Pakistan

Pakistan: indebted to China, Saudi Arabia, and IMF
Pakistan: indebted to China, Saudi Arabia, and IMF
Saudi Arabia was the first country Imran Khan visited after assuming office as Pakistan’s new Prime Minister. As he made the trip last month, he asked for financial help for…
Thawing tensions in the Himalaya
Thawing tensions in the Himalaya
In the last few decades, state-making projects have transformed life in the Himalaya. Infrastructure development intended for troop deployment along disputed borders has, more…
South Asia diplomacy hostage to a bitter legacy
South Asia diplomacy hostage to a bitter legacy
The bitter legacy of the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 continues to be an impediment to normal relations between Pakistan and India. Proper and meaningful diplomacy…
Out of balance: Pakistan’s economic crisis
Out of balance: Pakistan’s economic crisis
National debt in Pakistan has soared past US$92 billion and its servicing costs are projected to reach 30% of the federal budget. The current economic crisis in Pakistan poses…
The threat within: Pakistan’s ties to China
The threat within: Pakistan’s ties to China
Last month, a suicide bomber in Pakistan’s Balochistan province attacked a passenger bus transporting 18 Chinese engineers from Saindak town in the southwest to…
What next for China–Pakistan relations?
What next for China–Pakistan relations?
With Imran Khan poised to form a government in Pakistan, the policy his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party will adopt towards China, especially the US$62 billion China–Pakistan…
Pakistan: the tough road ahead for Imran Khan
Pakistan: the tough road ahead for Imran Khan
The first major challenge Imran Khan will face as the next Prime Minister of Pakistan is from the opposition parties. In the general elections, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf …
Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister elect
Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister elect
Imran Khan’s impressive election victory in Pakistan marks the first time in country’s 70-year history that a relative outsider will govern on a democratic mandate. While he is…
The Grey List: more trouble for Pakistan’s economy
The Grey List: more trouble for Pakistan’s economy
On 28 June, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) put Pakistan on its “Grey List”. The country now has up to 15 months to improve its control of terror financing and money…
Will Pakistan’s CPEC dream turn into a nightmare?
Will Pakistan’s CPEC dream turn into a nightmare?
China’s huge infrastructure investments as part of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have the potential to change the strategic dynamics of the entire region. The BRI’s “flagship…