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Prospects for Pakistan in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for Pakistan in 2023.

Floods give a new focus to Pakistan’s foreign policy

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PAKISTAN

Islamabad, which provisionally estimates the economic cost of the disaster at USD10bn, continues to call on external players to provide financial and humanitarian assistance…

Prospects for Pakistan in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…

Pakistan’s new government faces tough fight to endure

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PAKISTAN

Sharif, president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), was elected premier by members of the National Assembly (NA), parliament’s lower house, on April 11. He replaces Pakistan…

Prospects for Pakistan in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Pakistan in 2019.

Military’s influence will grow in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN

A caretaker cabinet is responsible for running the country until the polls. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the caretaker prime minister, previously belonged to a party that is widely…

Nawaz Sharif will hold the edge in Pakistan polls

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PAKISTAN

Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or PML(N) party and a three-time former prime minister, appears to have the backing of the politically powerful…

Prospects for Pakistan in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for Pakistan in 2018.

Pakistan-US relations are on a downward trajectory

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PAKISTAN/US

Separately, Pakistan is drawing closer to its ‘all-weather’ partner China, a key US rival. Washington’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific increasingly revolves around pushing back on…

Prospects for Pakistan in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Meanwhile, ethnic insurgents and the Pakistani Taliban Movement (TTP) pose a growing threat to internal security. Pakistan is trying to support peace talks in neighbouring…