The ‘Friends of Syria’ [FOS] grouping, sponsored by the Western powers and their Arab allies, is scheduled to have its first session on Friday. By a clever political ploy, Tunis has been chosen as the venue of the meeting, as the Mediterranean capital invokes the fragrance of the...
It is no big secret that since 9/11, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with the support of allied agencies has been fighting a global ‘dirty war’ or applying state-sponsored violence, against al-Qaeda and its acolytes, encompassing both counterinsurgency and counter-terror...
TANK: Tank is no stranger to terrorism.
The town, which has often been at the forefront of militancy, has decided to face the menace in an unusually unique way.
Psychological and cognitive therapy, it seems, is paving the way to rehabilitate men who were once fighting the...
“America must intervene in Balochistan and stop the ethnic cleansing of Baloch people, we would also welcome Indian intervention,” was the resounding voice of Brahamdagh, echoing in the Quetta Press Club on February 22 as media persons listened with rapt attention to the telephonic...
Nina Tannenwald writes:
At a time when anti-Iran hawks are beating the drums of war, the international community needs to pursue all possible routes to a peaceful solution to Iran’s nuclear challenge. One route that has not been tried is harnessing moral and religious norms as...
When drones were created, how they’re used, and what their future looks like.
1. The first armed drones were created to get Osama bin Laden.In 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton’s administration shut down an operation to kill the al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan with cruise missiles,...
Over past few months, a large portion of news appearing in national media links somehow or the other Pakistan military or Inter Services Intelligence agency in almost all sensitive issues. These infamous issues include Mehran Bank money scandal, missing person’s case, the memogate...
As Israelis watch the bloody confrontation between the Syrian people and the government of President Bashar al-Assad, they are torn by two sentiments: The downfall of Mr. Assad would deal a major blow to Iran and so would be welcome. But without a central authority, Syria could...
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