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Pakistan’s Enduring TTP Woes
Shahzad Akhtar
In a February 6 attack, five Pakistani soldiers were killed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) in Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. In...
Fake News and Political Rhetoric: The Foreign Policy Challenge
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The rise of post truth politics, wherein, the politicians rely on using rhetoric to win the elections and influence public opinion has become a prominent feature of politics...
Book Review |The Security Imperative: Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy
Book Title: The Security Imperative: Pakistan's Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy
Author: Zamir Akram
ISBN: 9789692109178
Publisher: Paramount Books
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