National

Fiscal federalism and local devolution in Pakistan

The World Bank has urged Pakistan to revisit its existing framework of fiscal federalism, arguing ...
National

Pakistan’s crisis of democratic culture

There is an increasing realization within the power circles of Pakistan that the country’s political ...
National

Need for structural reform

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s recent proposal for dialogue among all political parties to bring about ...
National

TTP revamps operational strategy

While, as part of its new operational strategy, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a terrorist ...
National

BLA-TTP alliance: A new threat to Pakistan’s security

The recent terrorist attacks carried out by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the ...
National

The devil in the devolution: How the 18th Amendment stopped ...

The World Bank has urged Pakistan to revisit its existing framework of fiscal federalism, arguing ...
National

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 ...
National

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 ...
National

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 ...
International

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 ...