Pakistan

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

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

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

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

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

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

The forced exodus of the fishing community at Manchar Lake.

Of family pressure, maulvis and the nikahnama.

On root causes, challenges and gaps in state capacity.