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Can China-brokered talks bring lasting peace between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

As the security situation between Pakistan and Afghanistan under the Taliban regime remains precarious, China ...
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Strengthening democracy through informed voters and effective local governance

Democracy, as a system of governance, fundamentally depends upon periodic and regular elections conducted at ...
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Pak-Afghan tensions and refugee debate

As tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban continue to escalate, a recent statement by ...
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The cycle of violence and the urgent need for transformative ...

The growing presence of violence in Pakistan’s social and political landscape has become difficult to ...
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Pakistan–Taliban tensions enter a new phase

The statement by Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khwaja Asif, that his country was in an “open ...
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Old guards, new crises

In Pakistan, people are deeply disturbed by the economic crisis and inflation, which have severely ...
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Cross-border strikes and strategic dilemmas

The air raids conducted by the Pakistan military inside Afghanistan on February 22, which reportedly ...
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Rethinking Pakistan’s role in a connected world

A key aspect of social discourse in Pakistan generally focuses on Western, particularly American, policy ...
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Firm but fair: A pragmatic path for tax recovery

The former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were merged into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province ...
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How ICTs can drive change in rural Pakistan

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have played an instrumental role since the mid-1990s in transforming ...