Orakzai: Conjuring ‘Victories’
By Tushar Ranjan Mohanty/South Asia Intelligence Review
The Pakistan Army has become adept at manufacturing ‘victories’ against ‘terrorism’ in theatre after theatre in the country, though each year has seen increasing terrorism-related fatalities in the country. In this bold history of triumph, on June 1, 2010, the Army had declared another victory over ‘terrorism’ in its Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I Will See You) in the Orakzai Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), adding that military operations in the area had been ‘completed’ and civilians could expect to return home soon.more »
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J&K: Mapping Street Violence
By Praveen Swami/ South Asia Intelligence Review
On June 11, 2010, a tear-gas shell arced over a crowded street in Srinagar’s Rajouri Kadal area. It landed, with surreal precision, on Tufail Mattoo, ripping apart the seventeen year olds’ skull.more »
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