Debt, Disaster, and Surging Terrorism: Pakistan in Crisis

Activists shout slogans and carry placards during a protest in Lahore after a terrorist attack on police headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan's sixth most populous city, on February 1, 2023. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)

News Analysis

Pakistan is going through an extraordinary period of crisis as its administrators jostle to rescue its debt-ridden economy amidst rising political uncertainties and surging terrorist threats. While its people wrestle with hunger and increasing unemployment, opaque loans from its closest ally, China, are complicating bailout negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).