Pak Returned Militants

After more than a two-year unwritten moratorium on the return of Kashmiri militants from Pakistan under the "Surrender and rehabilitation policy", the Center and Jammu and Kashmir government are working out the modalities to legalise the Nepal route.

A palpable sense of security is returning to Pakistan as a crackdown on militancy bears fruit, but critics warn the government has not taken long-term steps to tackle the underlying scourge of extremist Islam.

After more than a two-year unwritten moratorium on the return of Kashmiri militants from Pakistan under the "Surrender and rehabilitation policy", the Center and Jammu and Kashmir government are working out the modalities to legalise the Nepal route.

A palpable sense of security is returning to Pakistan as a crackdown on militancy bears fruit, but critics warn the government has not taken long-term steps to tackle the underlying scourge of extremist Islam.