Pakistan: the First Foreign Visit of the Prime Minister Imran Khan or Who Is the Boss Here?

Pakistan: the First Foreign Visit of the Prime Minister Imran Khan or Who Is the Boss Here?

The Prime Minister Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI, Pakistan Movement for Justice) that came to power after the parliamentary elections on July 25 2018, made his first foreign visit, namely to the countries of the Persian Gulf: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on September…

Pakistan’s Judiciary Is Now More Independent Than America’s

Pakistan’s Judiciary Is Now More Independent Than America’s

This month saw the release from prison of the deeply controversial former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam and son-in-law, Captain (retired) Safdar Awan. While the move has been welcomed by hardcore supporters of Nawaz’s PML-N party, the move has been criticised by a substantial number of Pakistanis under the guise that…

Global Watchdog Takes Saudi Arabia to Task for Lax Anti-Terrorism Finance Measures

Global Watchdog Takes Saudi Arabia to Task for Lax Anti-Terrorism Finance Measures

A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report criticizing Saudi Arabia’s anti-money laundering and terrorism finance measures puts the kingdom on the spot 17 years after the 9/11 attacks and casts a shadow over its diplomatic and economic boycott of Qatar on the grounds that the Gulf state supports militants. In a nod to the kingdom,…