On August 7, 2014, EWI Board Member Ikram Sehgal led a discussion at the EastWest Institute's New York center on the serious security situation in North Waziristan, Pakistan. 

He began by noting that Pakistani public opinion is united around the current military campaign in the region to combat the ever present Taliban forces in the area. He claimed that terrorism in Pakistan is no longer about ideology but rather economic gains and mentioned that groups within the country have gained financial support from the private sector, adding to their power. 

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