10 minutes later I was lying in ...
Anecdotes abound about how the offspring of Pakistanis who had been living like ‘true Muslims’ in Europe and US were shocked to discover that Pakistan wasn’t the kind of a pious place that they had ...
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