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Everyone Wants Reform. Nobody Wants to Pay for It.
Pakistan knows exactly what needs fixing. The question is who is willing to lose power to do it.
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Banned in Pakistan, Legal in Britain
Fawad Chaudhry on the organisation Westminster hosts while demanding Islamabad take back its convicted offenders. Aisha Ali Khan on why deporting Shabir Ahmed would leave him unwatched.
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Shabir Ahmed and the Limits of Deportation
The Home Secretary has told Parliament what her own amendment cannot achieve. The powers that can protect the public in this case are British, and they are already law.
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Drop Site on Pakistan: A Timeline
Drop Site News has published on Pakistan since the week it was founded. A chronological list of the outlet's Pakistan coverage, with funding and structural milestones interleaved. The reader may draw his own conclusions.
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King Charles Disagreed with Trump for Thirty Minutes, and Got a Standing Ovation
A 30-minute masterclass in diplomatic dissent, delivered with a smile, received with standing ovations, and understood by everyone except possibly the host. A close reading of the finest political speechwriting of the year.
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A Complete Guide To The Negotiators On Both Sides
Two delegations, two of the world's most heavily armed adversaries, in the same city for the first time since the war began. A guide to who is in the room in Islamabad, and what each presence signals.