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View AllLocal Governments Without Power: A Policy Autopsy of Pakistan’s Devolution Framework
Pakistan’s repeated experiments with devolution have produced a paradoxical outcome: local governments exist, yet they remain largely powerless. Despite constitutional…
Balochistan Is Burning Again
Balochistan is once again on fire. Despite being governed almost exclusively in the name of “security” and consuming billions of…
Alternatives to Military Security
Throughout most of human history, communities—not professional armies—were the main providers of security. Peace was maintained through shared responsibility, kinship…
The Monster of Sardar
Balochistan, Pakistan's mineral-rich province, periodically captures national and international headlines, but consistently for all the wrong reasons.The province is embroiled…
India’s Exit from Chabahar: A Strategic Opening for Pakistan
India’s reported withdrawal from the Chabahar Port development project under mounting U.S. pressure marks a quiet but consequential shift in…
A Peep into NFC Award
The National Finance Commission (NFC) of Pakistan is a pivotal constitutional body designed to manage fiscal federalism by distributing financial…



















