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Pakistan's Elite Capture Costs More Than $25 Billion A Year

Pakistan, July 20 -- Pakistan's politics and economic stagnation cannot be understood merely as a problem of corruption, weak taxation or excessive debt, nor reduced to a simple binary of civilian ver... और पढ़ें


Political Pundits: Rich In Access, Poor In Understanding

Pakistan, July 16 -- Two recent tweets by veteran journalists captured a mood of deep disillusionment in Pakistan's media circles. Nusrat Javeed wrote that after "50 years of sacrificing everything fo... और पढ़ें


Blaming India Or The Taliban Is Not A Strategy

Pakistan, July 15 -- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif recently rebuked Maulana Fazlur Rehman for suggesting soldiers fight for salaries, calling it an insult to the country's martyrs. No one lays down th... और पढ़ें


Brokering Peace Will Not Revive Economic Growth

Pakistan, July 10 -- Pakistan's role in helping calm one of the Middle East's most dangerous confrontations has generated a wave of optimism in Islamabad. Donald Trump has praised Pakistan's leadershi... और पढ़ें


July 5, 1977: The Day Pakistan's Darkest Chapter Began

Pakistan, July 5 -- Forty-nine years ago, General Zia-ul-Haq's tanks moved on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government. I was twenty. Two months later, I, together with a group of students sat in a room at 70... और पढ़ें


Blood And Remembrance: Why Karbala Still Governs Iran

Pakistan, June 25 -- More than thirteen centuries have passed since a small band of men, women, and children found themselves surrounded on a sun-baked plain in what is now Iraq. According to the domi... और पढ़ें


The Budget That Fails To Address The Debt Crisis

Pakistan, June 15 -- Pakistan's latest budget offers some targeted relief. Still, it essentially amounts to incremental tweaks rather than a bold strategy to reverse long-term economic decline, contro... और पढ़ें


Eighteen Years That Separate A Miracle From A Mirage

Pakistan, June 11 -- The PPP's recent victory in Gilgit-Baltistan has reinforced a familiar Pakistani narrative: electoral success as proof of effective governance. Supporters cite ballot box victorie... और पढ़ें