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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News
1 Protestor Killed In...
While law enforcers showed restraint in Lahore and other parts of the country when the protesters stormed military residences,...
News
4 Policemen Abducted By...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A group of terrorists abducted four policemen after carrying out an attack on a police post in...
News
In Gujrat Village Where...
The Gujrat village where the 75-year-old Norwegian Ahmadi homeopath was shot dead last month has a history of religious...
Opinion
Shariat Court’s Ruling Violates...
The Federal Shariat Court’s ruling that key provisions of the 2018 Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act are repugnant...
News
PTI Leadership Distances Itself...
After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters stormed Corp Commander Lahore residence carrying party flags, to protest former prime minister Imran...
Opinion
Balochistan’s Resources Are Being...
The Reko Diq saga has had more dramatic twists and turns than those of a gruesome mystery thriller, but...
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Human Rights
Pakistan’s Civic Freedoms Deteriorate Amid Crackdown on Dissent: Report
ISLAMABAD - Civic freedoms in Pakistan have deteriorated amid a widening crackdown on activists,...
Human Rights
Pakistan Police Arrest 17 at Islamabad Aurat March on Women’s Day
Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
Extremism watch
Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...
Opinion
How Imaan-Hadi Conviction Marks the Death of Fair Trial in Pakistan
Last week, a trial court in Islamabad convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir...