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Pakistan politics
August 01, 2019
Imran Khan’s First Year at Bat
By Colin Cookman
What has Pakistan’s iconoclastic new prime minister achieved during his first year in power?
July 23, 2019
What's Behind the Pakistani Prime Minister's Public Address in Washington DC?
By Daud Khattak
Amid domestic and foreign pressures, Imran Khan is trying to send a message by addressing a crowd in the U.S. capital.
June 27, 2019
Pakistan and the Politics of Polio
By Shah Meer Baloch
After each political transition, polio cases spike. This year, that trend seems to be getting worse.
June 12, 2019
Pakistan’s Former President Questioned in Anti-Graft Probe
By Munir Ahmed
Critics say the case against Asif Ali Zardari is politically motivated.
March 08, 2019
A War of Words? Conflicting Media Narratives Between India and Pakistan
By Akash Sriram
In a game of optics and perception, India's Modi and Pakistan's Khan each have come away with a victory.
February 13, 2019
Pakistan Must Embrace, Not Collide With, PTM
By Hussain Nadim
Securitizing the movement has put the state in an impossible situation. It’s time to de-escalate.
February 01, 2019
A Year Later, a Civil Rights Movement Soldiers on in Pakistan
By Afrasiab Khattak
The February 2018 Islamabad sit-in gave birth to the most dynamic, active, and nonviolent youth political uprising Pakistan has seen.
January 17, 2019
Freed by Court, Pakistani Christian Aasia Bibi Still a Prisoner
By Kathy Gannon
Bibi's hiding place is comfortable enough, but it's still a jail of sorts.
August 15, 2018
Misuse of Blasphemy Law Again on the Rise in Pakistan
By Tehreem Azeem
Pakistan's blasphemy law is easily abused but amendments to the controversial law are unlikely.
July 27, 2018
Imran Khan: Another Act in Pakistan’s Circus
By C. Christine Fair
It wasn't Imran Khan who won the election. It was (as always) Pakistan's army.
July 26, 2018
The Biggest Challenge for Pakistan’s Next Prime Minister
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
As premier, Imran Khan’s greatest challenge will be detaching himself from the Army’s strings.
July 20, 2018
Why the Pakistan Army Is Vying to Influence the General Elections
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The upcoming election is about more than Nawaz Sharif – or even Pakistani democracy.
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