Pakistan

KJ analysis on Pakistan

• The Durand Fracture: The End of Pakistan’s Strategic Depth

  Islamabad’s recent cross-border strikes into Afghanistan mark the final collapse of a forty-year geopolitical gambit. As the Taliban defies its former patron, Pakistan faces a blowback that redefines the South Asian security landscape.

• The Garrison State: Pakistan’s Invisible Constitution

  As Islamabad faces a debt ceiling and internal unrest, the facade of civilian governance is thinning. Real power in Pakistan does not reside in Parliament, but in the institutional incentives of the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

• The Debt Trap: Pakistan’s Perpetual Crisis and the IMF Deadlock

  Pakistan is not facing a temporary liquidity shortage; it is grappling with a total structural collapse of its post-colonial economic model. Behind the headlines of default lies a brittle elite bargain that can no longer pay for itself.

• Pakistan’s Debt Spiral: Why the IMF Cannot Cure a Structural Siege

  Pakistan stands at the precipice of a sovereign default, yet the recurring IMF bailouts act as a sedative rather than a cure. Real power in Islamabad rests on an extractive bargain that prevents the very reforms the lenders demand.

• What is happening between Imran Khan and the army in Pakistan?
• Will security concerns block economic cooperation between Pakistan and the Taliban?
• Would Pakistan fall into civil unrest if Imran Khan gets imprisoned?
• Is Imran Khan about to lose power in Pakistan?