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Karachi
![Chinese Warships Visit Pakistan Chinese Warships Visit Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-16_15-19-29.jpg)
Chinese Warships Visit Pakistan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Three Chinese warships arrived in the port city of Karachi on June 10 for a four-day goodwill and training visit.
![Pakistan's National Security Adviser on Counterterrorism Pakistan's National Security Adviser on Counterterrorism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-11_15-42-17.jpg)
Pakistan's National Security Adviser on Counterterrorism
By Zeeshan Salahuddin
Lt. Gen. Janjua speaks about his strategy and his views on current progress in Pakistan’s fight on terror.
![Pakistan Commissions 2 New 600-Ton Maritime Patrol Vessels Pakistan Commissions 2 New 600-Ton Maritime Patrol Vessels](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-05_15-49-08.jpg)
Pakistan Commissions 2 New 600-Ton Maritime Patrol Vessels
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The two vessels are currently on their voyage home from China.
![The Curious Case of Altaf Hussain The Curious Case of Altaf Hussain](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-28_16-00-06.jpg)
The Curious Case of Altaf Hussain
By Abdul Basit
"There is a fundamental disconnect between those who view MQM from the outside and those who view it from inside."
![The Bizarre World of Karachi Politics The Bizarre World of Karachi Politics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-01_13-43-57.jpg)
The Bizarre World of Karachi Politics
By Maria Kari
Anti-Pakistan rhetoric and a mayor ruling from jail – under MQM control, Pakistan’s largest city is never boring.
![Why the Pakistani State Can't Seem to Figure Out the MQM in Karachi Why the Pakistani State Can't Seem to Figure Out the MQM in Karachi](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-29_21-54-17.jpg)
Why the Pakistani State Can't Seem to Figure Out the MQM in Karachi
By Umair Jamal
By sidelining Karachi’s genuine leadership, the military is only sliding the city into a novel security and political vacuum.
![China to Supply Pakistan With 8 New Stealth Attack Submarines by 2028 China to Supply Pakistan With 8 New Stealth Attack Submarines by 2028](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-20_15-04-49.jpg)
China to Supply Pakistan With 8 New Stealth Attack Submarines by 2028
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Four of the subs will be constructed in China and the remaining four in Pakistan.
![Unraveling the Mystery of Pakistan's 'Ghost Madrassas' Unraveling the Mystery of Pakistan's 'Ghost Madrassas'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-16_17-35-25.jpg)
Unraveling the Mystery of Pakistan's 'Ghost Madrassas'
By Zameer Ahmed Malik
A closer look at the 10,000 ghost madrassas in Sindh province.
![Understanding Karachi’s Complex Militant Landscape Understanding Karachi’s Complex Militant Landscape](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-05_16-05-06.jpg)
Understanding Karachi’s Complex Militant Landscape
By Umair Jamal
Instability will continue to haunt Karachi unless the city’s militant landscape is understood in its entirety.
![Pakistan Begins Construction of 600-Ton Maritime Patrol Vessel Pakistan Begins Construction of 600-Ton Maritime Patrol Vessel](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-05_15-49-08.jpg)
Pakistan Begins Construction of 600-Ton Maritime Patrol Vessel
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A steel-cutting ceremony for the first of four Maritime Patrol Vessels was held in Karachi this week.
Pakistan’s First Female Fighter Pilot Killed in Crash
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar’s aircraft crashed during a routine training mission in Punjab province.