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Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

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Obey or refuse? A former police chief on power and principle

Obey or refuse? A former police chief on power and principle

When Brutus joined the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, Shakespeare gave him the line: “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome...

28.10.2026 400

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

How not to fight terrorism in Pakistan

A sudden bang broke the silence during Friday prayers at a mosque in my neighborhood, F-11 in Islamabad. For a moment, the congregation froze. Nothing...

28.09.2026 90

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Graveyard of Ideas

Someone once explained two easily confused words to me rather simply: “Illusion is building castles in the air; delusion is when you start living in...

08.09.2026 100

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Graveyard of Ideas

https://arab.news/y8mwk Someone once explained two easily confused words to me rather simply: “Illusion is building castles in the air; delusion is...

31.08.2026 90

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

I served in Balochistan. It’s time to admit what isn’t working

I served in Balochistan. It’s time to admit what isn’t working https://arab.news/wd74p When I joined the Police Service of Pakistan in 1988, my...

16.07.2026 100

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Trigger-happy policing: The cost of shortcut justice

Trigger-happy policing: The cost of shortcut justice https://arab.news/mzbp6 Nine-year-old Hania Ahmad had traveled from Australia to Pakistan for a...

17.06.2026 70

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Islamabad needs smarter security, not more roadblocks

Islamabad needs smarter security, not more roadblocks https://arab.news/63jyh Many years ago, while supervising security arrangements for a...

04.06.2026 90

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

The hidden costs of modern war

The hidden costs of modern war https://arab.news/222qb War is often reduced to numbers: casualties, costs, and the scale of destruction. These figures...

12.05.2026 100

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Just a pause, not peace: The Pak–Afghan calm will slip again

Just a pause, not peace: The Pak–Afghan calm will slip again https://arab.news/rh4w2 A fragile calm has returned along the Pakistan–Afghanistan...

03.04.2026 100

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

“Collateral Damage” Means Dead Children

20.03.2026 100

The Nation

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Time to Kill?

In the 1996 film A Time to Kill, a father shoots the two men accused of raping his young daughter. He does not deny it. The trial that follows is not...

24.02.2026 100

The Nation

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

The Mindset That Shapes Policing

04.02.2026 90

The Nation

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Age of impunity: When might writes the rules again

03.02.2026 80

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

From Pakistan to Ukraine, global violence is in flux

13.01.2026 150

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Pakistan–Afghan crisis is deepening dangerously

08.12.2025 100

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Pseudo Reforms

02.12.2025 90

The Nation

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

War of words: The emerging frontline of security

06.11.2025 70

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Uniform’s Weight

03.11.2025 60

The Nation

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Raw Power

12.10.2025 100

The Nation

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Drugs, Pakistani youth and Gulf futures

04.10.2025 50

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Militancy’s transitions and the changing mechanics of fear 

26.08.2025 60

Arab News Pakistan

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

Police Martyrs

12.08.2025 70

The Nation

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam

The Policing Test

02.08.2025 80

The Nation

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam