Pakistan’s abject failure to curb the extremist political party, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), from openly challenging state authority—terrorising citizens and unleashing a wave of violence and arson for over a week—ought to set alarm bells ringing in countries seeking friendship with Islamabad, not least Israel. For Israel, any attempt to establish diplomatic relations with a state […]
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But for a few brave souls like Frits Veerman, Pakistan might have become the world’s most frightening nightmare. Not that it is not today, but it could have been worse: we might now be facing the spectre of nuclear Armageddon. Veerman, a professional photographer in Amsterdam, was one of the first to raise the alarm
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A recent threat assessment by Norwegian security agencies has drawn attention to Pakistan’s exploitation of dual-use technology, exposing the country as one of the greatest threats to international security. Norway thus joins a growing list of states that have raised alarm over Pakistan’s persistent practice of bypassing international safeguards to acquire sensitive nuclear technology, ostensibly
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International Women’s Day on 8 March serves as a reminder that women across the world continue to fight for basic rights and equality. In South Asia, Pakistan and Bangladesh—once one nation until 1971—today stand at diametrically opposite ends regarding the status of women. Pakistan: Entrenched Discrimination and Resistance Denial of Basic Rights Women in Pakistan
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The American counter-terrorism establishment has been jolted by a sobering realisation: its most persistent terrorist threat is not foreign, but domestic. Contrary to conventional wisdom, “a large majority of jihadist terrorists in the United States have been American citizens or legal residents”. This conclusion comes from New America, a think tank providing one of the
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Repressive regimes frequently resort to violence, intimidation, and technology to silence dissent beyond their borders. A report published by Freedom House on 4 February 2021 noted that “transnational repression” has become increasingly common. It found that 31 states had physically attacked their citizens living abroad since 2014, while millions more have faced harassment, digital surveillance,
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Bangladesh is celebrating 50 years of independence, and none seems happier than India, the larger neighbour often derided as the “big brother.” The reasons are many. Foremost, in this anniversary year, is that India bled—literally—while assisting Bangladesh’s independence in 1971. Confronted with the arrival of over ten million refugees fleeing civil war in East Pakistan,
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