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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Human Rights
Refused Treatment, Later Denied...
An elderly transwoman, who passed away after allegedly being refused treatment at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), Karachi, was...
News
Why Do Secret Recordings...
Former Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has questioned why leaked audio clips of Pakistan Army generals...
News
Ex-Punjab Chief Minister Parvez...
Punjab police have registered a case against Parvez Elahi, former chief minister and a key ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
News
Sikh Shopkeeper Gunned Down...
A day after a Hindu doctor was shot dead in Karachi in a suspected targeted attack, a member of...
Opinion
Violent Protests: PTI Has...
The actions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters in the aftermath of Imran Khan’s arrest are aimed at creating chaos...
News
Illegal Fishing Resumes In...
Trawlers involved in illegal fishing have once again begun operating in Gwadar as leaders of rights movement Haq Do...
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Features
A Baloch Mother’s Agonizing Quest To Reunite With Her Missing Son
A four-hour journey from Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, to the...
Opinion
Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
Social media platforms, X in particular, are often demonized for spreading “fake news,” but...
Opinion
Here’s Why The 26th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution Is Undemocratic
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's...
News
Historic Peace March in Parachinar Demands End To Violence in Region
As violence in Pakistan's restive border town of Parachinar intensified over the past few...