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Political and Economic Controversies Surround Bangladesh’s IMF Loan
Rumors that Dhaka was seeking a $4.5 billion loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF) first surfaced in June 2022. The government of Bangladesh, under the control of the Awami League, initially dismissed the news. At the same time, the opposition claimed that the IMF would…

China Loses Ground in Nepal
Since the formation of a new government following elections in November, Nepal has witnessed an escalated Chinese engagement on the political front. The post-election coalition saw the Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist Center,…

ارشد شریف کی ہلاکت اور پاکستان میں سیاسی تقسیم
اکتوبر ۲۳ کو پاکستانی صحافی ارشد شریف کینیا میں جان لیوا گولیوں کا نشانہ بنے، جس نے پاکستان میں غیرجانبدار صحافت پر سیاسی تقسیم کے اثرات کے خدشات کو بڑھاوا دیا۔ اس قتل سے قبل کے مہینوں میں، شریف نے…

پاکستان ۲۰۲۲ء : معاشی اور سیاسی خلفشار کا سال
پاکستان کے لیۓ ۲۰۲۲ کا آغاز بہترین طور پر اس کی پہلی شہریوں کے مفادات اور راۓ پر مرکوز قومی سلامتی پالیسی (این۔ایس۔پی) کے اجرا کے ساتھ ہوا جس میں انسانی سلامتی کو ملک کے حفاظتی نظام میں مرکزی مقام…

Arshad Sharif’s Death and Political Polarization in Pakistan
On October 23, Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was fatally shot in Kenya, raising concerns of political polarization impacting objective journalism in Pakistan. In the months preceding his murder, Sharif vocally criticized Pakistan’s current government and its powerful military, fueling suspicions…

Pakistan in 2022: A Year of Economic and Political Turbulence
For Pakistan, 2022 began on a high note with the launch of its first citizen-centric National Security Policy (NSP), which reiterated the need to put human security at the center of the country’s security apparatus. Under this new approach, Pakistan…