The Resurgent Terrorist Threat in Pakistan: an interview with Tariq Parvez
Q1 – The return of the Taliban to Afghanistan has facilitated the re-emergence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan…
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Privilege corrupts
Privilege very easily breeds a sense of entitlement. And to paraphrase Lord Acton, enormous privilege corrupts…
Project Peca II: A weapon of mass intimidation
A lifetime ban on Nawaz Sharif, other political knockouts in the lead up to the 2018 general elections and the…
Project Peca I: How to silence a nation
When the PML-N government introduced the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), 2016 in parliament, it was…
The Ten Essential Elements of Dignity
1) Acceptance of Identity: Approach people as being neither inferior nor superior to you. Give others the freedom…
New Human Rights Culture
“We are becoming aware of our outdated acceptance of humiliating ways of ordering society, and a new human rights…
Alternate Dispute Resolution
The Chief Justice of Pakistan has constituted a committee of six judges to bring uniformity in the legal framework…
Politicised police
An important case is being heard at the Supreme Court these days, whose outcome could have a far-reaching impact on…
Review of internal security and counterterrorism strategy
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called for revisiting the strategy to deal with the outlawed militant…
Afghan drugs challenges for Pakistan
Increased poppy cultivation in Afghanistan can possibly impact Pakistan, very adversely, in three areas ie by…