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Saeed Shah

ARTICLES BY SAEED SHAH

A decade ago, Pakistan, cripplingly short of power, turned to Beijing to build more than a dozen coal, solar and hydroelectric power plants as part of China’s huge infrastructure push in the country. (Bloomberg)

Pakistan’s reliance on Chinese-built power plants is strangling its economy

6 min read . 03 Dec 2024

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. (REUTERS)

The sports star and tabloid fixture staring down Pakistan’s army

8 min read . 24 Sept 2024

Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), shout slogans in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 13, 2024. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (REUTERS)

Pakistan’s Voters Defy Military, Reviving a Nation’s Democratic Hopes

5 min read . 16 Feb 2024

Pakistan’s powerful military had backed Nawaz Sharif (left) in the general election, but candidates linked to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party's jailed leader Imran Khan won the most seats, though short of the number required to form a government.

Pakistan election turmoil deepens as Imran Khan's party calls for protests

5 min read . 11 Feb 2024

Authorities blamed communications problems for the slow announcement of election results.

Political turmoil deepens in Pakistan over delay in election result

4 min read . 09 Feb 2024

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been convicted and sentenced on charges of disclosing official secrets, corruption, and marrying in contravention of Islamic law. (AP)

Pakistan election set to test fragile democracy with popular Opposition leader i

3 min read . 08 Feb 2024

Supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party rallied in Peshawar last month to call for his release from prison. PHOTO: ABDUL MAJEED/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Pakistan’s Opposition Campaigns in Shadows Under Fear of Arrest

5 min read . 07 Feb 2024

On Monday, Israel said it would adjust its ground-force composition in Gaza, with plans to rotate five brigades—estimated to be thousands of troops—out of the Gaza Strip this week, some of which might be replaced.

Israel reshuffles forces, prepares for long-term conflict in Gaza

5 min read . 02 Jan 2024

Big Oil Producer Lines Up African Carbon Deals Ahead of Climate Talks

Big Oil Producer Lines Up African Carbon Deals Ahead of Climate Talks

7 min read . 14 Nov 2023

An Afghan family prepares to leave Pakistan.

Pakistan Begins Deporting Afghans Who Fled Taliban

6 min read . 02 Nov 2023

A motorcyclist drives past a burning vehicle set on fire by angry supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Lahore, Pakistan (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) (AP)

Pakistan’s Economy Is Reeling From a Year of Political Turmoil

7 min read . 13 May 2023

Islamabad, May 09 (ANI): A file picture of former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan who has been arrested by the Rangers from outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), in Islamabad on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

Former Pakistani Leader Imran Khan Is Arrested

2 min read . 09 May 2023

Pakistan's economy is teetering on the edge, with the government dependent on a lifeline cash injection from an emergency IMF visit this week to avoid a Sri Lanka-style default (AFP)

Pakistan, IMF inch towards deal

4 min read . 10 Feb 2023

Afghan women chant slogans during a protest against the ban on university education for women, in Kabul Dec. 22, 2022 (Photo: AP)

Aid groups pause work in Afghanistan after nation’s women are banned

4 min read . 26 Dec 2022

Pakistan is a key part of China's Belt and Road trade initiative and one of the main land routes that links it to the Arabian sea through the port in southwestern Gwadar. Photo: AFP

China is investing billions in Pakistan. Its workers there are under attack

9 min read . 28 Nov 2022

Flood-affected people wade through a flooded area caused by heavy rain, in Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh Province, of Pakistan, (Photo: AP)

COP27 talks weigh who should pay for climate damage to poor countries

7 min read . 17 Nov 2022

Pakistan's navy members discharge flood victims from a boat after they were rescued from a flooded village, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Khairpur Nathan Shah, Pakistan. (REUTERS)

In southern Pakistan, a sea made of monsoon waters swallows villages

7 min read . 06 Sept 2022

An Egyptian works at a bakery in Cairo market. Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing power of consumers in Egypt (Photo: AFP)

How Ukraine war spread the pain across the developing world

8 min read . 23 Mar 2022

Taliban Badri special force fighters (Photo: AFP)

China pursues Afghanistan’s mineral wealth after US exit

6 min read . 13 Mar 2022

Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani. (Mint)

Afghanistan’s Ashraf Ghani defends his decision to escape, says he is a scapegoat

4 min read . 31 Dec 2021