By Mehmet Enes Beşer There is no doubt that climate change and climate disasters are not some abstract concepts for Pakistan anymore. As shown by the devastating floods in 2022, almost one-third of the country was inundated, leaving millions homeless and leading to losses totaling more than US$30 billion. However, climate catastrophes did not end there, rather they became increasingly ...
By Dure Akram For quite some time, a sequence of images has begun to define South Asian politics. Young Sri Lankans wandering through a presidential residence that had once seemed untouchable. Bangladeshi students carrying coffins through Dhaka after their classmates were killed. Teenagers in Kathmandu filming themselves outside parliament while a government tried to shut down the very social-media platforms ...
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 ...