January 2013 Blog Posts (5)

Fashion Week in Karachi 2013

Karachi Fashion Week 2013 is yet another illustration of the fact that life goes on in Pakistan in spite of the terror and violence that makes daily headlines. It's a testament to Pakistanis' extraordinary resilience and great capacity to take it all stride. Here are a few pictures of…

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Added by Riaz Haq on January 31, 2013 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Pakistan On Track to End Polio in 2013

In spite of setbacks from the US CIA's fake vaccination scheme in 2011 and the killing of polio workers by the Taliban in 2012, the WHO says Pakistan is on track to be declared polio free in April this year.…





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Added by Riaz Haq on January 28, 2013 at 9:00am — 15 Comments

Pakistan Should Hope For the Best and Prepare For the Worst With India

Deadly skirmishes started between Indian and Pakistani forces along LoC in the disputed territory of Kashmir in early January 2013, barely weeks after Pakistan Army doctrine acknowledged domestic militancy as the biggest threat to national security.…





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Added by Riaz Haq on January 23, 2013 at 5:00pm — 18 Comments

Bloody Start of Year 2013 in Pakistan

What has caused a sudden and tragic jump in mass casualty attacks in Pakistan with over 200 deaths, mostly of Hazara Shias, in a single day on January 10, 2013? Is it just impunity or blow back from intensified US drone attacks early in 2013 as President Barack Obama accelerates US pull-out from Afghanistan? Or is it lack of national political consensus in…

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Added by Riaz Haq on January 16, 2013 at 10:00pm — 24 Comments

How Did Pakistan Do in Year 2012?

The year 2012 was a mixed bag. Economy continued its modest recovery with the stock market hitting new records but it was marred by rising civilian casualties and the worsening energy crisis. The coalition government led by the Pakistan Peoples' Party is nearing its full term with a new prime minister and the political parties have begun campaigning for general elections in the first half of 2013.…

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Added by Riaz Haq on January 8, 2013 at 8:00am — 30 Comments

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    Will the Mecca Pact Deter Attacks Against Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey?

    Pakistan has historically enjoyed close friendly ties with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. So why did the three nations feel the need to formalize these ties with a mutual defense agreement in Mecca this week? Many answers to this question can all be traced to a fundamental change in the security environment in the Middle East. Foremost among these changes is the extremely reckless behavior of the state of Israel which has had full political, military, economic and diplomatic backing of the…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on August 8, 2026 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

    Geopolitics: Changing Dynamics of Pakistan's Ties to China and the US

    Pakistan has long sought to balance its foreign policy between China and the United States through a pragmatic hedging strategy, gaining economic, military, and diplomatic benefits from both superpowers while maintaining strategic autonomy. But the relationship between Pakistan and China is not the same as the one between Pakistan and the United States. Pakistan's ties with China are strategic while those with the United States remain tactical and transactional. What…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on August 1, 2026 at 1:00pm — 5 Comments

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