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By Sajjad Shaukat A deadly suicide bomber in Quetta-the provincial capital of Pakistan killed at least 74 people and wounded more than 100 on August 8, 2016 in an attack at the government-run Civil Hospital. Earlier, on the same day, unknown armed men...

Using drones to carry out targeted killings has become an integral part of the United States’ ‘war on terror’. Afghanistan in the late 1990s was the laboratory where the US developed armed drones as it searched for a way to deal with Osama bin Laden...

Afia Malik* 1. Introduction This chapter aims to discuss the crisis of the power sector in Pakistan—its origin and challenges—and, most importantly, to suggest strategies and possible solutions for coping with it. A sufficient energy supply...

INTERNATIONAL Obama signs bill to suspend $ 1.1 bn aid to Pak US President Barack Obama  has signed into law a massive $1.1 billion defense spending bill that also seeks to suspend a big cut of $1.1 billion military aid to Pakistan,...

The United States might end up as a footnote in the long history of Afghanistan. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com  here. Call it an irony, if you will, but as the Obama administration...