Rafiullah Kakar
The writer is a public policy and development professional from Balochistan. He is currently serving as Member (Social Sector & Devolution) at the Planning Commission of Pakistan. He has served in public and international organisations in the UK and Pakistan. He holds two Masters Degrees from the University of Oxford and is a Rhodes Scholar.
Opinion
Making Pakistan’s Federal System Work For Smaller Provinces
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. The recent debate on “re-imagining Pakistan” has once again turned a spotlight, among others, on the long-running conflict in Balochistan. The Baloch ethno-nationalist movement remains...
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4 Steps Pakistan Military...
Outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa's admission that the military did interfere in politics before February...
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3 Injured As Leopard...
A leopard allegedly kept at a retired army general’s ‘private zoo’ at his home ran wild in an upscale...
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1 Protestor Killed In...
While law enforcers showed restraint in Lahore and other parts of the country when the protesters stormed military residences,...
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Court Orders Probe Into...
The Sindh High Court's (SHC) Sukkur circuit bench has ordered the Khairpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to investigate...
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Minor Christian Girl Abducted...
Three men abducted a 13-year-old Christian girl from her home in Okara, Punjab, according to the girl's family, who...
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The Untold Plight of...
Since August of this year, my husband and I have been representing over a dozen victims of a criminal...
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