MANY people believe that Islamabad lacks a coherent and comprehensive strategy to stem the tide of religious militancy. But the government argues it has set up the National Counterterrorism Authority (NACTA) to examine the problem and devise a viable policy in this connection. It is not clear how much time the authority will take to […]

The banned organisations, which were once strategic assets of the state, have nurtured the narrative of destruction. Review of their literature and objective statements lays bare their sectarian motives and ambitions for achieving an ultra-orthodox theocracy in Pakistan The Punjab government has once again banned 17 militant organisations, which have repeatedly resurfaced under new names, […]

Terrorists have fully exposed their ambitions while attacking the Hazrat Ali Hajvari shrine in Lahore on July 1. The rapid expansion in their targets indicates that they have decided to fully exhibit their ideological, political and sectarian aims through violence. They have chosen the Punjab province and specifically the capital, Lahore, as a battlefield. With […]