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Is Pakistan the Next Sri Lanka?
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
Pakistan’s own economic crisis has sparked worried comparisons to the disaster unfolding in nearby Sri Lanka.
Finding the Right Way Forward in Pakistan’s Energy Crisis
By Haneea Isaad and Sam Reynolds
Domestic renewables are the best hedge against global LNG price volatility and supply insecurity.
Does Pakistan Have the Capability to Secure CPEC Projects?
By Umair Jamal
China doesn’t think so and is pressuring Islamabad to deploy Chinese private security personnel to guard its projects and nationals in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Former PM Imran Khan Is on the Comeback Trail
By Umair Jamal
With his party’s victory in the Punjab by-elections, he is pushing for early general elections. Will his opponents in the civilian and military establishment concede his demand?
Why Pakistan Should Grant De Facto Provincial Status to Gilgit-Baltistan
By Sitara Noor
The region has long been in administrative limbo, to the detriment of its people. Time to turn GB into Pakistan's provisional fifth province.
As Imran Khan Seeks a Comeback, All Eyes on By-Elections in Pakistan’s Punjab
By Umair Jamal
Will Imran Khan’s targeting of the military establishment help his party win seats?
As Baloch Women Raise Their Voices, the State Cracks Down
By Somaiyah Hafeez
The rise in Baloch women’s activism – and terrorism – has accompanied a new willingness by authorities to target women with state-sanctioned violence.
Pakistani Court Sentences Militant Linked to 2008 Mumbai Attacks
By Munir Ahmed and Asim Tanveer
Sajid Mir's sentencing could be part of part of Pakistan’s efforts to get off the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force.
Can Pakistan Weaken the Growing India-Taliban Outreach?
By Umair Jamal
Islamabad is reported to have asked its missions in Afghanistan to highlight ideological and political contradictions between India and the Taliban.
Amid Afghanistan’s Emergency, Its Neighbors Need Support
By Evan Jones
On the world stage, Afghanistan risks becoming a forgotten crisis, despite rising humanitarian needs. But its closest neighbors don’t have the luxury of looking the other way.
‘They Own the Ocean’: Gwadar’s Struggle With Illegal Fishing
By Mariyam Suleman Anees
Illegal fishing off Balochistan’s coast continues despite years of legislation, public protests, and government promises, showing how difficult it can be to combat the “trawler mafia.”
Pakistan’s Negotiations With Terrorists
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan’s government is talking with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), sparking fears about what the state is prepared to negotiate away.