For too long, regulatory reform in Pakistan has been framed as something demanded by outsiders. Every time European investors raise…
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Afghanistan before August 2021 was not a success story. It was fragile, aid-heavy, distorted, and deeply dependent on foreign assistance.…
Mir Yar Baloch claims that Pakistan has destroyed mosques, burned holy texts, and abducted clerics in Balochistan. These allegations are…
Pakistan’s political crisis is often described as a clash between institutions and “the people.” This framing is dishonest. What we…
The unfolding discussions between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signal a historic recalibration of regional security. While the headlines often…
The resurgence of violence along Afghanistan’s northern frontier is not an accident of weak governance or a temporary lapse in…
When a state is judged, it should be judged first on whether it keeps its people alive. Everything else follows…
International law exists to restrain power, not to accommodate it. Its credibility is tested not when states comply out of…
Afghanistan today projects the outward symbols of sovereignty while lacking its substance. Flags fly, decrees are issued, and authority is…
For decades, the 2,640-kilometer stretch of the Durand Line was treated as a “no man’s land,” a historical relic where…