Saudi Arabia has extended Pakistan’s $3 billion financing facility. Palki Sharma questions Islamabad’s dependence, but India’s own borrowing record adds important context. An evidence-based examination of the figures and commentary. Continue reading Palki Sharma Mocks Pakistan’s Loans. But India Borrows Billions Too.
Pakistan has reached another IMF agreement, but inflation, weak wages and poverty still strain households. Why has economic stability not reached millions of families? Continue reading Pakistan’s IMF Recovery: Why Economic Stability Has Yet to Reach Millions of Families
Pakistan’s digital identity infrastructure could make public services faster and safer. But as verification becomes connected across institutions, Pakistan needs to decide how much information any organisation should be allowed to see. Continue reading Pakistan Is Building a Digital Identity State. What Should It Be Allowed to Know?
Rwanda has the world’s highest share of women in parliament and a striking economic record. But did female lawmakers cause its transformation? The evidence tells a more complicated story. Continue reading Rwanda Has the World’s Most Women MPs. Did They Transform the Country?
Shipping containers have become a familiar feature of political confrontation in Islamabad. Their real cost reaches commuters, truckers and businesses far beyond the capital. Continue reading When Shipping Containers Become Part of Pakistan’s Political Landscape
Pakistan has a genuine TTP security problem across its western frontier. But repeated strikes inside Afghanistan raise a harder question: can Islamabad suppress the militant threat without creating a permanently hostile neighbour? Continue reading Pakistan’s Western Frontier Is Becoming a Strategic Problem
Why expensive petrol and electricity continue to burden Pakistan’s households: the mechanisms linking imported fuel, transport, tariffs and prices. Continue reading Pakistan Petrol at Rs387: How Fuel and Electricity Costs Reach Households
Pakistan is preparing to send an astronaut to China’s Tiangong space station. Behind the national milestone lies a larger question about China’s effort to turn its orbital infrastructure into international influence. Continue reading Pakistan’s First Astronaut Will Fly to China’s Tiangong. Why Beijing’s Invitation Matters
Palki Sharma called Pakistan’s fuel crisis “a very Pakistani problem.” I examine the military exemption, Iran sanctions and the regional energy shock. Continue reading “A Very Pakistani Problem”? How Palki Sharma Turned a Regional Energy Shock Into a Pakistan Punchline
Falling birth rates prompt governments to ask women for more children. The harder question is whether people can have the families they actually want, in Pakistan and beyond. Continue reading Falling Birth Rates: What Happens When We Ask Women to Fix a Country’s Future?