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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inherited a depleting economy, troubling foreign relations and a polarised domestic front. After weeks of political chaos and uncertainty that resulted…
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EVEN by the standards of Pakistan’s tortuous history, the high political drama of the past seven days set a new record in power plays taken to…
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Economy found itself with meagre foreign exchange reserves of $1.5 billion; sharp decline in value of Sri Lankan rupee The 22 million people of Sri Lanka…
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Imran like all populist leaders, believes that his oversimplified anti-corruption narrative is the road to Nirvana There is a feeling that Imran Khan, by advising the…
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THE Imran Khan government’s denouement raises the question of how he ended up facing a vote of no-confidence. Although that parliamentary process was subverted and a…
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Afghanistan’s narcotics trade is booming under fresh leadership. Opium has remained a central part of Afghanistan’s economy since the departure of American forces in 2021 and…
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Khan is pulling all the levers to avoid losing a no-confidence vote – and in the process highlighting the fault lines in Pakistan’s democracy. Pakistani opposition…
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ACTS of terrorism by Baloch insurgent groups have increased. A new wave of high-impact terrorist attacks in Balochistan started on Jan 26 with the Balochistan Liberation…
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In the democratic world generally and under autocratic regimes specifically, a leader’s statement on any policy matter is read and taken seriously before interpreting it to…
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The guilt of misappropriation becomes more glaring when one considers the dire state of Afghanistan’s economy President Joe Biden’s decision to seize Afghanistan’s assets held in…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents governments in South Asia with difficult diplomatic and economic choices. India and Pakistan are each in a particularly delicate bind. As…
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Viewed from abroad, the best economic news out of India for some time has been the government finally privatizing Air India, the heavy money-losing and inefficient…
