Pakistan military

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

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

Nepal elections, Pakistan’s new Army Chief, ‘Moshari’, and more.

Southasiasphere episode 22: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Dec 16, 2022

Talking to Tehreek-i-Taliban

Pakistan’s negotiations with the banned group may lead to more violence and instability.

| Sep 13, 2022

No neutrality

The military’s neutral stance around Imran Khan’s ouster may be damage control.

| Jun 23, 2022

Military creep

Pakistan’s federal system is being undermined by militarisation.

| Aug 04, 2021

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