Sober FATF
Economic Affairs & National Development

A Sober Look at the FATF

The scope of money laundering is tiny in Pakistan compared to that of its eastern neighbor, but India’s dirty money is also dwarfed by the amount of

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Pakistan has suffered enormously over the last four decades
Afghanistan

‘Do More’ — ‘Absolutely Not’

Clear thinking and full institutional backing has led Pakistan’s Prime Minister to declare unequivocally that there is ‘absolutely no’ chance that we will allow the Central Intelligence

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covid
Economic Affairs & National Development

The Back-on-our-Feet-Budget

Although it has already been tirelessly analyzed by pundits across the political and economic spheres, the best way to characterize the underlying message of the Budget 2021-22

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bangal
Economic Affairs & National Development

The Miracle in Bengal

In recent months, it has been frequently discussed in economic and media circles across South Asia that Bangladesh has surpassed India and Pakistan on the basis of

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The Miracle in Bengal
Economic Affairs & National Development

The Miracle in Bengal

In recent months, it has been frequently discussed in economic and media circles across South Asia that Bangladesh has surpassed India and Pakistan on the basis of

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ASHRAF GHANI
Afghanistan

Ghani Must Not Become Najibullah

It will be very unfortunate for the poor people of Afghanistan if a repeat of 1990s occurs, where, after defeating one of the two superpowers of the

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan and the Region

President Biden’s announcement to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 has drawn extreme reactions ranging from surprise to dismay. While the US administration itself

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SOUTH ASIA
Peace and Conflict

Proposed Peace Plan for South Asia

The value of peace is invaluable and cannot be measured, sought through sacrifices of the generations, and yet is not guaranteed. Ask the people of Palestine, Kashmir,

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