Ahmad Faruqui
The writer is an Economist-at-Large based in the US. He has been writing political commentary since 1986 and has authored or edited three books on Pakistan.
Features
What Will It Take To Put Pakistan Back On The Road...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the series here. Goldman Sachs caused a stir when it said that by 2075, Pakistan could become the world’s sixth-largest economy. Most other prognostications of Pakistan are grim. During...
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Editor's Picks
How The 1973 Dislodging...
The only time that nationalist Baloch leadership was accorded a chance to govern Balochistan was after the 1971 debacle...
News
Extremist Groups Back In...
LAHORE After blasphemy-convict Junaid Hafeez’s appeal against his death sentence was finally fixed before the Lahore High Court (LHC) earlier...
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Hindu Woman, Children Reported...
A Hindu woman in Karachi along with her six children, including teenage daughters, converted to Islam on the same...
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When Actress Shabnam Had...
Renowned Pakistani film actress Jharna Basak, popularly known as Shabnam, had to return to her hometown in Bangladesh in...
Human Rights
Banning PTM Sends a...
The government of Pakistan's decision to ban the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), a social movement that originated from the...
News
Islamic State Claims Responsibility...
The Islamic State – Khorasan (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for the killing of two men belonging to the minority...
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Opinion
Cholistan Farmers’ Longstanding Struggle for Land and Water Rights Remains Overlooked
Cholistan, a vast desert in Pakistan’s Punjab province, covers an area of 6.6 million...
News
Minor Christian Boy Jailed for Blasphemy in Sargodha Despite Juvenile Status
SARGODHA, PAKISTAN: A teenage Christian boy in Sargodha has been in prison on blasphemy...
News
Taliban, ISIS Fuelled The Sectarian Clashes in Parachinar, Says Ex-MNA
Clashing tribes in the restive Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province finally signed a...
Opinion
How Pakistan’s Peripheries Dissented in 2024
In 2024, democracy in Pakistan suffered setbacks on many fronts. Among these setbacks was...