Asia From ‘party-centric’ to ‘nation-centric’ democracy in Pakistan June 17, 2019 2 Written by Maryam Mastoor. Image Credit: Wasif Malik /Flickr, Licence CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Following the elections of 2018, this marks the second time since 1958 that Pakistan…
BRI China’s BRI in Pakistan – a poster child for success? January 29, 2019 0 Filippo Boni and Katharine Adeney By making the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) the poster child of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has invested…
Elections Pakistan Elections: the role of social media October 15, 2018 0 Written by Khalid Jarral The Pakistan elections of 2018 were the first time that the voters had the ability to engage in a two-way communication…
Elections Pakistan elections; one step forward two steps back? September 12, 2018 0 Written by Bimal Adhikari and Laila Farooq Pakistan’s third consecutive democratic transition was marred by charges of rigging and manipulation; a recurring familiarity in the…
Elections Why did PML-N lose or the PTI win in Pakistan? August 13, 2018 0 Written by Mariam Mufti and Hasan Javid. On July 25, 2018 Pakistan held its third consecutive general election since the end of General Pervez Musharraf’s…
Elections Pakistan’s Electoral Outlook July 18, 2018 0 By Niloufer Siddiqui Pakistan’s national elections, scheduled for July 25, are a week away. Yet, given the number of large-scale changes that have taken place…
Elections In defence of Imran Khan May 22, 2018 0 Written by Arhama Siddiqa Imran Khan is a former international cricketer-turned-politician who launched his Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party in 1996. But it was only in…
Elections An Analysis of PTI’s Corruption Record May 21, 2018 0 Written by Khurram Shahzad Siddiqui Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan on April 29, 2018 promised to bring radical changes to the country after the…