Confused Ruling Class, Determined Militants And Suffering Masses
No end to violence in sight As killing and maiming of innocent civilians mounted in recent months, so did the rhetoric of negotiation from some in the government and the…
Tag: Militants
Political Situation in Pakistan
Brief Perspective The political, economic and social crisis has further deepened. The infighting among the different sections of ruling classes and state institutions has intensified. Tensions between civilian government, judiciary…
New wave of terrorism unleashed
By Khalid Bhatti 28/10/2009 No end to the violence as guerrilla war escalates A recent avalanche of attacks, killing more than 160 people, has opened the flood gates of a…
Swat Valley nightmare
By Khalid Bhatti 12/08/2009 In April 2009, the Pakistani government announced that it would carry out military action against Pakistani Taliban militants in the Swat district in the North West Frontier…
A Change Of Face Will Not Solve Social And Political Crisis
Pakistani has its third Prime Minister in two months. Many people say that Shaukat Aziz, the new Prime Minister, won the elections not with the power of the vote, but…
Workers fight Musharraf’s regime
By Khalid Bhatti 27/02/2004 Compared to five years ago, the railway colony of Lahore where all railway workers live and work has an air of demoralisation and fear. The military…