SELECTIVE HUMANITARIAN FRAMING MASKING GROUND REALITY
The growing concern with recent OCHA and UNAMA reporting on Afghanistan is not that humanitarian suffering is being highlighted, but that it
Economic Ruin and Human Suffering in Afghanistan
Afghanistan today stands as a painful example of how political domination without public welfare can drive an entire society toward despair. Under
BLA and BLF Rift Goes Public
The latest clash between the Baloch Liberation Army and the Baloch Liberation Front is not an isolated episode. It is the public
Restraint Is Pakistan’s Strongest Reply
The news of an assault on Iran has caused Pakistanis to feel outraged, and very properly so. For many people in this
Kishtwar Tragedy, Questions Behind the Briefing
The reports around Op Trashi 1, and the killing of three Kashmiris in Kishtawar, deserve a clear public accounting, not a quick
Rebuilding the WWI Tribute
The noise around the relocation of the First World War memorial needs a reset, because the central claim being pushed in headlines,
Javed Hashmi and the Cost of Viral Lies
Javed Hashmi is old and unwell, and nobody is surprised by that. Age, sickness, and fatigue can make anyone slower, less patient,
Keeping Tirah from Becoming a Sanctuary
A state’s first promise is simple: it must protect life. In Pakistan, that promise is not a slogan; it is a constitutional
The PECA Case Against Iman Zainab Mazari
The story of the NCCIA and PECA case against Iman Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha stretches across several months. It shows
Al Qaeda’s New Web of Alliances in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda’s quiet rebuilding in Afghanistan is not happening in isolation. It is tied to a careful web of alliances with groups
