Our security forces have been fighting a war against the Taliban in the tribal areas that has now extended beyond that troubled zone into our cities and towns. The tribal regions for decades have provided the safe havens to the militants of various creed and nationality from Middle East to Central Asia. The social, religious and ideological linkages with this region go back to the Afghan Jihad against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. A great variety of militants from so many countries were encouraged, financed and equipped by the United States, leading European and Muslim countries. Th ... Read More
Dr. Rasul Bakhsh Rais
Border Management The Case of Pakistan and Afghanistan Border
Contextual Perspective International borders are geographic demarcations between the nation states. Borders take the form of physical land boundaries, maritime edges or air frontiers. However, the land borders, more than air and sea, typically ill ... Read More
Brig Ehsan Mehmood Khan
The Decisive Phase (From Editor's Desk)
Asif Jehangir Raja
