Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
From FATA to South Punjab: The Looming Leap of Islamic Radicalism in Pakistan
A disturbing aspect of the current phase of Islamist militancy in Pakistan is that the terrorist acts outside FATA and NWFP are not being staged by ethnic Pashtun elements but by local Punjabi cohorts.
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis May 2009
The month of May 2009 was the most violent month in Pakistan in the last five years.
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis April 2009
April saw the foot soldiers of Taliban moving to Buner and Dir, after consolidating their position in Swat.
Tackling or Trailing the Taliban : An Assessment
Due to the long and porous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the situation in the region could worsen with Taliban groups from both sides joining hands to fight the US and Pakistani forces
Seizing the moment: India and the ‘moderate Taliban’
The Taliban is doubtless a menace and requires to be combated.
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis March 2009
Consequent to the peace deals signed by the Pakistani state with Taliban, the number of terror-related incidents in March came down in regions, which have been afflicted with violence in the recent pa
Fighting the Taliban : Challenges for Pakistan Army
Rise of the Taliban in the frontier provinces of Pakistan portends several challenges to the Pakistan establishment, a fact that has lately raised much alarm and concern amongst the international comm
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis February 2009
Highlight of the month was the peace deal signed by the NWFP government with the founder of Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e- Mohammadi (TNSM), Sufi Mohammad.
Violence in Pakistan: Trend Analysis January 2009
The first month of the new calendar year saw a reversal of the trend of declining casualties witnessed during the last three months, whilst the incidents of violence continued to rise constantly maint
