Pakistan’s Highest Court Suspends the Army Chief’s Term Extension. What Now?
Last week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended a government-issued directive that approved a three-year term extension for the current chief of army staff. It’s […]
Umair Jamal
Umair Jamal teaches History and South Asian security at the Forman Christian College University. He is a correspondent for The Diplomat magazine, based in Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses primarily on the analysis of South Asian security and politics. His work has been featured in a number of renowned media outlets including Foreign Policy, Al-Jazeera, The National Interest, The Huffington Post, The Diplomat, Asia Times, The News on Sunday, Pakistan Today and others. He was an SAV Visiting Fellow, July 2018. He can be reached at [email protected]
Articles by Umair Jamal
The PTI’s Struggle to Govern Pakistan
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continues to roll from one crisis to another. Even after ruling Pakistan for over nine months, the PTI government appears to […]
Did Pakistan Successfully Push Back Against the Balakot Strikes?
The recent India-Pakistan military standoff has been a cause of serious concern for a number of reasons. After the militant attack in Pulwama in Jammu […]
پاکستان اورامریکہ کے تعلقات میں سرد مہری؟ افغانستان سےامریکی انخلاء کے اثرات
امریکہ اور افغان طالبان امریکی طویل ترین جنگ کو ختم کرنے کے لئے ایک معاہدے کو شکل دینے کے قریب پہنچ گئے ہیں۔ امریکہ اور […]
Wither U.S.-Pak Relations? Impact of American Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Afghan Taliban and the United States are reportedly close to finalizing a deal to end America’s longest war. After weeks-long negotiations, Washington and the […]
Imran Khan’s First 100 Days: Obstacles and Missed Opportunities
Before coming to power, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership made grandiose promises of introducing major reforms during its first hundred days, including the provision of […]
Imran Khan’s Inaugural Speech: Prioritizing Domestic Reforms
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister (PM) and the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) political party, laid out a broad and ambitious governance […]
Pakistani Elections: The Unrelenting Military Looms Large
Pakistan’s upcoming general election, scheduled for July 25, is taking place in a climate of growing political tensions and uncertainty. Increasing allegations of the military’s […]
فاٹا انضمام پاکستان کےلئے کیا معنی رکھتا ہے؟
حال ہی میں پاکستان نے اپنے علاقے فاٹا، جو کہ سات ایجنسیوں اور چھ فرنٹئیر ریجنز پر مشتمل ہے، کو صوبہ خیبر پختونخواہ میں ضم […]
What the FATA Merger Means for Pakistan
Recently, Pakistan’s Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) comprising of seven agencies and six frontier regions were merged into the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The […]