Administrative restructuring along with fundamental changes in the political system is the only solution for Pakistan

Madrassas have been part of the problem of extremism and terrorism

The development has nothing to do with addressing the key issues facing the state or society

Tribal solidarity looks at everything foreign with suspicion

Pakistan putting its weight behind Ghani’s offer create a golden opportunity for peace in Afghanistan

CPEC is a pure economic project but India thinks of it as a design by Beijing to have a strategic advantage

Pakistan civil society is a reactive civil society

Values of a tribal culture, like that of Pakistan, are incompatible rather in conflict with the values of democracy

Development has a complex relationship with democratic and authoritarian regimes

There is little comprehensive non-military aspect of the strategy to win the war against the Taliban