Pakistan’s politics continues to dictate its economic crisis

The standoff over elections in Punjab between the PML-N’s ruling coalition and Imran Khan’s PTI has intensified Pakistan’s multidimensional crisis, and may lead to sovereign default

| May 19, 2023

How ‘Dawn’ made Pakistan, from Delhi

'Dawn', Pakistan's iconic newspaper, was founded in Delhi in 1941. This is the story of how 'Dawn' made Pakistan, before Pakistan made 'Dawn'.

Tehreek-i-Taliban is making its way back in Pakistan

Tehreek-i-Taliban’s resurgence reveals the failure of the Pakistan government’s anti-terror policy and its ambivalent, contradictory relationship with Islamist militant groups

| Mar 13, 2023

Pashtuns will not be pawns in Pakistan’s dangerous game with the TTP and Taliban

Recent protests in Swat and Waziristan highlight discontent with rising militancy and the Pakistan military

| Feb 17, 2023

How can Pakistan end the military’s role in politics?

A conversation with Salman Rafi Sheikh on Pakistan's continued crises

| Feb 15, 2023

Pakistan needs to go beyond the 18th amendment to end the military’s role in politics

Reviving the 2010 reform process can be key to resolving Pakistan’s continued crises, but the reforms need to also target the military's massive business empire

| Jan 30, 2023

Politics and Pakistan’s new army chief

The appointment of General Asim Munir as the COAS is of greater political than institutional significance.

| Dec 13, 2022

Pakistan’s Manchar lake

The forced exodus of the fishing community at Manchar Lake.

| Oct 21, 2022

Ghar ki shaadi

Of family pressure, maulvis and the nikahnama.

| Sep 27, 2022

Unpacking the floods in Pakistan

On root causes, challenges and gaps in state capacity.

| Sep 23, 2022

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