Salman Rafi Sheikh writes about the implications of Pakistanâs growing ties with Saudi Arabia, testing the countryâs neutrality and bringing the Saudi-UAE rivalry to Southasia.
Two journalists detained in the Maldives, India hosts BRICS foreign minister summit, Pakistan denies allowing Iranian military aircraft to park during negotiations and more
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On 22 November, a haunting video from Pakistan surfaced on social media, showing a convoy filled with Shia Muslims killed in a brutal sectarian attack. Syeda
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As the Border-Gavaskar trophy kicks off in Australia, Benjamin Golby writes that the importance of the series goes beyond cricket, shaping Australiaâs view of
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This week, Bakht Noor Nasar writes that local journalists reporting the War on Terror from the Pakistan-Afghanistan borderlands became victims and agents of geopolitical conflict
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This week, as Indiaâs state elections kick off, Imaad ul Hasan unpacks the choices voters face in Maharashtra, where itâs a stand-off between
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Last month, Pakistanâs cabinet hastily passed a constitutional amendment implementing controversial judicial reforms. Salman Rafi Sheikh unpacks the implications of Pakistanâs 26th amendment, and
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This week, Rajni Gamage and Harindra B Dassanayake write that the National People's Power, the victors of Sri Lanka's presidential election, prioritised
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This week, Hurmat Ali Shah writes about the government ban imposed on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement ahead of their three day jirga, a restorative justice mechanism
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This week, Auqib Javeed writes about how Jammu and Kashmirâs assembly election results present a headache for New Delhi, particularly given new chief minister Omar
