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Can Pakistan re-introduce itself to the world?

Pakistan seems to be making a holistic policy shift from geopolitics to geoconomics.

India's cunning de-escalation after setting Kashmir alight

Within the space of five years India has meticulously manipulated the Kashmir dispute in ways which few, if any, people foresaw.

Pakistan's Khan to seek confidence vote after Senate upset

PM Imran Khan to seek vote of confidence in Parliament as finance minister loses high-profile seat in Senate election.

What's behind Pakistan's pandemic-defying remittance boom?

The Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged economies globally, but Pakistan has been on the receiving end of a boom that could continue until the end of this year.

Imran Khan’s uphill battle to mend Pakistan-Iran ties

Pakistan-Iran ties have been plagued by wider geopolitical wrangling in the region for decades. Can Prime Minister Imran Khan insulate the two countries from the region's political baggage?

Can Imran Khan mend the broken Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship?

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's promised 'New Pakistan' is tied, he says, to peace in neighbouring Afghanistan. The odds are against him.

Pakistan: Several opposition parties call for fresh elections

Several political parties have alleged vote-rigging, and have threatened nationwide protests, unless a new election is called.

Pakistan votes, Pakistan wins

Pakistan is a flawed democracy, but its shortcomings should not lead to a dismissal of the country as a 'failed state' or an intrinsically undemocratic one. Pakistanis are demonstrating that the arc of Pakistan's politics, bends towards democracy.

Pakistan elections: how does it all work?

More than 105 million Pakistanis are eligible to vote on July 25 for a new lower house of parliament, and, in doing so, usher in a new prime minister – an office whose term no elected representative has been able to complete.

What does Pakistan’s ‘war generation’ have to say about its elections?

Pakistan currently has the youngest population it has ever had. Many from this demographic have been deeply affected by the issues surrounding Pakistan's 'War on Terror', especially those in the northwest of the country. What do they want?

Is Pakistan's populist leader facing a political dead end?

Imran Khan promises to be different from his predecessors if chosen to lead, but his ability to govern and his party's achievements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region are contested. Yet he's confident about winning the upcoming national elections.

Pakistani democracy: is the cup half empty or half full?

The Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister does not chart a clear path for Pakistan, or for the evolution of its democracy. So what exactly does this decision mean for Pakistan?