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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Features
Youth Participation In Policymaking:...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...
Opinion
PTI’s Anti-Army Tirade Has...
DG ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar’s blistering press conference denying former prime minister Imran Khan’s allegations of a ‘foreign...
Editorial
Editorial: Diagnosing What Ails...
On March 23, we launched a series of in-depth articles titled “Is There A Way Forward For Pakistan?” with...
Opinion
Here’s Why The 26th...
The recently-passed 26th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, under which the Supreme Court's chief justice will now be...
News
Sikh Shopkeeper Gunned Down...
A day after a Hindu doctor was shot dead in Karachi in a suspected targeted attack, a member of...
Editor's Picks
Make Human Dignity The...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the...
Latest articles
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...