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...
Pakistan and India: Recent Developments
Spearhead Analysis – 01.10.2018
By Hira A. Shafi
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
Earlier in September 2018, hopes for bilateral improvements surfaced when Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote to...
Exploring Russia’s Tilt to Pakistan
Spearhead Opinion – 16.01.2017
By Shirin Naseer
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
The evolving international order means states are constantly reshaping policies to suit their regional and international interests. There...
Massacre in Sahiwal
Spearhead Opinion – 29.01.2019
The blatant massacre of a family on a highway near Sahiwal by members of the CTD (Counter Terrorism Department) outraged and...
Trump’s Pakistan policy dilemma
Spearhead Opinion – 24.07.2017
By Shirin Naseer
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
A five-member delegation led by US Senator John McCain visited Pakistan earlier this month. During the visit, Senator...
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
MQM Bluster
Spearhead Opinion - 20.09.2016
By ShahBano Khan
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
With the embers not fully extinguished, the forest may yet be afir. MQM has managed to land itself...
Getting It Right
Spearhead Analysis – 11.10.2018
Pakistan has decided to go to the IMF for a bailout. Presumably this long awaited and much delayed decision has been taken...
Looking towards East Asia
Spearhead Opinion – 30.01.2017
By Shirin Naseer
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
After Pakistan’s independence, Pak-Japanese relations were one of cordial diplomacy. In the 1950s and 1960s, Pakistan’s industry and...
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...