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When we look at the demeanour of our top-level national leaders we are right to feel troubled...

A thriving agricultural community has taken shape since the Afghans sought to find a home in this barren land soon after the Soviet invasion of their country.

The Female Suicide Bombing at Karachi’s Chinese Confucius Institute and the Paradigm Shift in Baluch Rebels’ Strategy in Pakistan Kiyya Baloch and Akbar Notezai   Introduction Since 2018, the Baluch insurgency in Pakistan has become more lethal, especially for Chinese nationals, and the pattern behind such attacks is clear. In the past, Baluch separatist violence focused on a guerrilla style …

 Introduction In early January, several hours of heavy rain exposed poor infrastructure and exaggerated claims of massive development in Gwadar. The largely deserted port city sits on the Iranian border in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, which is wracked by poverty, militancy, and violence. Despite its challenging location, Gwadar has long been touted as the crown jewel of the much heralded …

Many observers view Pakistan as a test case for China’s assertive overseas expansion plans. But sometimes, it is Chinese players who have had to adapt to Islamabad’s realities.

The art of blackmail The Hazara community can hardly be blamed for taking steps to demand the Prime Minister’s attention The writer is a lawyer, formerly practising and teaching law in Lahore, and currently based in Singapore. He holds an LLM from New York University where he was a Hauser Global Scholar. He tweets @HNiaziii Leadership without empathy leads to tragedy. That the Prime Minister has little patience for political dissent is clear. Yet, even his most cynical opponents must have b...