You must enable JavaScript to view this site.

Pakistan

Drones: Myths And Reality In Pakistan

Asia Report N°247, 21 May 2013

Pakistan

Drone strikes alone will not eliminate the jihadi threat in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Extension of Pakistani law and full constitutional rights to the region is the only long-term solution.

Recent Reports

Drones: Myths And Reality In Pakistan, Asia Report N°247, 21 May 2013

Drone strikes alone will not eliminate the jihadi threat in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Extension of Pakistani law and full constitutional rights to the region is the only long-term solution.

Pakistan: Countering Militancy in PATA, Asia Report N°242, 15 Jan 2013

To overcome the security challenges and curb extremism in Pakistan’s Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA), its national and provincial leaderships should reclaim the political space ceded to the military.

Pakistan: No End To Humanitarian Crises , Asia Report N°237, 9 Oct 2012

Three successive years of devastating floods threatening the lives of millions, coupled with the displacement of hundreds of thousands due to military operations and militancy, gives Pakistan’s radical Islamist groups opportunities to recruit and increases the potential for conflict.

Election Reform in Pakistan, Asia Briefing N°137, 16 Aug 2012

With fresh elections just months away, Pakistan’s government and opposition must urgently implement key reforms to the electoral commission to cement the transition to democracy and stave off another indefinite period of unaccountable rule.

Aid and Conflict in Pakistan, Asia Report N°227, 27 Jun 2012

Despite many billions of dollars, international assistance to Pakistan, particularly from the U.S., its largest donor, is neither improving the government’s performance against jihadi groups nor stabilising its nascent democracy.

Pakistan’s Relations with India: Beyond Kashmir?, Asia Report N°224, 3 May 2012

Their recent dialogue process provides the best chance yet for bilateral peace and regional stability, but Pakistan and India must still overcome serious mistrust among hardliners in their security elites.

Islamic Parties in Pakistan, Asia Report N°216, 12 Dec 2011

Religious intolerance, sectarian violence and radical Islamic parties threaten to undermine the democratic reforms on which Pakistan’s stability depends.

русский

Reforming Pakistan’s Prison System , Asia Report N°212, 12 Oct 2011

Reforming Pakistan’s corrupt and dysfunctional prison system is central to curbing rising crime and militancy, fixing a deteriorating criminal justice system and enforcing the rule of law.

Reforming Pakistan’s Electoral System, Asia Report N° 203, 30 Mar 2011

Pakistan’s dysfunctional electoral system has hampered democratic development, political stability and the rule of law; major electoral reforms would bolster a still fragile democratic transition.

Reforming Pakistan’s Criminal Justice System, Asia Report N°196, 6 Dec 2010

Pakistan’s dysfunctional criminal justice system poses serious risks for domestic, regional and international security; the federal and provincial governments must make its reform a top priority.

Items 1 - 10 of 38 First   Previous   Next   Last

Commentary

Pakistan: No time to lose

Samina Ahmed
Inside Story, 7 Sep 2011

Taming a "Strange Land"

Shehryar Fazli
Foreign Policy, 27 Jun 2011

USA:s allians med Pakistan ett indirekt stöd till al-Qaida

Robert Templar
Sveriges Television, 9 May 2011
Items 1 - 5 of 30
First   Previous   Next   Last

More commentary

Video

Pakistan's Displacement Crisis

The Pakistani army's recent campaigns against militants in the country's northwest has led to the displacement of millions. In this exclusive report, Crisis Group visits an IDP camp outside Islamabad to see the impact on the ground.

Podcast

 

Pakistan’s Worsening IDP Crisis

15 September: Floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,700 people and affected more than 20 million since late July. They've also worsened an ongoing displacement crisis brought on by years of conflict in the region. Crisis Group Senior Vice President Mark Schneider discusses a new report, "Pakistan's Worsening Displacement Crisis," including what's being done to help the victims and the challenges facing a government already battling an insurgency and struggling to establish a democracy. Listen

Alert

6 Jun 2007: With rumours of emergency rule – in effect martial law – flying about Islamabad, the U.S. should lead an immediate move by the international community, including the EU and Japan, to urge peaceful transition to democratic rule in Pakistan.