Public protests in Kupwara and Rajouri highlight growing concerns over roads, healthcare, clean water and other basic services in IIOJK. The deeper issue is public frustration and governance.
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The Wider Lens : Islamabad Cannot Sell Investment While Living Behind Containers
Pakistan wants foreign investment, tourism and diaspora capital, but repeated disruptions in Islamabad raise concerns about stability and business confidence. A wider look at why predictability matters in an increasingly uncertain world.
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Enough Blood, Enough Tears: When Will Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finally Find Peace?
For years, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been bleeding. One tragedy follows another, one funeral follows another, and another family is added to the long and painful list of those who have lost their loved ones to terrorism and violence. The people of this province have endured explosions, attacks, fear, displacement and economic hardship for far too...
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Stitches of Struggle: Why Kashmir’s Home-Based Women Artisans Are Left Behind in the Global Luxury Economy.
Kashmiri women artisans are the hidden backbone of the region’s renowned handicraft industry. This analysis explores low wages, middlemen, mechanized imitations and the challenges threatening their livelihoods and cultural heritage.
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Settler colonialism cloaked in democracy.
As the world observes the International Day of Democracy, the unresolved Kashmir dispute continues to raise questions about political representation, democratic participation and the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
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IIOJK: The World’s Largest Open-Air Jail — A Defence and Strategic Perspective.
An in-depth strategic analysis examines IIOJK as the “world’s largest open-air jail,” focusing on militarisation, legal restrictions, digital surveillance, human costs and the wider security implications for South Asia.
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BRICS Condemns Sanctions—but How Will Exporters Get Paid?
Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) Research Team Under the supervision of Muhammad Anwar, Founder & Chairman, TFN 13 September 2026 The 2026 BRICS New Delhi Declaration speaks firmly about the conditions needed for international trade. Paragraph 20 calls for a fair, predictable, rules-based trading system. Paragraph 21 warns that tariffs, non-tariff restrictions and protectionist measures can...
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Mental Health Crisis and Healthcare Collapse in IIOJK.
In 1989, the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Srinagar recorded roughly 1,700 psychiatric outpatient visits annually. By 2015, that figure had reached 100,000. The woman who should be among those 100,000 is not. There is no psychiatrist in her district. She carries what the militarization gave her: house raids, a disappeared husband, years...
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Diesel at Rs403, Levies in Trillions: Pakistan’s Real Crisis Is Bad Governance.
Pakistan’s diesel price has reached Rs403.32 per litre, and this is not simply a story about an expensive fuel. It is a story about governance. When an essential input for agriculture, transport, industry and trade reaches such a high price while the government simultaneously collects trillions of rupees through petroleum levies, taxes and duties, the...
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From Borders to Narratives: Pakistan, Kashmir and the Information Age.
The Kashmir dispute is increasingly being contested beyond the Line of Control, with diplomacy, international law, media coverage and information narratives playing a growing role in shaping political and international perceptions.