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Editorial illustration showing the Pakistan Army depicted as a wolf threatening democracy, protesters holding ‘Save Democracy’ and ‘Say No to Army’ signs, a newspaper headline about the 27th amendment, and a symbolic scene where scissors labeled ‘27th Constitution Amendment’ cut the chain of a lightbulb labeled ‘Democracy,’ representing Pakistan’s political power shift and democratic collapse.

ANOTHER POWER SHIFT IN PAKISTAN: A CRUMBLING STATE LOSING ITS GRIP ON DEMOCRACY

Pakistan is experiencing another silent power shift as constitutional amendments tighten military influence and weaken democratic institutions. With the collapse of judicial independence, rising public unrest, and a fading Kashmir narrative, the country stands at a crossroads—its democracy hanging by a thread.

JK Blue

2 days ago4 min read

AS PAKISTAN AMENDS ITS CONSTITUTION, IT UNMASKS ITS DEEP STATE

What the amendment is aiming to do is already happening. The army has long played a major role in politics, the judiciary has long been under pressure, the provinces for years have been squeezed on finances and powers. From where I stand across the Pir Panjal in a Kashmir that still breathes with hope as part of the world’s largest democracy I watch with a mixture of relief and sorrow what is happening in Pakistan. I am grateful that I am free from the kind of oppression that

JK Blue

2 days ago4 min read

STORY OF TWO KASHMIR’S

The story of Jammu and Kashmir and its illegally occupied half across the Line of Control, the Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir, is a tale of stark contrasts one of hope, resilience and democratic triumph against a backdrop of stagnation, subjugation and exploitation. It is a narrative that unfolds across a divided land, where the same mountains and rivers witness two vastly different realities. On one side, Jammu and Kashmir thrives as an integral part of India, its peopl

JK Blue

7 days ago6 min read

Politics

ANOTHER POWER SHIFT IN PAKISTAN: A CRUMBLING STATE LOSING ITS GRIP ON DEMOCRACY

Pakistan is experiencing another silent power shift as constitutional amendments tighten military influence and weaken democratic institutions. With the collapse of judicial independence, rising public unrest, and a fading Kashmir narrative, the country stands at a crossroads—its democracy hanging by a thread.

JK Blue

2 days ago4 min read

AS PAKISTAN AMENDS ITS CONSTITUTION, IT UNMASKS ITS DEEP STATE

What the amendment is aiming to do is already happening. The army has long played a major role in politics, the judiciary has long been under pressure, the provinces for years have been squeezed on finances and powers. From where I stand across the Pir Panjal in a Kashmir that still breathes with hope as part of the world’s largest democracy I watch with a mixture of relief and sorrow what is happening in Pakistan. I am grateful that I am free from the kind of oppression that

JK Blue

2 days ago4 min read

PAKISTAN AMONG ISLAMIC NATIONS: BETWEEN AMBITION AND REALITY

Pakistan has long presented itself as a leading voice in the Muslim world. Founded in 1947 as a homeland for Muslims of British India, it has over the decades sought to project itself as a champion of Islamic solidarity, a defender of Muslim causes and a strategic partner for other Muslim-majority states. But in 2024-25 the landscape of Pakistan’s relations with other Islamic nations is increasingly shaped by tension, complexity and paradox by the interplay of border issues,

JK Blue

Nov 199 min read

Opinion

ANOTHER POWER SHIFT IN PAKISTAN: A CRUMBLING STATE LOSING ITS GRIP ON DEMOCRACY

Pakistan is experiencing another silent power shift as constitutional amendments tighten military influence and weaken democratic institutions. With the collapse of judicial independence, rising public unrest, and a fading Kashmir narrative, the country stands at a crossroads—its democracy hanging by a thread.

JK Blue

2 days ago4 min read

PROXY SUPPORT: HOW INIMICAL ELEMENTS ENABLE MALIGN AGENDA

Pakistan's long-standing use of proxy groups and non-state actors has been a significant driver of regional instability, particularly...

JK Blue

Oct 74 min read

SEVENTY-NINE YEARS OF FAILURE: HOW PAKISTAN CHOSE TERROR OVER NATION-BUILDING

Pakistan marks its Independence Day on 14 August each year, but after seventy-nine years of existence, the promises made at its birth...

JK Blue

Aug 143 min read

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ANOTHER POWER SHIFT IN PAKISTAN: A CRUMBLING STATE LOSING ITS GRIP ON DEMOCRACY

Pakistan is experiencing another silent power shift as constitutional amendments tighten military influence and weaken democratic institutions. With the collapse of judicial independence, rising public unrest, and a fading Kashmir narrative, the country stands at a crossroads—its democracy hanging by a thread.

JK Blue

2 days ago4 min read