Author: Ayyaz Mallick
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Pakistan: Dangerous Interregnum, Catastrophic Equilibrium?
On 3rd November, while leading a Long March to the federal capital demanding fresh elections, former Prime Minister Imran Khan was the target of an assassination attempt. Thankfully, given Pakistan’s … Keep reading »
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Commodity Fetishism and Imran Khan: Right-Wing Populism in Pakistan
On April 3rd, citing a “foreign conspiracy” to unseat him and to avoid an impending vote of no confidence, cricketer-turned-politician and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved the National Assembly. … Keep reading »
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The Machinery of Images and the (Post-)Modern War
On 14 February, 20-year-old Adil Ahmed Dar rammed a vehicle fill of explosives into a bus full of reserve police force personnel in Indian Occupied Kashmir. The attack killed over … Keep reading »
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Elections in Pakistan: A Populist Moment?
The third consecutive general election was held in Pakistan on July 25th, with the Pakistan Movement for Justice party (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI) of celebrity-cricketer Imran Khan emerging as the largest … Keep reading »