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Pakistan is Failing or Flailing But Does Not Want to Face Reality
Pakistan has long been viewed as a failing – or flailing – state by analysts around the world. Pakistanis, in the name of patriotism,...
Pakistan Law Will Exacerbate Persecution of Minorities
Pakistan’s long beleaguered ethnic and religious minorities and sects keep facing new challenges. Just recently on January 17, the National Assembly of Pakistan passed...
Stock Market Bloodbath Amidst Pakistan Economic Meltdown
There is little doubt that Pakistan’s economy is not just in doldrums but in the ICU for the last few months. The recent bloodbath...
Ulema Support Christian Official Against False Blasphemy Charge in Pakistan
Pakistan is going through so many crises right now that any small event brings a spark of hope especially when it has to do...
Jihadi Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost
The ‘chickens are coming home to roost’ is how most experts around the world are viewing the mounting attacks by TTP against the Pakistani...
Dissolution of Punjab Assembly will Increase Pakistan’s Political Instability
At a time when the country needs political stability, it appears that another round of political instability is before us. After weeks of back...
Pakistan’s Economic Crisis comes with Even Greater Risks
With low foreign exchange and depleted food stocks food prices have begun driving the latest round of crippling inflation. In this context the World...
Instead of Managing the Rupee, Pakistan Needs to Reform the Economy
The top financial official of a country needs to be careful and responsible every time he or she opens their mouth. Finance Minister Ishaq...
Global Economic Support Contingent on Pakistan’s Economic Reforms
The recently held donor’s conference in Geneva to help Pakistan raised commitments of $9 billion – of which $8.7 billion is from multilateral agencies...
Anti-Terrorism Fatwa Maybe Too Little Too Late
In a repetition of old policy, the state is now using the religious argument to ‘take the wind out of the militants’ sails.’ But...
Pakistan Ranks High Among Dangerous Countries for Journalists – Again
Pakistan continues to remain one of the most dangerous countries in which to be a journalist. According to the latest report by Reporters Without...
Commission After Commission But No End to Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan
The recent decision by the provincial government of Balochistan to set up a new commission to trace all missing persons would be the 3rd...
Covid Lurks for Pakistan Alongside Security and Economic Crises
The Pakistani state’s attention currently maybe focused on domestic political instability and the economic crises but this should not make us ignore that Covid-19...
Balochistan’s ‘Haq Du’ Tehrik Reflects Total Baloch Alienation
The growing protests led by supporters of the Haq Do Tehreek , led by Jamaat-i-Islami’s Maulana Hidayatur Rahman, are not new. They mirror last...
The Pakistani State Must Address the Concerns of the Baloch
While Pakistan’s economic crises is far from being resolved any time soon, the country’s internal security situation has also worsened. In addition to the...
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