Where is the light at the end of the tunnel?
Today, the informal economy remains hidden and out of circulation. Neither the state nor the people are benefiting from it. There has to be a long term plan to allow all this informal economy to be integrated back into the formal economy without penalizing those who possess it
The Pakistani He-Man
Spearhead Research Opinion – 05.09.2016
By Xenia Rasul Khan Mahsud
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
“In torture, it is in part the obsessive display of agency that permits one person’s body...
The South China Sea: Examining Security and Cooperation
Spearhead Special Report – 11.10.2018
By Shirin Naseer
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
For Beijing, the issue of the South China Sea and its security is of paramount importance....
Book Review: Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India
A decision that has sparked international outrage and led to a widely condemned 80 days and counting shut down of Kashmir and that has brought immense misery to the Kashmiris and led to renewed and dangerous hostility with Pakistan
NA-120: State vs. People?
Spearhead Opinion – 19.09.2017
By Hira A. Shafi
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
The NA-120 election which was dubbed as the ‘litmus test against the SC verdict’ has provisionally revealed...
Political Musings
Spearhead Opinion – 14.11.2017
Pakistanis like many other people facing challenges tend to wait for a crusading leader to come and lead them to stability...
The Big Squeeze
Spearhead Opinion – 08.02.2019
By Farrukh Karamat
Senior Research Coordinator, Spearhead Research
The Federal Government is expected to pay around Rs.3.6 Trillion on account of defence spending and debt...
Iran: Impacts of Coercion, Alliances and Proxies
Spearhead Opinion – 15.02.2017
By Hira A. Shafi
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
The dissemination of power- around the globe, carries a hopeful vision of love beyond borders.
The multiple spheres...
Time to rethink foreign policy
Spearhead Opinion – 24.07.2017
By Shirin Naseer
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
For long, India has corroborated the Palestinian cause and kept distance from Israel in order to protect its...
Long walk to freedom
Spearhead Opinion – 13.08.2015
By Enum Naseer
Senior Research Analyst,
Spearhead Research
Nearly 7 decades after independence, Pakistan’s political system still seems to be work in progress. As the PPP...