Publications
Pakistan, the United States and the End Game in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Elite
Date: November 29, 2013
As the so-called “end game” in Afghanistan approaches, the momentum is growing to find an amicable solution to the conflict. The U.S. and other troop contributing countries are committed to...
Opinion
A Game of Thrones in Waziristan: The Return of Fazlullah
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: November 29, 2013
Maulana Fazlullah was always the wild card. As Hakimullah Mehsud’s last rites were being read, and emergency conclaves were being summoned across six other tribal agencies to deliberate upon the militant...
Publications
Population in Pakistan: Holding the seams together
Date: November 29, 2013
y Madeeha Ansari In this Issue: The pressures and potential of a burgeoning population and recommendations to avert future crises. The “population bomb” is no longer a leading cause for concern...
Publications
Policy Brief – Grant of MFN Status to India: Possible Impacts
Date: November 29, 2013
By Safiya Aftab According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in FY2010, the value of Pakistan’s exports to India was $260 million, and the value of imports from India...
Publications
Policy Brief – India Pakistan Relations: The Way Forward
Date: November 29, 2013
The resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan in 2011 has revived the hope that the two countries would make a renewed effort to resolve their bilateral problems. The dialogue...
Publications
Policy Brief: Monitoring Hate Speech on the Internet
Date: November 29, 2013
By Annum Sadiq The internet is the world’s largest ungoverned space, where users access information, exchange views and undertake collective action. At least 20 million Pakistanis are online, following a...
Publications
Policy Brief- Performance and Prospects of Democracy in Pakistan: Political Scenarios Affecting the Elections 2013
Date: November 29, 2013
It is for the first time in Pakistan’s history that an elected government is completing its term (2008-2013). The Pakistan Peoples Party-led coalition was jolted on several occasions, but it...
Publications
Policy Brief: Economic Policy and Management in Pakistan (2008 to 2013)
Date: November 29, 2013
By Safiya Aftab In the five years of the previous government’s tenure, the country has seen five Finance Ministers (FM), four Finance Secretaries (who have had six tenures among them,...
Publications
Policy Brief: Promises and Policies – Reviewing Party Manifestos for the 2013 Elections
Date: November 29, 2013
By Ahmer Naqvi 2013 promises to be a historic year for democracy in Pakistan, as the country marks its first democratic transition between civilian governments in its 66-year history. Unlike...
Opinion
Moment of Opportunity
by: Sherry Rehman and Amitabh Mattoo
Date: November 29, 2013
As co-chairs of the Chaophraya dialogue between opinion makers from India and Pakistan, we are encouraged by reports of resumption of the official dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi, and...
