There is little evidence to support claims Pakistan’s oldest boogeyman is behind the recent rise in terror attacks.
Opinion
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Militants take advantage of ungovernable spaces in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Pakistan’s ban on Valentine’s Day reflects a growing unease with depictions of love and romance among conservatives.
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The PCB should not try to stage the PSL 2017 final in Lahore after last night’s bombing.
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Police performance in preventing terror attacks is not a zero sum game.
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Pakistan must not allow the Islamic State to gain strength in its tribal agencies.
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Pakistan must deter players from engaging in illegal practices by awarding strict punishments to all guilty parties.
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Kabul’s normalizing of the ‘butcher’ warlord is unlikely to win it any in-roads with the Taliban.
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It’s time to normalize Pakistan’s tribal areas.
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Handing over militants fleeing Afghan forces is a good step toward normalizing Pak-Afghan ties.
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There is no point in Pakistan’s Censor Board banning movies from across the Line of Control.
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Pakistan and India could find common ground through trade and greater cross-border movement.
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Pakistan’s pro forma Kashmir policy must change to combat India’s framing of the struggle as a purely internal problem.
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A survey claiming Nawaz Sharif is more popular than Imran Khan has PTI supporters in an uproar.
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Imran Khan’s view of a potential travel ban on Pakistanis is horribly misguided.
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Baba Ladla’s killing only removes one of the many criminals plaguing Karachi.
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The failure of Pakistan’s judiciary.
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Is Islamabad sincere in its actions against the militant commander?
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Pakistan can no longer afford to indulge the workers of its Steel Mills.
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A democratic, rules-based society cannot function by silencing debate.