Exploring Avenues of Climate Cooperation Between India and Pakistan0

• Blog, National Security
• August 25, 2023

Environmental proximity between Pakistan and India makes the two neighbouring countries similarly vulnerable to climate induced threats. Patterns show that climate disasters in Pakistan are replicated on the eastern side of the border and vice versa. In 2022, flash floods during monsoon season unleashed havoc in Pakistan killing up to 1700 people and displacing millions.READ MORE

Powers of the caretaker government: What can they do?0

• Blog, National Security
• August 16, 2023

Amidst an uncertain political transition in Pakistan, the constitutional role and powers of caretaker government and their potential expansion is a subject of concern within various political spheres. Unlike in many other countries, where elected governments transition to caretaker administrations with limited authority, Pakistan follows a unique approach. Non-elected administrators are appointed to oversee day-to-dayREAD MORE

DO WE REALLY NEED AN INTERIM GOVERNMENT?0

• Blog, National Security
• August 10, 2023

The review of the history and transparency of interim governments in Pakistan renders them an unsatisfactory solution for the task at hand. The incumbent administration's modification to the Election Act, 2017, triggered a debate over the powers of interim government. One of the modifications authorized the caretaker administration to take decisions on "existing bilateral, multilateral, andREAD MORE