More: Pakistan
South Asia’s Externalized Demons
As the Indian and Pakistani militaries yet
again trade ominous
threats with one another, the Line of Control is once more witness to a
sustained and significant...
The Special Court’s Last Verdict, the Pain and Anguish
Since
independence, Pakistan has been run by military dictators for four-time; most
of them served as president for many years either through insubstantial
elections or bizarre constitutional...
Can New Delhi and Islamabad move beyond a zero sum approach?
Recent
weeks have witnessed some interesting developments in the context of Pakistan’s
external outreach. First, a senior member of Imran Khan’s cabinet, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, the...
Iran, CPEC and regional connectivity
Ever
since taking over as President, Donald Trump’s approach towards Iran has been
excessively rash and lacked nuance. US withdrawal from JCPOA (Joint
Comprehension for Plan of...
G2C e-Governance & e-Frauds: A Perspective for Digital Pakistan Policy
e-Governance, sometimes referred as
e-government, online-government or digital government, is the use of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) to assist in the transformation
of government structures and...
Kartarpur may be the first drop of rain
On November 09th, 2019,
Pakistan and India opened the first-ever
visa-free corridor between the two countries to facilitate the pilgrimage of
Sikhs – a minority community in...
Who wields “authority” in Pakistan? Need for maintaining separation of powers
The
provincial government has decided to go to Supreme Court against Peshawar High
Court’s judgment on the BRT. The court has directed the Federal Investigation
Agency to...
Gold-digging & Gender Biases in Pakistani Dramas
The phenomenon of gender-bias can be found in history as old as ever
recorded in the form of written text or visual entertainment. Biases are...
Pakistan and the Game of Throne
General elections of 2018 were one of the
historical elections Pakistan had ever witnessed mainly because for the first
time ever a third political party ousted...
A visible shift in US policy in South Asia
It seems a shift in the US policy in South
Asia, especially toward Pakistan. The US was among the first few countries to
recognize Pakistan in...