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 […]
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 can be reached at umair.jamal@outlook.com.
Articles by Umair Jamal
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 […]
Pakistan-Russia Cooperation: Trouble for the United States?
As relations between the United States and Pakistan deteriorate and Washington’s influence over Islamabad decreases, Pakistan and Russia, former Cold War-era rivals, have significantly strengthened […]
Why Foreign Policy is Not An Election Issue in Pakistan
With general elections in Pakistan scheduled to take place this summer, all major political parties have already begun campaigning and articulating their agendas. While domestic problems, such […]
2018 Elections: Why Pakistan’s Struggle with Democracy Will Continue
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) surprising victory in the recent by-election that took place earlier this month in Punjab–for a National Assembly seat the Pakistan […]
Why Islamist Groups are Winning in a Divided Pakistan
The calculated use of religious extremism has been a common feature in the politics of Pakistan, a country in which ethnic, linguistic, and nationalistic values […]
Washington Cannot Force Islamabad’s Hand
During his visit to Islamabad two weeks ago, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the country’s leadership that Pakistan needs to “do more to […]
اسلام پسندوں کو قومی دھارے میں لانے کا خطرناک منصوبہ
حالیہ دنوں میں کئی ایک کاالعدم عسکریت پسند تنظیموں نے ملک کے سیاسی میدان میں داخل ہونے کی کوشش کی ہے ۔ اطلاعات تو یہا […]
Dangers of Mainstreaming Islamist Parties in Pakistan
A number of proscribed militant organizations in Pakistan have recently attempted to enter the country’s political arena. There are even reports that a coalition of […]
آئندہ انتخابات؛ پاکستان کےلئے ایک موقع؟
پاکستانی سپریم کورٹ نے ۲۸ جولائی کو ایک طویل تفتیش کے بعد وزیراعظم نواز شریف اور انکے خاندان کو نااہل قرار دے دیا ۔ اس […]