by Naeem Asghar in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Authorities claim to have released all Baloch protesters who arrived in Islamabad last week to highlight the issue of missing persons but were rounded up in a crackdown. However, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)—the protest organizers—disputes this, asserting that Islamabad Police have failed to release all detained protesters despite the three-day deadline’s expiration. The BYC announced that people in Balochistan will stage demonstrations and strikes…
Pakistan’s imperative for pragmatic diplomacy and economic resilience
by Sayyeda Aqsa Sajjad in The Express Tribune, December 20th, 2023.The writer is a Research Associate at NUST Institute of Policy StudiesWithin the complex framework of international geopolitics, recent developments most notably the outcomes of the Xi-Biden summit highlight the necessity for nations such as Pakistan to reevaluate their economic and foreign policy approaches. The evolving dynamics within the Asia-Pacific region and the prominent competition between major powers, notably the United States and China, necessitate…