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					<title><![CDATA[The State Within, Now Written Into Law]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Book: How Pakistan Transformed as a Deep State: Power, National Interest and National Security
By Moonis Ahmar
Ethics International Press, UK, 2026.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:11:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nawaz Sharif Will Return To Imran Khan's Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In a widely expected move, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has announced his return to Pakistan on October 21.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:08:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[With Fractured Civil Society & Complicit Politicians, There's Little Hope For Pakistan's Christians]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The ghastly attack on the Christian community in Jaranwala is yet another testament to the systemic violence and discrimination faced by religious minorities in Pakistan.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:52:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Coup That Failed]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the flames of the May 9 arson dissipate, it is clear that the violence perpetrated by former PM Khan's supporters is only one element of the power struggle unfolding before our eyes for a year.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 02:50:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Generals' Dilemma]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The foregoing week has witnessed events that were atypical and volatile, even by Pakistani standards.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 20:09:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Post-Musharraf Hybrid Experiment Is Approaching Its Logical End]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[While Pakistan has passed through many a crisis, the current imbroglio - the standoff between the parliament and the judiciary, between the executive and the judiciary, and the infighting within the Supreme Court - is absolutely unprecedented.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 07:52:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Justice Minallah's Note: Another Warning Sign For The Chief Justice?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The 'civil war' within the Supreme Court of Pakistan has intensified.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:41:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Judicial Interventions In Political System Must End]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) hears a petition against the postponement of elections for the Punjab assembly, the crisis within the Pakistani state has come to the fore.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:56:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Imran Khan Vs Military Establishment: The Final Showdown Begins?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The ugly scenes of excessive shelling, PTI workers pelting stones at the police force and the eventual incapacity of the government to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan — summoned by a court in Islamabad — indicate a deep crisis within the Pakistani state itself.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:00:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Polarised Polity And Its Warring Institutions]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The March 1 verdict of the Supreme Court, instructing the president and governors to consult with the ECP and decide the date of elections in Punjab and KP, has been mired in controversy due to the manner in which the suo motu proceedings were conducted, and the simmering divisions within the apex court have come into public view.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:55:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Economy Won't 'Stabilise' Unless Ruling Elites Give Up Privileges]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's economic crisis poses a great challenge for a coalition government struggling to keep the country afloat.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Rumi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 01:15:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Ruling Classes Squabble As Masses Endure Hyperinflation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The ongoing polycrisis exhibits the longstanding contradictions within the Pakistani governance system, wherein there is no consensus on who will run the country.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:43:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tackling Pakistan’s Polycrisis Requires Clarity And Consensus. Both Are Missing.]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The reluctance of former Prime Minister and chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan to participate in an All-Parties Conference called by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after the deadly Peshawar suicide attack is a stark reminder that Khan is unwilling to play ball.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:27:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Elites Have Pushed The Country To The Brink. Can They Fix It?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The resurgence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its relentless attacks on the Pakistani state come at a time when the country faces the worst economic and political crises in its recent history.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 06:51:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's 2022: A Polarised Polity On The Brink Of Economic Default]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the year 2022 ends, Pakistan’s deepening crisis of governance appears to be intractable.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 22:27:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Maryam Nawaz’s Acquittal: Has The 2018 Political Engineering Project Run Its Course?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Maryam Nawaz’s acquittal by the Islamabad High Court is a major victory for the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) as political engineering against the House of Sharifs seems to be coming to its logical conclusion.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 22:57:06 +0500</pubDate>

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