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Pakistani NGO Crackdown Sparks Alarm: Civil Society Under Siege

Since the early 2010s Pakistan has gradually tightened control over non-governmental organizations. In 2015 the Interior Ministry seized Save the Children’s Islamabad office and later forced dozens of aid agencies to shut down, citing alleged “anti-state” activities. Rights groups say…

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Explosive Exposé: India’s Farm Loan Waivers – Broken Promises, Brutal Reality

In villages across India, indebted farmers nurse fading hopes. Many recall political promises of debt relief, only to find the…

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Toxic Political Dynasties in Pakistani Provinces Fuel Democracy’s Decay

Since Pakistan’s founding and partition from India in 1947, political life especially in the provinces has been dominated by a…

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Bridges and Tunnels: The contract amendments that double budgets

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