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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Ahmadi Worship Place Vandalised...
In yet another hate crime against the Ahmadi community, a place of worship belonging to the community was reportedly...
News
Why Is Pakistan Ignoring...
Amid a rise in banned terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a delegation of National Democratic...
News
Aurat March Activists Hold...
Lahore: Women rights activists and organisers of Aurat March Lahore on Friday held a protest demonstration against the abduction...
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Sindh Farmers Are ‘Kept...
Farmers freed from landlords' private jails in Sindh shared their ordeal and said they were detained in small rooms...
Human Rights
Islamabad Police Arrest Former...
In a late-night raid at her house, Islamabad police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former minister for human...
News
Khairpur Teacher Accused Of...
A court in Khairpur has acquitted a retired schoolteacher who was arrested three years ago after videos of him...
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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...