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Pakistan political crisis
May 16, 2023
Behind China’s Friendly Advice for Pakistan
By Eram Ashraf
China’s foreign minister made an unusually blunt demand for stability during his recent trip. Days later, Pakistan’s political unrest entered a new phase.
May 12, 2023
Is the Crisis in Pakistan Good for India?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The current crisis in Pakistan may turn out to be a challenge for New Delhi after all.
May 11, 2023
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Orders Release of Former PM Imran Khan
By Munir Ahmed and Riazat Butt
His arrest sparked violence earlier this week and now Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled it illegal.
May 11, 2023
Pakistan Cracks Down on Former PM Imran Khan’s Supporters, Arresting Thousands
By Munir Ahmed
The arrests followed mob attacks on government buildings, military installations, and public places in response to Khan’s arrest on Tuesday.
April 28, 2023
Pakistan’s Electoral Limbo
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The last year has been been a microcosm of Pakistan’s seven decades of dysfunction, now culminating in ambiguity over the most fundamental of democratic exercises: holding an election.
March 29, 2023
Pakistan Says It Will Skip US Democracy Summit Amid Turmoil
By Munir Ahmed
The decision seems aimed at assuaging close ally China, which has provided Pakistan with millions of dollars to ease its forex crisis.
November 04, 2022
Pakistan’s ex-PM Khan in Stable Condition After Shooting
By Munir Ahmed and Riazat Butt
One of Khan's supporters was killed and 13 others, including two lawmakers, were wounded in the attack.
September 07, 2022
Rallies Show Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Khan Remains Political Force
By Munir Ahmed
"I will soon give you a call for a march on Islamabad," Khan told a cheering crowd this week in Peshawar, then asked: "Are you ready for it?"
August 24, 2022
Pakistan Court Summons Ex-PM Khan in Contempt Case Next Week
By Munir Ahmed
A conviction against Khan, who is to appear before the Islamabad High Court on August 31, would mean disqualification from politics for life.
June 01, 2022
Michael Kugelman on South Asia’s Overlapping Crises
By Shannon Tiezzi
“Pakistan and Sri Lanka have experienced the most political tumult in South Asia, and in both cases it’s been driven by economic stress.”
May 05, 2022
How Imran Khan Is Disrupting Pakistan’s Political Economy
By Uzair Younus
While Khan has lost the prime minister’s office, his core base of supporters has not abandoned him.
April 21, 2022
What’s Driving Pakistan’s Political Crisis?
Madiha Afzal, Ayesha Siddiqa, and Niloufer Siddiqui discuss the factors behind Imran Khan's ouster and what comes next for Pakistan.
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