Author: Alisha Hussain
Publisher: Hamza Rajput
Designer: Umer
Polarization, Political Instability, and Election Years
Politics, as it did in 2022, will undoubtedly absorb a large portion of Pakistan's time and attention in 2023. Political insecurity in the country began last spring with a dramatic no-confidence vote in parliament that ousted then-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. from power.
A dynamic economic situation
Pakistan's economy has been in jeopardy for months before the devastating summer rains. Inflation is worsening, the rupee has depreciated, and the country's foreign reserves are now dangerously low at $4.3 billion, barely enough to cover a month's worth of imports. Chances of default increase.
Recovery from Flood
A "monsoon on steroids", clearly linked to climate change, caused the summer floods in Pakistan described in the Bible. It inundated a third of the country, submerged entire communities, killed more than 1,700 people, destroyed homes, infrastructure, and massive crops, and left millions homeless.
Improving security
The Pakistani Taliban (or TTP), the terrorist organization responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Pakistanis between 2007 and 2014, has been encouraged—unsurprisingly—by Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, and once Then there is a danger for Pakistan. In a geographically restricted area (for now). Last year, the group carried out at least 150 attacks in Pakistan, mainly in the northwest.
Civil-Military Relations
Pakistan got the post of new Chief of Army Staff on November 29 last year. General Asim Munir replaced General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who held the all-powerful post for six years (with three-year extensions). The army chief's nomination was a source of major political controversy last year and was a major reason for Khan's ouster.
