The year 2025 saw Pakistan reach a fragile relationship with the concept of stability, as years of economic instability finally appear to be behind us, but political instability remains high enough to cause concern across the board. In fact, there is a strange irony in Pakistan making international headlines mostly for good reasons at a time when political instability at home is nonexistent.

Even on the economic front, critics have noted that things are not as rosy as headline statistics would suggest. Rigorous adherence to IMF conditions has helped achieve economic stabilisation, but the intensive austerity measures, including cuts to social services, have taken a heavy long-term toll on Pakistan that is difficult to measure. We have lost millions of skilled........

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