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Pakistan’s Peace Gamble With the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

Pakistan’s Peace Gamble With the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

By Salman Rafi Sheikh
With the TTP’s history of failed agreements and its demand to establish exclusive control over the former FATA, why is Pakistan so keen on talks?

The Return of the Pakistani Taliban

The Return of the Pakistani Taliban

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
After fading in the wake of 2014’s Operation Zarb-e-Azb, the TTP is poised for a resurgence.
A Year Later, a Civil Rights Movement Soldiers on in Pakistan

A Year Later, a Civil Rights Movement Soldiers on in Pakistan

By Afrasiab Khattak
The February 2018 Islamabad sit-in gave birth to the most dynamic, active, and nonviolent youth political uprising Pakistan has seen.

Return From a Pakistan Dungeon

Return From a Pakistan Dungeon

By Shah Meer Baloch
Thousands of people have been “disappeared” in Pakistan. And for those who reappear, life is never the same.

How Can Islamabad Further Isolate the Pakistani Taliban?

How Can Islamabad Further Isolate the Pakistani Taliban?

By Umair Jamal
Pakistan has a chance to isolate the militant group if the country decides to completely support the Afghan peace process.

Understanding the Realpolitik Behind Pakistan's FATA-KP Provincial Merger

Understanding the Realpolitik Behind Pakistan's FATA-KP Provincial Merger

By Umair Jamal
Why did a long-proposed idea to unite FATA and KP finally come to fruition now, in 2018?

Pakistan’s ‘FATA Spring’

Pakistan’s ‘FATA Spring’

By Daud Khattak
Protests in Pakistan's tribal areas signal the rise of a younger, more educated, and technologically savvy generation.
Pashtun Tribes Stage Unprecedented Protest in Pakistan

Pashtun Tribes Stage Unprecedented Protest in Pakistan

By Daud Khattak
Pashtuns from Pakistan's tribal regions are demanding an end to decades of mistreatment.

Pakistan's National Security Adviser on Counterterrorism

Pakistan's National Security Adviser on Counterterrorism

By Zeeshan Salahuddin
Lt. Gen. Janjua speaks about his strategy and his views on current progress in Pakistan’s fight on terror.

Why Political Reforms in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas Are Essential

Why Political Reforms in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas Are Essential

By Umair Jamal
The government in Pakistan seeks to bring the country’s tribal areas into the mainstream body politic. 

Pakistan’s Pashtun Profiling

Pakistan’s Pashtun Profiling

By Farooq Yousaf
Pakistan's government is labeling Pashtuns as terror suspects based solely on ethnicity.
Juggling Nationalism and Islam: Pakistan Takes on Militants in the FATA

Juggling Nationalism and Islam: Pakistan Takes on Militants in the FATA

By Umair Jamal
The Pakistani state must end its support and tolerance of jihadist militants in the country's tribal areas.

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