Internal Security

Introduction This deceptively simple proposition encapsulates one of the enduring dilemmas of democratic governance: how does the State preserve public...

Recent protests by various political and student bodies have drawn criticism for the use of excessive force. The use of...

This article in edited form appeared in the Tribune on September 22, 2026. I am sharing the unedited version here...

Terrorism is changing tactics, adapting to the times and technology. Pakistan’s ISI has shown remarkable flexibility in embracing technology to...

Scores of gangs and hundreds of their associates belonging to Punjab and Haryana in India’s north strike fear in communities...

One Enemy — Shahzad Bhatti — Wears Pakistan’s Flag; the Others Wear None At All The Announcement India’s intelligence agencies...

Cybercrime has caused humongous financial losses worldwide. Losses in 2023 amounted to a staggering $ 8 trillion. Cybercriminals keep finding...

Pakistan absorbed the former tribal areas into Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa through the 25th Amendment, even though the question of their accession remains...

Recently, I learned that someone needed to hire a private detective agency to check the antecedents of the would-be groom....

The Islamic world is forging new alliances with both short- and long-term views of geopolitics as it plays out in...