Pakistan Outlook

Pakistan's energy landscape is marked by immense challenges and untapped potential. The country's economy remains hobbled by crippling energy shortages22, inefficient pricing and distribution mechanisms, and an overdependence on imported fuels. At the heart of this crisis lies a confluence of structural deficiencies across...

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN)'s President, Shahbaz Sharif, took oath as Pakistan's 24th prime minister on March 4 amid several political, economic and security challenges.31 Shahbaz is heading a weak coalition government, which will undermine his ability to govern, legislate, and formulate policies effectively.32...

Pakistan's new governing coalition is confronted with a complex array Of longstanding foreign policy challenges. To navigate these mounting problems, it must engage in high-stakes statecraft and chart a strategic course. Central to its efforts should be the stabilization of the crisis-stricken economy, ensuring...

As Pakistan approached the pivotal 2024 general elections, it found itself at a crucial crossroads, grappling with a confluence of complex and interlinked challenges. The country was navigating through political instability, economic vulnerabilities, internal security threats, and a difficult international landscape, all contributing to...

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I am honored to present the annual forecast prepared by Islamabad Policy Institute, which highlights the significant challenges that the country is likely to face in the year ahead. Our contributors have worked tirelessly to analyze and forecast the critical issues that will shape...

To describe the preceding year (2022) as tumultuous for Pakistan, is perhaps an understatement. In fact, it was a year of poly-crisis, where country experienced political, economic, climate, security and social upheavals, unseen in decades. After 1971, it was perhaps the first time that...

Post 9/11 security in our region face a major shift in both shape and dynamics, as the injured elephant took its vengeance out by attacking a weak and nondescript country which has no link, whatsoever, with events of 9/11. The vengeful elephant crushed a...

As noted in Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) 2022 security review of Pakistan, different nationalist insurgent, religiously inspired militant, and violent sectarian groups perpetrated a total of 262 terrorist attacks in the country during the year, including 14 suicide bombings. It marked a...

Pakistan has perpetually been in the crisis mode, but still 2022 would be remembered as the year of tumult. And unfortunately, there are no signs of that instability and uncertainty letting up in 2023. The political outlook for 2023 is rather bleak and more uncertain...