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Talimand Khan
Talimand Khan

The writer is a freelance contributor.

  • June 22, 2017

    Whose fault is it anyway?

    Whether the lack of rule of law pushed the Pakistani state towards corruption or the latter ruined the former would likely end up as a chicken or...

  • May 17, 2017

    Widening the security lens

    Afghanistan recently witnessed      two important developments. The first was the return of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to Kabul...

  • April 22, 2017

    Beyond the veneer

    Mashal’s death was excruciating because it  exposed the hypocrisies, mediocrity and hollowness of our polity. The incident reflected the...

  • March 22, 2017

    Revisiting Westphalia

    Since 9/11, terrorism has become a policy lynchpin of a majority of states. The amorphous, non-structure of terrorism has coagulated into a...

  • January 28, 2017

    Fata in the crosshairs

     The current situation in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the ensuing debate surrounding its merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a...

  • October 26, 2016

    Mainstreaming or cornering Fata?

    Fata, known for its elusive terrain and fabled tribesmen, has been turned into an untenable area purportedly to eliminate terrorists’ cubby...

  • July 16, 2016

    Achakzai’s words

    Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s recent statement that “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa belongs to the Afghans” was perhaps read through the prism of...