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M.K. Bhadrakumar
Regional States Won’t Oppose US-Taliban Deal
03 Mar 2020
The reactions of the major regional states surrounding Afghanistan reveal fault lines that are useful pointers in the Afghan peace process.
PTI
Erdogan Rakes up Kashmir in Pak Parliament, Backs Islamabad’s Stand
14 Feb 2020
Addressing a joint session of Pakistan's Parliament, Turkey’s President said Kashmir issue can be resolved not through “conflict or oppression” but on the basis of “justice and fairness”.
Peoples Dispatch
Coal Miners Become Casualties in Pakistan
04 Feb 2020
A number of coal miners’ death incidents were reported this January from across Pakistan, the latest being from the southwestern province of Boluchistan’s Duki where one coal miner was killed after…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Saudi Placates Pakistan. What About India?
30 Dec 2019
Faisal’s visit to Islamabad was aimed at reassuring Pakistani leadership of Saudi support on Kashmir. The CAA-NRC upheaval will further complicate India’s relations with the Muslim world.
Partha S. Ghosh
CAB: A Serious Threat to Every Idea of South Asia
13 Dec 2019
Forcing India to be homogenous will fracture it—and all of South Asia.
V. Arun Kumar
‘The Desire for Revolution is in Our Hearts’: Historic Students’ March in Pakistan
30 Nov 2019
Students in more than 40 cities across Pakistan mobilised to demand the repeal of the ban on student unions and against privatisation.
Umer Beigh
“The Future Belongs to Us”: Students’ Solidarity March in Pakistan
28 Nov 2019
In 1984, Pakistan’s military dictator Zia-Ul-Haq banned student unions in an attempt to suppress students resistance against the dictatorship. Today Pakistani students seek to overturn this ban
Umer Beigh
Health Workers in Pakistan Challenge Government’s Privatisation Drive
27 Nov 2019
Pakistan’s healthcare system is suffering from chronic underinvestment, worsened by the current privatisation drive imposed by the IMF and carried out by the government of Imran Khan.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
With Eye on India, Pakistan Strengthens Military Ties with Iran
20 Nov 2019
The low-key coverage by the Pakistani media on the 2-day visit of the army chief General Qamar Bajwa to Iran notwithstanding, the event signifies a surge in the tempo of ‘mil-to-mil’ exchanges…
Peoples Dispatch
Professor and Father of Prominent Activist, Mohammad Ismail Denied Bail by Pakistani Court
09 Nov 2019
Ismail was sent to 14 days in judicial remand after he was arrested on October 24 on charges falling under the draconian anti-terror laws in the country. He faces a possible seven-year jail term if…