
Matt Reynolds
@mattreyxx
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Interests: RR- Reading and Research.
Looking at South Asian Affairs.
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15-10-2020 10:49:46
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In Pakistan, laws are not the last resort; they're the first weapon. Helmet? Fine. Speeding? FIR. Free speech? Shutdown. Instead of building social trust and norms, the state builds jails and firewalls. Who benefits from this fear factory? Dr. Taimur Rahman dawn.com/news/1927971/c…


Over 2 decades of military ops in KP, yet TTP still roams freely. Why?Bec. establishment excels at photo-ops, not strategy. Clear,hold,alienate, & never build. It’s not counter-terrorism. The state can’t alienate people & build a strategy. Khushal Khan dawn.com/news/1928223/t…

Pak’s opposition can list every crisis, from rising fascism to stolen elections, but still can’t unite behind a clear roadmap. Endless pressers,zero strategy. If they can’t even agree among themselves, how will they ever challenge the system?Husain Haqqani thenews.com.pk/latest/1332502…

Pakistan didn’t just host Afghan jihad; it absorbed it.And from that,it birthed Frankenstein: Lashkar,Harkat,Hizb, TTP.Sectarian,ethnic, & international terror found a home, thanks to a blind, complicit establishment. The impact still haunts.Husain Haqqani thefridaytimes.com/02-Aug-2025/th…

How long can Pakistan (not only Baloch or Pashtuns but primarily them) be held hostage to such evil rulers of #BananaRepublicPakistan? Umar pashteen Saleem zeb Afridi

Two decades of operations in KP, & #PakArmy still hasn’t learned: you can’t bomb your way to peace. Military success means nothing if you lose the people. But then again, maybe that's never been the goal. What exactly are they trying to win? Ayesha Siddiqa dawn.com/news/1928421/e…

For decades, Pakistan fed the beast of militancy under the illusion of "strategic depth." Now that beast lives across the border in Afghanistan, and it bites back. TTP, IS-K, Al Qaeda, spawned by flawed policy, not foreign conspiracy. Muhammad Amir Rana dawn.com/news/1928640/t…

70+ years later, Pakistan is still running a colonial-era civil service with modern inefficiency. No innovation, no downsizing, no accountability, just more bureaucrats and worse service. Reform isn’t a memo. It’s a mindset. Raza Ahmad Rumi dawn.com/news/1928639/r…

Police testimonies from Zaman Park now shape national verdicts. #PakJudiciary doesn’t need evidence anymore, just whispers from sofas and coffee tables. When the state turns into a surveillance drama, even justice hides behind cushions. Husain Haqqani dawn.com/news/1928848/a…