The Bangladesh Connection
Lt. Gen ® Asad Durrani It’s been over half a century since we lost our eastern wing. The cataclysmic event has since been debated ad infinitum – often drawing parallels with the situations obtaining here at the time. Lately, due to developments within, this comparison has assumed more relevance. Indeed, no two cases were exactly […]
Security at a Glance
(15Nov-30 Dec 2024) Part 1: Domestic BALOCHISTAN ISLAMABAD KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KPK) Comments & Analysis: Afghan Taliban Government has failed to stop armed infiltrators into Pakistan for carrying out terrorist activities. There are reports of support of Afghan Taliban groups to TTP etc to enter Pakistan for terrorist activities. This phenomenon is becoming a threat for […]
Noble rode in the valley of death!
Dr. Naveed Elahi “Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier knew Someone had blundered. Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. — Lord Tennyson Alfred Over two dozen security […]
LEGALISING ARBITRARY DETENTIONS
Khurram A Khan The government has proposed amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 1997, citing the need for a stronger legal framework to address current security threats. This amendment seeks to reintroduce provisions from 2014, allowing the government and armed forces to detain individuals posing significant risks to national security for up to three […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE
(1 – 14 Nov 24) Part 1: Domestic Balochistan ISLAMABAD Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Comments & Analysis: The sheer number of terrorism incidents in KP is alarming. These incidents reflect a complex security landscape marked by evolving militant tactics and internal vulnerabilities. Addressing these challenges requires a multifaceted approach, combining robust counter-terrorism operations with institutional reforms […]
Quetta Railway Station Carnage: It’s a War
Dr.Naveed Elahi At least 25 people were killed and more than sixty others injured after a bomb exploded at Quetta railway station in Balochistan province on 9 November. The explosion happened near Gate No 2 as nearly 100 passengers waited on a platform at about 8:45am local time (03:45 GMT), for a train to Peshawar. […]
PAKISTAN’S COUNTER INSURGENCY (COIN) STRATEGY
Khurram Khan Pakistan is facing twin threats of insurgency – one motivated by secession and the other by replacing the existing constitutional order with its own interpretation of Shariah. Secessionist Baloch militancy is outwardly ethnic in its character. Their prime targets are personnel of security and law enforcement agencies in a classical ploy of insurgents. […]
India’s Predicament
Khurram Khan Since its Independence India has been harbouring the ambition of influence not only in South Asia but on the global stage. Jawaharlal Nehru India’s first prime minister and foreign minister, in a speech in March 1949 stated that it was inevitable for India to play an important global role ‘not because of any […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE
16 – 30.Oct 24 Part 1- Internal BALOCHISTAN 1. Unknown armed motorcyclists killed two individuals, Muhammad Iqbal Magsi and Zulifiqar Ali Magsi, near Usta Muhammad in Jaffarabad district (15.10.24). 2. Levies personnel Abdul Qayum was martyred, and another was injured in an attack by terrorists on a security post in the Nachara area of Kalat […]