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 ...
Strengthening democracy through informed voters and effective local governance
Democracy, as a system of governance, fundamentally depends upon periodic and regular elections conducted at ...
Pak-Afghan tensions and refugee debate
As tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban continue to escalate, a recent statement by ...
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 ...
Pakistan–Taliban tensions enter a new phase
The statement by Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khwaja Asif, that his country was in an “open ...
Old guards, new crises
In Pakistan, people are deeply disturbed by the economic crisis and inflation, which have severely ...
Cross-border strikes and strategic dilemmas
The air raids conducted by the Pakistan military inside Afghanistan on February 22, which reportedly ...
Rethinking Pakistan’s role in a connected world
A key aspect of social discourse in Pakistan generally focuses on Western, particularly American, policy ...
Firm but fair: A pragmatic path for tax recovery
The former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were merged into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province ...
How ICTs can drive change in rural Pakistan
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have played an instrumental role since the mid-1990s in transforming ...