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How Corruption Hollows Out Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Program
By Muhammad Murad
Pakistan’s largest social support initiative is a vital lifeline for the poor – but is plagued by “total corruption” at all levels of disbursement.
Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade Grows Amid Security Challenges
By Umair Jamal
Political and security hurdles, particularly TTP-related violence, continue to prevent the two countries from realizing the full potential of bilateral trade.
A Kashmir Diary: War Ravaged Families Await Relief as Statehood Remains Elusive
By Anando Bhakto
While common Kashmiris wait for statehood that will empower the Omar Abdullah government they elected, families affected by the recent India-Pakistan war languish.
Pakistan’s New Detention Law Presumes Baloch Citizens Guilty of Terrorism Until Proven Innocent
By Samand Muhammad Shahi
An amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act will allow security forces in the restive region the powers to detain any person for up to three months without charging them.
Chronic Water Shortages Plague Pakistan’s Capital
By Patrick Yeager
Blaming India has made it easy for Pakistan to avoid the difficult work of providing water security to its population.
Who Won the 100-hour War? Pakistan or India?
By Ajai Shukla
Initially, IAF’s aircraft losses were higher than those of the PAF. Abandoning restraint, the IAF switched to pounding Pakistani military targets.
Hassan Abbas on the Resurgent Support for Pakistan Army’s Rise, Post-Operation Sindoor
By Sudha Ramachandran
“The sense of external threat and national unity has led many Pakistanis to rally around the armed forces, although this resurgence in support may prove to be transient.”
How Imran Khan’s All-or-nothing Approach Could Cost His Party Everything
By Umair Jamal
The Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision to divvy the PTI’s share of reserved seats among the ruling coalition has further weakened Khan’s party.
Are India-US Relations at a Crossroads?
By Šumit Ganguly
Donald Trump’s intervention in a brief Indo-Pakistan conflict and his diplomatic theatrics have rekindled fears of a return to Washington’s old habit of hyphenating India with Pakistan.
Exclusive Interview With Detained Activist Dr Mahrang Baloch
By Hazaran Rahim Dad
From prison, Mahrang offers her perspective on the future of political dissent in Pakistan.
China and Pakistan Mull a Beijing-led Alternative to SAARC
By Sudha Ramachandran
How far can South Asian regional cooperation go without India on board?
Involvement of Regional Actors Complicates the Insurgency in Balochistan
By Patrick Yeager
The Baloch struggle for independence from Pakistan now involve a growing cast of characters (and victims).
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