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Pakistan’s Debt and Taxes
Date: August 10, 2016
The federal government’s economic policy remains largely debt-driven, with debt servicing and repayment taking increasing shares of the federal budget each year. The inflationary impact of debt accumulation has been ignored for short-term financial stability....
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Federal Budget: Debt 2011-2016
Date: August 10, 2016
The federal government’s economic policy remains largely debt-driven, with debt servicing and repayment taking increasing shares of the federal budget each year. The inflationary impact of debt accumulation has been ignored for short-term financial stability....
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Pakistan and the Battle Over Dishonorable Killings by JI President Sherry Rehman
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: July 30, 2016
The heinous murder of social media star QandeelBaloch has triggered a long-overdue wave of introspection in Pakistan about how it treats its women. Her “honor killing,” at the hands of her own brother,...
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July 18 – 24, 2016
Date: July 25, 2016
July 18: Prayer leader killed in Swat Unidentified gunmen shot dead a prayer leader inside a mosque in the Marghuzar area of Swat district. The News
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Foreign Policy in Crisis: Can Pakistan Overcome?
Date: July 18, 2016
As Pakistan’s foreign policy apparatus comes under fire for failure to perform on multiple fronts, Islamabad’s institutional paralysis is damaging the country’s international standing. With the Foreign Office mandated to do little more than issue reactive statements...
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June 27 – July 3, 2016
Date: July 14, 2016
June 27: Polio workers attacked in Karak Two polio workers were shot at by gunmen in the Shaheedan Wazir village of Karak, but survived the attack. Express Tribune June 28: Three...
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July 4 – 10, 2016
Date: July 14, 2016
July 9: Attack on Shia cleric in Islamabad Three armed men entered the house of a Shia cleric, Sagheer Ahmed Saifi, and opened fire killing his wife. Express Tribune
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July 11 – 17, 2016
Date: July 14, 2016
July 11: Christian man booked on blasphemy charge A Christian man was booked on a blasphemy charge in Gujrat after he allegedly shared blasphemous content via WhatsApp. Dawn July 12: Prayer...
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June 20 – 26, 2016
Date: June 29, 2016
June 20: Ahmadi healer shot in Karachi A 50-year-old homeopathic doctor from the Ahmadi community was shot dead at his clinic in Karachi. Dawn June 20: Shopkeeper charged with blasphemy Sindh...
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June 6 – 12, 2016
Date: June 14, 2016
June 6: School bombed in Jaffarabad A school building was partially damaged in a bomb blast in the Dera Allah Yar area of Balochistan's Jaffarabad district. Daily Times June 8: College...
