Sunday, 24 March 2019 News Aid and Policy 6 March 2018 Pakistan’s NGO crackdown prompts widening alarm among aid workers Aamir Saeed/IRIN
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 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?
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
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 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
News Aid and Policy 25 January 2017 Pakistan NGOs go to court to fight government crackdown NGOs deny charges of “pursing an anti-state agenda” as government crackdown intensifies
Investigations Conflict 11 January 2017 Islamic State ramps up recruitment in Pakistan Is Asia the next big battleground for Islamic State? The group is already using social media to expand its presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Analysis Migration 10 November 2016 Will the UN become complicit in Pakistan’s illegal return of Afghan refugees? Pakistan has threatened to deport all Afghan refugees who don’t leave by 31 March, and the UN is poised to support this illegal repatriation.
News Migration 26 October 2016 Families torn apart as Pakistan forces Afghan refugees back over the border Part of an in-depth series on Afghanistan's migration crisis
Feature Conflict 28 September 2016 As Islamist militancy wanes, Pakistan’s Pashto-language filmmakers bounce back A military offensive to drive Islamist militants from areas in Pakistan has sparked an artistic resurgence
