Zia Ur Rehman

Afghanistan’s persisting outlook on Pakistan: Lessons for Islamabad’s Afghan policy

1. Introduction and background Pakistan has a unique relationship with Afghanistan. The two countries share a 2,570 km long border, also called Durand Line, and have numerous cultural, ethnic and religious connections. The former Afghan…

Killings in Karachi: down, but not out

With the Rangers-led targeted operation aimed at restoring peace to Karachi entering its fourth year, there was marked improvement in the overall law and order situation in the city in the year 2016. However, even as fatalities from…

Militant economy of Karachi

Karachi is Pakistan’s financial hub and its most populous city with an estimated population of 23.5 million as of April 2013 (Khan, 2012a). While Islamabad is the political capital, Karachi is the country’s foremost commercial and financial…

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Zia Ur Rehman

Afghanistan’s persisting outlook on Pakistan: Lessons for Islamabad’s Afghan policy

Killings in Karachi: down, but not out

Karachi operation

Militant economy of Karachi