The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.
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With a hung parliament and uncertain election results, further political instability and a scramble to attain power is in full force in Pakistan.
Days after the election, it remains unclear who the the next prime minister will be.
The PTI, the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, won the most seats of any one party – but fell short of reaching the threshold for a majority government.
Protests took hold across Pakistan following the detention of the opposition leader and former cricket star – raising tensions in an election year.
Former prime minister emerges from assassination attempt wounded, but vowing to continue protest against government.
Pakistan’s coalition government had been relatively permissive of former prime minister Khan’s mass rallies. But the latest developments suggest this approach has ended.
The former prime minister was forced from office by a vote of no confidence. But that doesn’t mean the political drama is over, an expert on Pakistani politics explains.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved Parliament rather than face a no-confidence vote. The Conversation asked an expert: What happens next?
Pakistan’s president is facing a backlash for his comments on sexual violence against women.
Three important lessons from three recent privatisations.
In a country where less-than-democratic elites wield substantial power, bottom-up politics is still alive and well.
A religious minority of Pakistan, the Ahmadis have been boycotting elections for decades. Casting a vote would require that they denounce themselves as ‘non-Muslims.’
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Professor of Religion, Wesleyan University
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Reader in Political Science and International Relations, Aston University
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Associate professor, University of Exeter
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Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, South Asian Politics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Strategy and Policy, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Research Fellow, Governance Team, Institute of Development Studies
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Lecturer in International Development, University of Birmingham