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Why is Parachinar Stuck in an Endless Loop of Violence?
On November 21, 2024, gunmen in Pakistan killed at least 38 Shiite travelers going from the city of Parachinar to Peshawar. The attack occurred in the Ochat area of the Lower Kurram region in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province —…
Looking Back at 2023: SAV Editors’ Picks
At South Asian Voices, we pride ourselves on publishing diverse perspectives from across the subcontinent on important and often contentious issues related to the politics, security, and economics of South Asia. Below are the SAV editorial team’s top picks of 2023: Sophia Kierstead…
Former FATA’s Mainstreaming Remains Elusive
Pakistan merged the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the Afghanistan border into the adjoining Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in May 2018, ending the century-old colonial administrative structure of the region by bringing it into the constitutional order and…
فاٹا، ٹی ٹی پی، اور پاکستان کی انسداد دہشت گردی کی حکمت عملی کے مضمرات
پاکستانی سیکیورٹی اپریٹس نے خیال کیا کہ ۲۰۱۷ میں تحریک طالبان (ٹی ٹی پی) کا زوال ان کے رہنما احسان اللہ احسان کی گرفتاری اور پاکستانی سیکیورٹی فورسز کے کریک ڈاؤن سے مکمل ہو چکا ہے۔ تاہم، ٹی…
FATA, the TTP, and the Pitfalls of Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strategy
In 2017, the Pakistani security apparatus presumed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP)’s downfall was inevitable with the capture of their leader, Ehsanullah Ehsan and the Pakistani security forces’ crackdown. However, the TTP has resumed its offensive since 2021, Pakistan Institute for…
The Regional Implications of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement
As the United States and the Afghan Taliban inked an agreement to end the almost two-decade-long war in Afghanistan on February 29, many onlookers welcomed the possibility of an end to the violence while nonetheless fearing conflict resurgence and possible…