Pakistan needs to tackle multiple challenges through well-rounded and practical solutions. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Gwadar Port, located in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, represents the nation’s efforts to achieve economic transformation and regional connectivity. As a core component of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Gwadar is expected to act as a crucial link in the China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), ...
Chasing Capital While Losing Credibility By Mehmet Enes Beşer Repetitively turning to Gulf states with requests to obtain financial aid has become a characteristic feature of Pakistan’s foreign policy practice. These approaches, often referred to as strategic partnerships, are increasingly looking like attempts to get assistance amidst lack of credibility. In a global climate of geopolitical shifts, green energy transformation, ...
Speech of Syeda Ayesha Gardeza, Mazdoor Kisan Party (Workers and Farmers Party), Pakistan on the WAYU congress in Istanbul By Syeda Ayesha Gardeza, Mazdoor Kisan Party (Workers and Farmers Party), Pakistan – Responsible for Media and Information May 19th, 1919, is the date Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived in the northern Turkish city of Samsun to start the armed struggle against ...
The Brahmaputra and Indus no longer simply carry glacial melt and monsoon rain. They carry contested power, unresolved histories, and national ambitions in liquid form. By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan The Brahmaputra is no longer just a marvel of nature. It has become a fulcrum of geopolitical power. From its origin in the highlands of Tibet to the ...
Regarding migration, a joint Pakistan-Türkiye task force on migration could prove invaluable By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan The recent capsizing of four migrant boats off the coasts of Yemen and Djibouti, resulting in 186 individuals missing, has once again spotlighted the perilous journeys undertaken by migrants seeking better opportunities abroad. These migrants, often fleeing economic despair and seeking ...
By Dure Akram, Lahore, Pakistan Going by assumptions, many sitting outside Pakistan conclude it is “divided, disorganized, economically backward, corrupt, violent, unjust, often savagely oppressive towards the poor and women, and home to extremely dangerous forms of extremism and terrorism.” However convincing as it may seem, the international narrative does not consider the resilience of both nation and state to ...
By Dure Akram, Lahore, Pakistan 10 days is too long of a time for any parliamentary democracy to decide who deserves to be given the baton next. Haunted by a long-drawn-out delay, the 12th general polls in Pakistan held on February 8 were supposed to bring about at least a semblance of stability. Although brought on by a unique show ...
By Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain The U.S. State Department encouraged the Pakistani government in a March 7, 2022, meeting to remove Imran Khan as prime minister over his neutrality on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a classified Pakistani government document obtained by The Intercept. The meeting, between the Pakistani ambassador to the United States and two State Department ...
By Dure Akram for UWI reporting from Lahore, Pakistan In an interview to UWI, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan speaks of India’s foreign policy as an example to follow, calls Afghanistan “a future life line” and blames his government of not establishing according relations “due to fear from the U.S.”. Mr. Khan also predicts progress of de-dollarization and hails ...
by Dure Akram reporting for UWI from Lahore, Pakistan This is the first part of the interview focused on domestic Pakistani politics. Tomorrow follows the second part with Imran Khan’s views on foreign policy and regional relations – UWI. Revolutionaries come in all shapes and forms and while former Prime Minister Imran Khan may not look like one, his energetic ...