According to sources, the Ministry of National Food Security has facilitated the import of wheat allegedly in league with flour mafia and wheat importers and defrauded the country of more than one billion dollars of foreign exchange.

This import has inflicted a loss of above Rs…

At moments like this, do you ever wonder why political science is so distant from politics and so obsessed with 'value-neutrality'? This article helps to explain why. doi.org/10.1017/S15375…

Over the years, sports persons have been the best Ambassadors for India-Pakistan peace whether cricket, tennis, track and field (javelin throw) and now this!

Excited to share that my book, Under the Gun: Political Parties and Violence in Pakistan, is now available in Pakistan through Folio Books (foliobooks.pk/product/under-…). Thankful to Mohammad Waseem, Farhan Siddiqi, and Zoha Waseem for their endorsements!

How would IR sound if read and understood through a decolonial, liberation psychology lens and not the usual realist/liberal/constructivist theories? I review Dr. Fatima Sajjad's excellent edited volume, Peace as Liberation, here: niice.org.np/archives/9036 NIICE, Nepal

1/n 🚨 OPP Graduate Scholarships 2024 🚨
On the blessed night of 27th Ramadan we are pleased to announce that the online applications for Oxford Pakistan Programme graduate scholarships is now live

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Looking forward to this exciting conference!

Deterrence in Southern Asia features 62 (!) experts from #India #Pakistan #China & the #USA .
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Book’s debate consists theoretically & conceptually convincing arguments concerning historical contexts of Indo-Pak nuclear politics, doctrines, contrasting strategic postures against each other. Book Review – Nuc Arms Control in SA: PPP stratheia.com/book-review-nu… via @Stratheia

A total of 2.89 million people voted for TLP in the 2024 elections, 0.76 million more compared to the 2018 Elections, where the toal was 2.13 million - Gallup Pakistan Digital Analytics on Elections

Read the full report at: gallup.com.pk/post/36181

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SIFC’s decision to cut state funding by Rs24 billion to public universities threatens the survival of higher education institutions in the country, the minister for education tells the national assembly.

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How does autonomy affect subnational ethnic conflict & when does it redirect ethnic violence to the subnational level? Andreas Juon argues subnational tensions are more likely to escalate if representation in the central government is unequal. #APSRFirstView .
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Excited to share that I’ve taken on the role of Director School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.
Looking forward to building on the School's impressive legacy and fostering academic excellence.

NFC outcomes have to be seen in light of commitments agreed upon in the last award. On that count, I argue the federal govt has lagged behind the provinces no matter how you cut the cake.
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My recent book will be available in the bookshops/stores by next week.

How do political, social and religious trends in the 1980s reverberate in contemporary Pakistan? I take a comparative view of anti-military mobilisation, blasphemy laws and women's activism in this piece for a special issue, Ed. by Amit Ranjan Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) - NUS: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

ICYMI check out our Stimson Center event on Pakistan's post-election environment featuring Niloufer Siddiqui, Sarah Khan, and Farhan Siddiqi with my colleague Sahar Khan. stimson.org/event/understa…

Farhan Siddiqi Niloufer Siddiqui Sarah Khan Sahar Khan Thank you for tuning in today! ICYMI, check out the full recording of our event on understanding Pakistan’s post-elections environment here: bit.ly/49PCfCj

If interested, do peruse Niloufer Siddiqui's latest book on the topic here! bit.ly/42Ecgel

On one side was the deep state, absurd verdicts from the courts, relentless police brutality, the re-laundered class of 1985, and their boomer cheerleaders in the press.

On the other was some kid voting for baingan.

Piece today, on the big upset:

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