News Conflict 25 January 2018 “Ghost schools” risk breeding militancy in Pakistan tribal areas What are the long-term costs of allowing children not to have an education? Pakistan’s FATA region is about to find out
News Aid and Policy 5 January 2018 An Ethiopian thaw, a Syrian flare-up, and an Afghan reprieve Get up to speed with our weekly cheat sheet of hot humanitarian topics
Analysis Environment and Disasters 31 October 2017 How will China’s ambitious new Silk Road impact climate change? Is the Belt and Road initiative effectively going to lead to China exporting its carbon emissions?
News Aid and Policy 8 August 2017 Pakistan’s new NGO tax will hurt those most at risk, say humanitarians Is Pakistan’s NGO tax move a valid step in a war on waste or the latest phase of an intensifying crackdown on civil society?
Investigations Conflict 3 July 2017 EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan recruiting Taliban fighters into pro-government militias Is it wise for Pakistan to commandeer Taliban members to fight rival militant groups on its behalf?
Feature Aid and Policy 12 May 2017 Kashmir earthquake: What happened to 12 years and $6 billion? Pakistan’s school reconstruction plan since the 2005 Kashmir earthquake has failed miserably. Where did it all go wrong?
News Aid and Policy 14 April 2017 Pakistan investigating NGOs accused of promoting blasphemy and pornography Rights groups say the investigations are part of a years-long crackdown on civil society
News Migration 13 April 2017 Pushed out of Pakistan into war-torn Afghanistan, refugees are told to be ‘patient’ Hunger is widespread among Afghan refugees who’ve been forced to return to a country that isn’t able to support them
Feature Conflict 5 April 2017 Can $10 billion and political reforms bring peace to Pakistan’s restive frontier? The Pakistani government has an ambitious plan to pacify its lawless Afghan border region, but many residents doubt the politicians will deliver
Analysis Conflict 2 March 2017 Why is the so-called Islamic State attacking Sufis? Hundreds of Pakistanis have returned home after fighting with so-called Islamic State, increasing the threat of attacks on Sufis
News Conflict 24 February 2017 Restive Pakistani city in legal limbo since bombing killed, injured 150 lawyers Thousands of cases are stalled after an August attack killed or injured more than half of Quetta’s lawyers
News Aid and Policy 13 February 2017 UN under fire even as Pakistan lifts Afghan deportation order Pakistan has moved its deportation deadline, but the pressure is still very much on Afghan refugees to leave
