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FATA
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
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
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
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?
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
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’
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
By Daud Khattak
Pashtuns from Pakistan's tribal regions are demanding an end to decades of mistreatment.
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
By Umair Jamal
The government in Pakistan seeks to bring the country’s tribal areas into the mainstream body politic.
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
By Umair Jamal
The Pakistani state must end its support and tolerance of jihadist militants in the country's tribal areas.
Pakistan’s Militant Dilemma
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan needs to address the underlying ideologies driving radicalization within its borders.
Pakistan Announces That It Has Defeated ETIM. So What?
By Benjamin David Baker
In a bid to please China, Pakistan says it has defeated a major Uyghur militant group within its borders.
Interview: Qamar Naseem: The Pakistani Feminist
By Sonya Rehman
Pakistani women’s rights activist, Qamar Naseem on working with communities at the grass-roots level.
What We Don’t Know About Drones
The Diplomat blogger Kiran Nazish reminds an audience that the drone debate needs to consider the human cost.
Pakistan’s War Against “Miscreants”
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Pakistan’s sweeping legislation for the troubled border areas is too broad – and only likely to fuel the discontent it is meant to quell.
Obama's Drone War
President Obama’s admission of drone strikes in Pakistan was telling. They may, however, not be very effective.
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