What Strategy Could be More Effective on Pakistan’s Western Borders: Cooperation or Operations?0

• Blog, National Security
• April 16, 2024

While a proactive military approach can address immediate threats, fostering cooperation offers a more sustainable solution for long-term goals. However, this cooperation must be contingent on safeguarding Pakistan’s national interests. Pakistan has vulnerable and porous shared western borders with Afghanistan and Iran. The issues range from transnational terrorism, drug trafficking, and border skirmishes to infiltration, terror financing and human trafficking. These challenges demandREAD MORE

Pakistan’s attack inside Afghanistan: Implications for Pak-Afghan Relations0

• Blog, National Security
• April 16, 2024

The future of Pak-Afghan relations is fraying back to the past. The recent airstrikes by Pakistan on Afghan soil have significantly strained the already fragile bilateral ties. Pak-Afghan relationship holds a complex history, marked by periods of cooperation, mistrust, and conflict. Incidents of Pakistan's attacks inside Afghanistan spans several decades, often intertwined with geopolitical dynamics,READ MORE

Will Coalition Government be able to take Pakistan out of economic crisis0

• Blog, National Security
• March 25, 2024

The ability of a coalition government to address and overcome economic crises in Pakistan, depends on various factors including the composition of the coalition, its policies, leadership, cooperation among coalition partners, the state of the economy, and external factors. A coalition government, by its nature, involves multiple political parties working together, often with differing ideologiesREAD MORE

The Post-Election Political Economic Challenges for Pakistan0

• Blog, National Security
• March 25, 2024

Pakistan's recent election brought a new government under 25th Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif. While leadership may have changed, the challenges remain. The incoming government faces daunting task of tackling complex political and economic issues that have plagued Pakistan for years. Amidst the soaring inflation and a divided parliament, the new leadership must act swiftly toREAD MORE

Relationship between Political Transitions and Economic Stability0

• Blog, National Security
• March 25, 2024

Political transitions are meant to create a peaceful, workable and stable environment, but in Pakistan, they are viewed with skepticism as often they affected negatively the economic prosperity of the country. Pakistan is a country with a history of political volatility and economic challenges. Throughout its history, Pakistan has experienced multiple political transitions, ranging fromREAD MORE

Silver Linings – General Elections 20240

• Blog, National Security
• March 12, 2024

Where proceedings and outcomes of February 8 General Elections remained more or less the same, there were a lot of positives that cannot be ignored. Polls ended with great hue and cry over massive rigging and discrepancies between forms 45 and 47. Except one political party, the PMLN, that claimed victory with mere 71 seats,READ MORE