Nadia Khalid

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Dissolution of Punjab Assembly will Increase Pakistan’s Political Instability

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - January 13, 2023 0

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 Cannot Escape Rules of Economics

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - May 27, 2022 0

On Thursday May 26, the coalition government led by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced an increase in prices of petroleum products. Finance Minister, Miftah...

Imran Khan Ignores Fact that Pakistan’s Constitution Allows Dissent & Defection

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - April 24, 2022 0

Weeks after losing the no-confidence motion in Pakistan’s National Assembly, former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close advisors continue to target not just...

Khan Surrenders to TLP, Terror Groups hold Nuke Weapons Country Hostage

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - November 3, 2021 0

After weeks of blowing hot and cold, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government surrendered to the demands of a terrorist group. For the seventh time...

‘Pakistan Regulates Opinions But Allows Cyber Crime’

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - April 18, 2021 0

Image: Reuters Pakistan is back in the news for letting its territory be used by non-state actors. This time, it is not Jihadis but a...

Imran Khan Does Not Like an Independent Election Commission

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - March 20, 2021 0

Respect and strength of institutions is what makes a democracy. Days after losing face and a seat in the recently held Senate elections, the...

Does Opposition Campaign raise hope for Democracy in Pakistan?

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - October 27, 2020 0

Will the rise of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) result in the return to true democracy inside Pakistan and what impact will this have...

Shout ‘Blasphemy,’ Kill People: Pakistan‘s Majority Targets Religious Minorities

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - September 7, 2020 0

Pakistan has one of the strictest anti-blasphemy laws in the world and vigilantes have often been known to attack and kill people suspected of...

Baji Cynthia Ritchie asked to leave Pakistan

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - September 2, 2020 0

Cynthia Ritchie, a Caucasian (white) American woman, living in Pakistan for a decade, has been in the news often: attacking Pakistani activists on social...

Pakistani journalists remain endangered

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - June 24, 2020 0

Pakistan has one of the worst records when it comes to press freedom and safety of the lives of journalists and. Press...

Where is Idris Khattak?

News & Current Affairs Nadia Khalid - May 13, 2020 0

In November 2019, Idris Khattak, a Pakistani human rights activist and independent researcher, was kidnapped on the Swabi Motorway Interchange. He has...

Wake up Pakistan!

Blogs old Nadia Khalid - August 4, 2011 2

I think it is fair to say that the goal of the Pakistani Taliban is to destroy the very notion of “citizen” in Pakistan....

Pakistan’s Minorities Continue to Suffer, Bearing Brunt of Blasphemy Laws

News & Current Affairs Adam Ahmad - January 31, 2023 0

Pakistan is no country for any minority or for anyone with ideals. The cases of Naqeebullah Mehsud and Junaid Hafeez bring this to the...

Pakistan Turns to IMF Again, Facing Economic Downslide and a Battered Rupee

News & Current Affairs Nasir Saeed - January 29, 2023 0

The Pakistani Rupee continues its disastrous downward slide for the last week hitting Rs269.63 for US dollar on Monday, January 30, 2023. Pakistan’s foreign...

Elites are Only Part of Pakistan’s Deep Rooted Problems

News & Current Affairs Shaista Sindhu - January 27, 2023 0

As Pakistan stares into the default abyss, the media and public attention seems to be focused on blaming the elite for “stealing public resources,...

Making Peace with India is Key to Pakistan’s Return from the Brink

News & Current Affairs Sidra Jafri - January 25, 2023 0

Pakistan’s economic and security crises make it even more critical that India and Pakistan need to take steps to resume diplomatic relations. This year’s...

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