Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar For three decades, peace in Afghanistan has been interlinked with Pakistan’s policy toward its landlocked western neighbor. The debate has recently shifted with the change in the dynamics of regional politics and security. The state of peace in the post-2014 Afghanistan hinges on the future of Pakistan, which has reached the … Read more
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Quetta’s Carnage Spells Trouble for Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 23, 2012 · 1 Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar A remote-controlled bomb blast on Monday, June 18 targeted a university bus in Quetta, the capital city of the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing five students and injuring more than 60 civilians. All the students killed belonged to the Shiite-Hazara ethno-religious minority group. An underground Sunni militant organization, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi … Read more
Op-ed in Daily Tawar
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
My op-ed in Urdu language newspaper, Daily Tawar
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Bad Communicators
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
I attended a unique session at the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library, where I had the opportunity of meeting with the librarians of various universities and think-tanks. A representative of the LOC introduced the visiting librarians about the available collection of books on Pakistan. The Library staff talked about the problems of getting … Read more
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Al-Qaeda: Weak But Undefeated in Pakistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar The killing of Abu Yahya al-Libi, Al-Qaeda’s second most important leader after Ayman al-Zawahri, in a drone strike in Pakistan’s ungovernable tribal region clearly indicates that the global Jihadist syndicate is weak but not fully dismantled. In addition, Al-Qaeda, as shown in the latest incident, has not completely left Pakistan. Last year, I asked Pulitzer … Read more
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Shooting the Messenger: Four Reporters Murdered in Pakistan in One Month
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on June 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar In May 2012 alone, at least four journalists have been killed in Pakistan, increasing to six the total number of slain reporters for this year. Pakistan, which remained the world’s deadliest place for correspondents in 2010 and 2011, once again stands among Somalia and Syria with the highest number of reporters … Read more
