Reuters: Pakistan scrambles to restore power after second major grid breakdown in months ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s national grid suffered a major breakdown on Monday, the power ministry said, leaving millions of people without electricity for …

The 2022 year saw political turmoil, an economic crisis, and catastrophic flooding in Pakistan. On the economic front, the country has been dealing with backbreaking inflation, a depreciating currency, and precariously low foreign reserves. As Pakistan looks to address these challenges in a turbulent moment, important questions arise as to the long-term roots of these…

1. Political instability, polarization, and an election year Politics will likely consume much of Pakistan’s time and attention in 2023, as it did in 2022. The country’s turn to political instability last spring did not culminate with a dramatic no-confidence vote in parliament last April that ousted then Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan from office.…