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Violent protests erupted in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir over rising costs of food, fuel and essential utilities. There is growing discontent over the perceived discrimination by the federal government in Islamabad. Also: Interview with Justice (retd) Syed Manzoor Hussain Gillani.
Fahmida Riaz died three years ago. All those who still cherish the values of liberty, freedom, equality, secularism and justice need her. They must read her.
A crackdown on undocumented migrants is forcing thousands back to uncertain fates in Afghanistan, and ratcheting up tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban.
In a turnaround, the IMF has now granted Pakistan a larger-than expected, nine-month, short-term loan package of $3 billion. This is independent of the earlier IMF-supported program.
The IMF mission is once again in Pakistan after the government finally yielded to IMF demands. Pakistan secured a $6 billion IMF bailout in 2019, which was topped up with another $1 billion last year, but the lender of last resort then stalled disbursements in November 2022 due to Pakistan’s slow progress on so-called economic reforms.
English translation of Pakistani poet, human-rights activist and feminist, Fahmida Riaz, oft-quoted nazm, “Tum bilkul hum jaise nikle”.
Through her women’s organisation Tehrik-e-Niswan, she has spent decades holding performances about social issues.
A summary of the basic structure of Pakistan’s politics indicates that even if Imran Khan loses the vote, as he is likely to do, his successor will be no better. None of the contenders offers an alternative to Pakistan’s hyper-corrupt status quo.
The reasons for PM Khan’s political downfall are not entirely clear. His economic policies were a mixed bag at best, but he deserves credit for one thing: he’d taken a bold stand against international investment agreements that give transnational corporations excessive power over national governments.
Though Ishrat Afreen remains forgotten and neglected in her own country, she is an institution unto herself.
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