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The Anatomy of Pakistan’s 2022 Floods
By Mariyam Suleman Anees
Pakistan just experienced one of the most devastating floods in its history. Could the government have prevented some of the losses?
With Pakistan, America is Back Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By Mohamed Zeeshan
Given India's inability and unwillingness to counter China on matters of strategic importance to the US, Biden is now reaching out to Pakistan on at least a limited scale.
What’s the Endgame for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
By Sadiq Amini
The Taliban’s nationalist faction, if triumphant over the Pakistan-backed extremists, could help bring peace to the region.
Imran Khan Sweeps By-Elections in Pakistan
By Umair Jamal
But Khan is on a road to nowhere as his push for early general elections is unlikely to materialize and winning power remains a distant dream.
India, the Taliban, and the Country In Between
By Don McLain Gill
The India-Taliban-Pakistan triangle provides a window into the Taliban’s desire to pursue both material and ideological interests.
India’s Dams and Pakistan’s Water Crisis
By Safina Nabi and Syeda Sana Batool
The country is being strangled by a chronic water shortage that stands to exacerbate tensions with its giant eastern neighbor.
Pakistanis Perceive China as Their ‘Best Friend’
By Kristina Kironska and Jeremy Garlick
While perceptions of China have soured in many parts of the world, very few Pakistanis have anything but positive sentiments toward Beijing.
Pakistan Army Chief Visits US to Reaffirm Stability of Ties
By Umair Jamal
This was General Bajwa’s last trip to Washington before his six-year term as military chief ends in November.
Renewed Sectarian Tensions Risk Radicalizing Crisis-hit Pakistan
By Liam Gibson
Radicalization of the historically moderate Barelvi sub-sect and rapid growth of the local Islamic State chapter could trigger a new wave of inter-communal violence.
China Is Unnerved by Increasing Attacks on Chinese in Pakistan
By Kiyya Baloch
Ethnic separatists have recently launched a series of targeted attacks on Chinese citizens living in Pakistan, with the latest murder happening in Karachi on September 28.
Reassessing the BrahMos Missile That Landed in Pakistan
By Aarish U. Khan
Perhaps more important that the actual cause is the fact that Pakistan believes the launch was no accident.
Pakistan Shouldn’t Get ‘Aid’ After Its Devastating Flood. It Is Owed Climate Reparations.
By Zareen Zahid Qureshi
After decades of climate injustice, the West should pay long overdue reparations to Pakistan and other development countries that bear the brunt of climate change.