Emergency Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Security Measure or a New Chapter in Pakistan’s Political Crisis?
Imposing emergency rule on a province already scarred by decades of conflict amounted to another experiment in authoritarian governance. By...
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IMF Talks Expose Pakistan’s Persistent Failure on Education, Healthcare and Governance
The Karachi talks are not only about macroeconomic aggregates. They are also a test of whether Pakistan can reform the...
Two Fronts, One Doctrine: Pakistan’s Proxy Warfare from Kashmir to Afghanistan
Pakistan helped create the Afghan Taliban and supported the Haqqani Network, which US Admiral Michael Mullen told the Senate in...
Civilians Bear the Cost as Pakistan’s Air Campaign Expands into Afghanistan
By Gaheez Salarzai The rubble of destroyed homes in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar and southern Helmand provinces has become the latest...
Karzai’s Message Amid Renewed Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions
Relations between Kabul and Islamabad continue to be shaped by mutual accusations, security concerns, and an increasingly dangerous cycle of...
“Global Terrorism Olympics: Shehbaz Sharif Competes Wearing a ‘Beggar’ Helmet at the UN”
By A. Shafaq In the ever‑expanding sport of South Asian political theatrics, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has entered the...
Open Letter Asks UN to Investigate Pakistani Strikes in Afghanistan
Stop the airstrikes and artillery. Open an independent investigation under UN auspices, covering all attacks since the campaign began, including...
Pakistan Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Afghanistan, UN Confirms Casualties
Airstrikes carried out by Pakistani forces in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province early on 21 September have killed at least three...
Rights Erode as Durand Line Tensions Escalate
A country that looks calm on the surface but is cracking underneath. Five years after the Taliban swept back into...
Displacement Fears Intensify in Noshki District
“We will not be driven from our homes and ancestral areas. Our graves may be made here, but we will...
