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Why Pakistan needs a national government to confront its crises

Recently, while addressing the National Assembly after the passage of the annual federal budget, Prime ...
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Democracy beyond elections: The need to build democratic culture in ...

Pakistan is officially and constitutionally a democratic state. It has an elected Parliament at the ...
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US-Iran accord: A flawed peace and its geopolitical ripples

The United States and Iran have signed a crucial peace deal to end their recent ...
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Russia-Taliban defence cooperation: Emerging implications for Pakistan

The recent agreement between Russia and the Afghan Taliban regime to repair Soviet-era and Russian-made ...
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Social roots behind Pakistan’s political and economic instability

Presently, Pakistan is facing multiple crises at different levels and across various institutions, and this ...
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Can Pakistan use US-Iran mediation to revive IP gas pipeline

The ongoing, rare diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran—and Pakistan’s central role in ...
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Strategic perils of India’s escalating anti-Pakistan posturing

The recent highly provocative and irresponsible statement by Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi regarding ...
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Why democracy has struggled to evolve in Pakistan

There has long been an intense debate within Pakistan’s intellectual circles over why democracy has ...
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Pakistan’s Afghan repatriation challenge remains far from over

Pakistan’s long-standing challenge of hosting millions of Afghan nationals remains far from fully resolved, despite ...
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Ethno-linguistic politics in Pakistan faces crisis of relevance

The contemporary political scene in Pakistan is deeply unsettled. A combination of factors, particularly the ...