Michael Kugelman For much of 2022, Pakistani politics were in a state of severe crisis, exacerbating concurrent economic, humanitarian and security challenges. All in all, 2022 was a nightmare year for Pakistan. Pakistan still treading water in 2023 (eastasiaforum.org)
Category: Pakistan
Madiha Afzal Politics will likely consume much of Pakistan’s time and attention in 2023, as it did in 2022. The country’s turn to political instability last spring did not end with a dramatic no-confidence vote in parliament last April that ousted then Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan from office. Instability and polarization have only heightened […]
Aakriti Vinayak Pakistan and Afghanistan relations are on a boil. In the past few months while there has been simmering tensions on the Durand Line, the Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) threat has grown exponentially. On November 28, 2022, the TTP ended the indefinite ceasefire with the Pakistan government, which was called in June 2022. In its statement, […]
Saudi Arabia is studying whether to raise its deposit in Pakistan’s central bank from $3 billion to $5 billion, and is considering whether to raise its investment in the country to $10 billion. Saudi Arabia could up investment in Pakistan to $10 billion (newarab.com)