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The worsening economic situation will feed into the mood against the government.
This time around, there is little effort to win over the public.
Much of the Basant goodwill has been squandered by news of an unnecessary expense.
It is perhaps too early to know what is happening but there is something black in the ‘khichri’.
The insurgency has been ongoing for 20 years now, the longest of any in Balochistan.
For a young politician and a relatively unknown one, Afridi has a way with people.
What if after yet another amendment, it turns out it wasn’t enough to increase the age to 25?
Islamabad’s greenery is being replaced by big roads, flyovers and underpasses.
It seems as if all the political soap opera plot twists have been done, and talked about, to death.
If the chatter in Islamabad is to be believed, the concerns about the economy are real.
The ruling elite may be sitting pretty but their biggest worry is the economy.
It is hard to say what exactly Faiz Hameed’s conviction means for Pakistan.
The real challenge for both the powers that be and the PTI is KP.
Foreign policy miracles and numerous trips abroad still haven’t yielded the awaited manna.
There is little hope that any of the three pillars of the state are intact.
Nearly two decades later, television’s fire and innovation are a thing of the past.
Why should one assume that legislators would pass a law with the same intent as a military despot?
It is no longer necessary that once the borders of Pakistan are crossed, threatened journalists will be able to breathe freely.
Picking so many battles leaves the state in a mode of crisis management all the time.
If the new CM chooses the path of resistance it will further complicate KP’s security situation.
Mixed messaging from the government or just confusion? It was hard to tell.
It’s not just the lot on television but also those in politics who seem to have run out of choices.
Domestically, the Pak-Saudi pact is being viewed exactly the same way as some past moments.
Whether the empowerment of the people is really the objective is the question.
The mistakes have not been addressed even three years after the super floods of 2022.
Ask the government about anything untoward and they simply shrug it off.
The story of displacement is hard for mainstream Pakistan to understand.
It is hard to understand why the judgements have come now.
Connected with this is the question about whether or not it is possible to view the political crisis in Balochistan as one which can only be handled...
The KP CM isn’t going to risk the ire of those who matter; Imran Khan can be handled.
Whatever the rhetoric, these fun events only work to the benefit of the organisers and the attendees.
There are no dramatic scenes, no flourish — just a quiet, linear progression.
Just when we think there is nothing more to reveal, they shed another fig leaf.
The view that the rulers no longer face political challenges is to miss the woods for the trees.
Experts have warned that these high temperatures are only going to grow with each passing year.
A thrilled PM is delivering speeches not only to his cabinet, but also at diplomatic events.
Book manages to provide rich details on events already reported in detail in media.
Many in government and beyond are convinced the chances of another attack from India are high.
In the middle of all the noise, there has been some serious and nuanced commentary.
With possibility of further clashes, it is all the more important to address some of fault lines within the country.
The domestic fallout will prove important in the near future as the crisis plays out.
The absolutism of the two states no longer seems to allow any space for peaceniks.
Men get uncomfortable when women begin to stake a claim to the political stage.
With their legitimacy crisis, the rulers are scrambling to ‘fix’ the economy rather than reforming it.
The bouts between political parties and establishment take a toll on country far more than they do on political parties.
Few of the Baloch "politicians" in the provincial and federal legislatures advocate dialogue.
If even opinion is unacceptable, where does this leave us as a people?
The government let its jitters turn a low-profile event into a successful effort of resistance.
Recent moves simply reveal the attitude of all governments towards education.
Little attention is paid to any long-term strategy which might prevent vulnerable children from working in homes where they are in danger.
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