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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Can Pakistan Ever Become...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...
News
Islamabad Police Claim To...
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police on Thursday said two suspects in the F-9 Park rape incident were killed in an...
News
Elderly Woman Evicted By...
An elderly woman was evicted by her landlord in the Chakwal city of Pakistan's Punjab province, after her son,...
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Parachinar Siege: 29 Children...
PARACHINAR, PAKISTAN: The restive border town of Parachinar is facing a humanitarian crisis due to the current blockade of...
Human Rights
Ahmadi Man Axed to...
Pakistan- A 40-year-old Ahmadi man was reportedly axed to death in Rawalpindi, in what the community has described as a...
News
Pakistan Decides To Launch...
Nine years after Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that displaced millions of people and claimed...
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