Dr Muhammad Tayyab Safdar
The writer is a Post-Doctoral researcher at the East Asia Center and the Department of Politics,
University of Virginia. His research explores the political and economic implications of China's
rise for countries that are part of the Belt & Road Initiative. He holds an MPhil and PhD in
Development Studies from the Department of Politics & International Studies, University of
Cambridge.
Opinion
How State’s Patronage To Elite Class Is Worsening Pakistan’s Economic Crisis
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. Pakistan continues to experience deep economic turmoil. Years of mismanagement by subsequent governments and political instability have contributed to the economic crisis. As I write...
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‘Her Legacy Lives On’:...
Human rights icon Asma Jahangir is being remembered on her 5th death anniversary, with the members of civil society...
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Video: PTI Supporter Says...
LAHORE: A disturbing video showing a passionate supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) outside party Chairman Imran Khan’s residence in...
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Journalist Matiullah Jan Abducted...
Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan was abducted by unidentified individuals outside Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, on Wednesday...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Continues To...
PESHAWAR: Thousands of citizens in various towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took to the streets against the recent terror attack...
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Human Rights Watch Urges...
As the police arrested dozens of supporters and aides of former premier Imran Khan in raids in Islamabad and...
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Police Demolish Minaret of...
The Punjab police demolished the minaret of a 70-year-old Ahmadi worship place in Kot Karam Baksh, Sialkot. Ahmadis who...
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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...
Commentary
PTI’s Ambiguous Rhetoric on Taliban Is Dangerous for Pakistan’s Counter-Extremism Efforts
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lauren Brown Fellowship. Islamabad -...
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