How the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Strengthened Pakistan’s Military Deep State

How the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Strengthened Pakistan’s Military Deep State

With elections coming up next month amid the messy blocking of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination, electoral politics in Pakistan remains embroiled in tense contestation. However, in the backdrop remains the ever persisting and foreboding shadow of the most important political player in the country, whose hands are methodically tampering with the various levers … Read more

In Pakistan, Hybrid Rule Is Further Institutionalized Through Dynastic Political Parties

Captured Commander Calls for Peace, But Balochistan Insurgency Rages on

Advertisement Three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has left self-imposed exile and returned to Pakistan to launch his twilight vision for the country. However, the Pakistan he has returned to features a political landscape that has been scorched by the power struggle between the dynastic political parties – composed of Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and … Read more