Monthly Archives: March 2014

Guest post from Centre for Research and Security Studies Summary: In order to bring the youth of Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA)  into the social, political and economic mainstream, a draft of FATA Youth Policy (FYP) has been developed by … Continue reading →

History has shown us on many occasions that people from one country have involved themselves with affairs of another country. This could be in the form of medical/financial aid, weapons, manpower and intelligence. Personally, I’ve always supported the ideology of … Continue reading →

.. Hamza Hassan Bin Dahaman, drone inflicted trauma, a crime against humanity There is no other word for it… I am outraged at seeing the photo of Hamza Hassan Bin Dahaman, a Yemeni youth so traumatized at witnessing a drone … Continue reading →

 Dokku Umarov reported “martyred” Dokku Umarov, Emir of the Caucasus, leader of Islamist insurgency in the region of Chechnya was reported “martyred” by Kavkaz website, sympathetic to jihadists. An obituary was posted but no details given of his death. The … Continue reading →

Playing cricket on the streets of Indian Occupied Kashmir Frankly I know nothing about cricket (except my grandfather proudly played for the local village team at Greatham, northern England) however I do care about freedom of expression, so to hear … Continue reading →

 Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia after a crackdown checking their documents (AFP)  In recent times amendments have been made to Labour Law in Saudi Arabia to protect the rights of both foreign and Saudi workers, at least that is the theory … Continue reading →

    Shahidullah Shahid (TTP spokesperson) and Taliban Commander Adnan Rasheed My announcement of a one month ceasefire by the Pakistan Taliban on Twitter was cautiously welcomed by some yesterday as spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid stated,  “After taking into consideration appeals … Continue reading →