In this episode, Amber and Uzair talk about the worsening security situation in Pakistan, with a suicide bombing taking place in Islamabad this past week. We have an interview with Ismail Khan, who is editor for Dawn in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
We also talk about the the political game of thrones in Punjab and on the worsening economic situation, including the latest with the IMF program negotiations..
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The links for your reading are:
- Ismail Khan’s story on the TTP - https://www.dawn.com/news/1727946/situationer-amid-ttp-escalation-kabuls-rulers-insist-group-not-using-afghan-soil
- Mehtab Haider’s story on the IMF negotiations - https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1023211-stalled-programme-revival-imf-asks-pakistan-to-meet-all-demands-in-three-weeks
- Shahbaz Rana’s story on the dollar peg - https://tribune.com.pk/story/2392615/imf-wants-market-base-rupee-value
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
3:50 Ismail Khan interview on terrorism
26:19 Our analysis on growing terror threat
39:05 Punjab political drama
41:58 IMF negotiations and the economy
47:50 Winners and losers
