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1 – 10 of 10The elections, resulting in a fractured mandate and marred by allegations of rigging, have increased polarisation. Separately, Pakistan’s nine-month, roughly USD3bn Stand-By…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285381
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The staff-level agreement on the package was announced on June 29, the day before an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement which Pakistan had with the IMF expired with around…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280730
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INDIA/PAKISTAN: Dialogue remains a remote prospect
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES275358
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The Taliban agreed to talk to Kabul's delegation only reluctantly, under US pressure. The Kabul authorities were scarcely any keener. The insurgents' negotiating strategy appears…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256302
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The plan links a final US troop withdrawal to a new set of talks hosted by Turkey and a ceasefire, and envisages the replacement of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260146
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The TTP had stepped up attacks since August, emboldened by the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. In October, Pakistan initiated talks with some of the group’s peripheral…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265518
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The decision shores up Ghani's position against domestic political opponents demanding he step down on May 22 to make way for an interim government -- an idea floated during…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243371
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The TTP, emboldened by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, has intensified its insurgency in recent weeks. The group was formed in 2007 in North Waziristan, at that time part of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264685
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PAKISTAN: Truce with militant group will be fragile
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265336
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Several key polls are on the horizon across the region