In the spring of 2025, India placed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) – one of the most successful and enduring water-sharing agreements in the history of international diplomacy – in abeyance. The announcement, delivered without arbitration, without consultation, and without recourse to the treaty’s own dispute-resolution mechanisms, sent a chill through the capitals of every […]
Playing With Fire
‘Playing with fire’: Bilawal warns against rollback of 18th Amendment, NFC Award
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday warned that anyone who attempts to revoke the constitutional guarantees related to provinces’ rights as provided under the 18th Amendment was akin to “playing with fire”. Bilawal made the remarks in a video address to mark the PPP’s 58th foundation day, with his speech being live-streamed in “more than […]
‘Playing With Fire’
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned on the party’s foundation day that anyone who seeks to strip provinces of their constitutional guarantees is “playing with fire”. His caution reflects mounting alarm, reopening a conversation that the country can no longer duck: What is the future of fiscal federalism in Pakistan’s 21st-century republic? Federation rests on a […]