Mehtab Karan Singh Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a force to reckon with. Over the last few years and especially since the Nawaz Sharif’s PML (N) has come to power, the government of Pakistan has been floundering in its policy to tackle the challenge posed by this militant organisation. The government cannot be faulted for efforts to engage the TTP in talks as was spelled … [Read more...] about Dealing with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
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Pakistan government-TTP talks: Mutual accommodation is the essence
Ranjan Chauhan After a ding-dong battle over many months the government of Pakistan has confirmed that its talks with the Tehreek-eTaliban Pakistan (TTP) are finally on track with the government committee having met with the representatives of the militant organisation. The government would like the world to believe that nothing (not even bad weather that stalled the earlier … [Read more...] about Pakistan government-TTP talks: Mutual accommodation is the essence
Dealing with the TTP: vacillation will not get Pakistan anywhere
Jaibans Singh The manner in which the much touted talks between the government of Pakistan and the militant conglomerate Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are developing is confusing to say the least. In the very first meeting with the negotiating committee, the TTP representatives had clarified that they do not recognise the constitution of Pakistan. The cleric of the Lal … [Read more...] about Dealing with the TTP: vacillation will not get Pakistan anywhere
Pakistan’s anti-terror policy: neither here nor there!!
Jaibans Singh “Pakistan cannot kill its way to victory. And conversely, there is hardly any guarantee that peace talks would succeed.” Chilling words used by a Pakistani columnist Saim Saeed in his column, “Taliban talks are a complex, long-term process,” published in a prominent English newspaper of Pakistan - The Express Tribune. The comment was made in the context of the … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s anti-terror policy: neither here nor there!!
From Kayani to Raheel: Charting of Pakistan’s destiny
Simrit Kahlon The handing taking over ceremony between chiefs of the Pakistan army is a huge public affair. It is held in a beautifully laid out stadium packed with army officers, civilian dignitaries and even children. The process includes a ceremonial parade, handing over of the baton from the outgoing to the incoming chief and an address by both chiefs. This process, by … [Read more...] about From Kayani to Raheel: Charting of Pakistan’s destiny