Sins of elites and high energy costs
A 0.3 cent per unit tariff dispute in 2004 killed a Thar coal project that could have solved Pakistan's energy crisis
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Pakistan-Russia: friendship or relevance?
Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Updated 11 hours agoRussia sees South Asia through an Indian lens, Pakistan must offer strategic relevance
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Marka-e-Haq - implications and insights
Majid Ehsan | Updated 11 hours agoOne year after Marka-e-Haq, Pakistan's military credibility has risen, but its economic vulnerability remains a threat
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Emergence of fluid security structures
Faisal Ali Raja | Updated 11 hours agoFluid security structures born from necessity can quickly become ungovernable if the state fails to regulate them
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An antiphrasis republic?
Ali Hassan Bangwar | Updated 11 hours agoIn Pakistan today, the surest way to find the truth is to take what power says and read it in reverse
What 'doing development differently' looks like
Jane Marriott | Updated May 19, 2026Reality demands a new approach of partnerships that align public purpose with private capital, innovation
Bonds and roads
Farrukh Khan Pitafi | Updated May 23, 2026From Bogra's assurances to Zhou Enlai in 1955 to CPEC in 2015, the Pakistan-China relationship has been strategic
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Dog culling ban
Updated 11 hours agoIslamabad High Court has permanently banned the poisoning and shooting of stray dogs in favour of a humane alternative
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Formalising labour
Updated 11 hours agoA bill that protects domestic workers only works if those workers feel safe enough to actually use it
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Energy security
Updated 11 hours agoPakistan's economy was nearly derailed in days by an energy shock that a well-managed reserve could have absorbed
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Nishtar hospital again
Updated May 23, 2026Nishtar Hospital had an HIV outbreak less than two years ago and has already repeated the same mistake
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Pakistan-Russia: friendship or relevance?
Updated 11 hours agoRussia sees South Asia through an Indian lens, Pakistan must offer strategic relevance
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Marka-e-Haq - implications and insights
Updated 11 hours agoOne year after Marka-e-Haq, Pakistan's military credibility has risen, but its economic vulnerability remains a threat
-
Emergence of fluid security structures
Updated 11 hours agoFluid security structures born from necessity can quickly become ungovernable if the state fails to regulate them
-
An antiphrasis republic?
Updated 11 hours agoIn Pakistan today, the surest way to find the truth is to take what power says and read it in reverse
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Sins of elites and high energy costs
Updated May 23, 2026A 0.3 cent per unit tariff dispute in 2004 killed a Thar coal project that could have solved Pakistan's energy crisis
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4% of GDP: the promise Pakistan still refuses to meet
Updated May 23, 2026Pakistan spends as little as 0.8% of GDP on education while more than 25 million children remain out of school
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Bonds and roads
Updated May 23, 2026From Bogra's assurances to Zhou Enlai in 1955 to CPEC in 2015, the Pakistan-China relationship has been strategic
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