he Pakistani army managed to flush the Taliban out of their stronghold in South Waziristan in an offensive launched a year ago. But will they be able to keep them out?

October 6th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - A recent upturn in US drone attacks in Pakistan is directly linked to intelligence warning of impending Al Qaeda attacks in Europe.

The explosion that killed 53 people at a Shia rally in Quetta city is just the beginning of what will come to be a wave of militant attacks aimed at taking advantage of the chaos that is descending over Pakistan.

Severe flooding in Pakistan has created a dangerous situation for the already-beleaguered civilian government in Islamabad.

Despite the chorus of positivity emanating from Washington and several media outlets, the capture of Mullah Baradar in Karachi does not entail a hard swing towards cooperation on the part of the Pakistani government.

The latest political tensions in Pakistan, which could see key members of government ousted, threaten to unravel President Obama's Afghan strategy before it even has the chance to take root.

It turns out Islamabad's reprieve is to be short-lived, as the Pakistan Taliban are once again striking at the heart of the Pakistani state.

The Pakistani government has seized the upper hand in their struggle against the Pakistan Taliban - a situation that is a far cry from the dark days of last April, when ‘state collapse’ was on the tip of everyone’s tongues.

Although this week’s report on Pakistan touches down on the possibility of U.S. drone strikes alienating crucial tribal populations along the Durand line, the assassination of Pak Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is without a doubt a boon for the Pakistani government’s fight against Islamic militancy.

The rise of militant Islam in Pakistan ranks among countless examples of short-term political gain sacrificing long-term stability.