Asif Ali Zardari – Asia Times

Pakistan now a bigger basket case than even Bangladesh

by Feisel Khan November 29, 2022December 5, 2022

The infelicitous phrase “international basket case” might better apply to Pakistan today than when it was applied to Bangladesh in the 1970s — Pakistan’s former eastern half. Bangladesh has surpassed Pakistan economically and in quality of life. There is even talk of Bangladesh graduating to upper middle-income country status. Quite a reversal of fortune as no one talks about Pakistan that way. […]

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Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks to media after appearing before a Joint Investigation Team in Islamabad on June 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood

Endgame has started for ‘New Pakistan’

by Imad Zafar March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Sharif faces tough choices after PDM loses the plot

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A view from outside Pakistan's Supreme Court building in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Aamir Queshi

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Pakistan, South Asia

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Pakistan, South Asia

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Pakistan, South Asia

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Pakistan, South Asia

Glimpse of the face of a fascist regime

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Pakistan, South Asia

‘Tis the season for arresting opposition members

by Imad Zafar June 14, 2019February 18, 2020

Pakistani judiciary. Image: iStock

Pakistan, South Asia

Opposition against extension of military courts in Pakistan

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid February 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party addressing supporters at a pre-election rally in Islamabad on June 30. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

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Representational image. Photo: iStock

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Photo: Wikimedia

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

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Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

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Pakistan, South Asia

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Coke Studio. Photo: Wikimedia

India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

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Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses lawmakers after being elected by the National Assembly in Islamabad on August 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/ handout

Pakistan, South Asia

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Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

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Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

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