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Muzaffar Ud Din
Muzaffar Ud Din is country representative for The Asia Foundation in Pakistan. He brings over 30 years of experience in multi-sectoral international development, much of it in senior leadership positions. […]
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Pakistan
News from Pakistan Learn about our latest work and development approaches. View all news and insights What We Do Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio To support climate resilient livelihoods and inclusive […]
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Country Representative, Pakistan
The Asia Foundation’s office in Pakistan is seeking a new country representative. This is the senior-most Asia Foundation employee in Pakistan and leads all programs, external relations, and operations in […]
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The Asia Foundation and Election Commission of Pakistan Sign MoU to Strengthen Democratic Processes and Electoral Practices
On June 22, The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and The Asia Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strategically supporting the ECP in and strengthening institutional mechanisms […]
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The Best of InAsia, 2022
“Fast away the olde year passes.” It’s time to take an appreciative look back at the abundant harvest of stories and conversations from our colleagues in the field.
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Fighting a Pandemic of Misinformation
How a two-year program helped vulnerable communities in South Asia protect themselves from Covid-19 and the “fake-news pandemic.”
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Do Cities Still Hold a Promise for Young Women in Asia?
The pandemic years have dealt a setback to young urban women in Asia. Can Asian cities still offer women a path to gender equality?
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Amid Commerce and Conflict, Some Border Towns Endure
The market town of Torkham stands on the Old Silk Road, with one foot on either side of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. As Islamabad seeks to secure its frontier, Torkham illustrates the tension between trade and security in conflict-affected border towns.
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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Inequalities in Asian Cities: Focus on Female Bangle-makers in Hyderabad, Pakistan
The Asia Foundation, in partnership with Kore Global, led an eight-city qualitative research project to explore the multidimensional impacts of Covid-19 on marginalized groups across five Asian countries. Each of […]
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Saro Imran
Saro Imran is a transgender advocate and social entrepreneur for the socioeconomic development of marginalized communities. She has worked in transgender rights, sexual and reproductive health, and rights and development […]
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Peering into the Year Ahead in Asia
The year is still young, but our country representatives are looking ahead to the trends and developments that will affect the course of peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific in 2022.
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InAsia’s Greatest Hits of 2021
As 2022 beckons, it’s time to take a fond look back at the best of InAsia from the year gone by.
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In Pakistan: Women, Mediation, and the Law
More and more lawyers in Pakistan are women, and many are finding that alternative dispute resolution offers career opportunities that suit their commitment to gender-inclusive justice.
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Resilience in the Time of Covid
A five-nation initiative to blunt the impact of Covid-19 in South Asia combines international scope, local partnerships, and a question: how to prepare the most vulnerable for the next crisis.
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The Asia Foundation Releases Study on Covid-19 & Women in the Economy in South Asia
A new report series, Covid-19 & The New Normal for Women in the Economy in South Asia, provides strong empirical evidence that the economic impact of the pandemic is expected […]
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Covid-19 & The New Normal for Women in the Economy in Pakistan
The Asia Foundation’s Covid-19 & The New Normal for Women in the Economy in Pakistan report assesses Covid-19 pandemic’s socioeconomic impact on women. The regional research includes country-specific reports that […]
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Our Predictions for 2021, Following a Year That Defied Prediction
From a pandemic that quickly swept the globe, to the storming of the U.S. capital, 2020 was a year that defied prediction. So, what can we say about 2021? After a year that derailed development trajectories across Asia, our experts look to the year ahead.
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South Asia Regional Project to Strengthen Community Resilience to Covid-19
As part of an EU-funded initiative, The Asia Foundation is implementing a project to address the immediate threat and longer-term implications of Covid-19 for the most vulnerable populations of Bangladesh, […]
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Mainstreaming Alternative Dispute Resolution for Equitable Access in Pakistan
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is attracting increasing attention, especially since Pakistan’s formal legal system is overwhelmed with cases. Many marginalized persons, especially those in impoverished communities and women, find it […]
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STEM Hackathon with National Incubation Center in Pakistan
In partnership with the National Incubation Center in Karachi, The Asia Foundation held a 48-hour online hackathon challenge October 23-25, 2020 to support talented young women working in STEM (science, […]
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Podcast: The Crisis and the Cracks—Pakistan’s Covid-19 Experience at Taftaan
When a Karachi student returning from Iran became Pakistan’s first documented case of Covid-19, the government quickly moved to quarantine thousands of Shia pilgrims at the remote outpost of Taftaan on the Iran-Pakistan border. But Pakistan’s pandemic response soon stumbled in the resource-poor periphery of the borderland.
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Safe Home Initiative Supports Pakistan Communities Hit Hard by Covid-19
Pakistan emerged strong from the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, but the coronavirus is a crisis of a different color. In a society already suffering from poor and inequitable healthcare and social services, the pandemic has had an outsized impact on the most vulnerable populations.
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The Asia Foundation’s Community-Centered Response to Covid-19
As the Covid-19 crisis continues, The Asia Foundation is focusing program efforts to combat the public health implications and the economic and social issues exacerbated by the global pandemic. The […]
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Coronavirus Dispatches, April 15
Myanmar braces for the coming pandemic, the plight of Pakistan’s most vulnerable, and Nepal’s lockdown blues—dispatches from our staff in the field.
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Hygiene Kits for Covid-19 Response in Pakistan
As Covid-19 continues to spread, there are significant implications for public health and safety, economic security, governance, and political stability across Asia, and the Foundation is refocusing its work to […]
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Coronavirus Dispatches, April 1
As the global health crisis unfolds, Asia Foundation staff send reports from the field.
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Barhta Pakistan Makes Cities More Business Friendly
Barhta Pakistan (loosely translated as progressive Pakistan), incorporates a series of initiatives aimed at making cities more business friendly. Here are a some of the highlights: A platform for women […]
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Ifrah Faiz
Ifrah Faiz is a pilot and the first female paratrooper from Pakistan’s General Duty Pilot branch. Originally from Peshawar, Pakistan, her desire to work for women’s empowerment led her to […]
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Sara Hayat
Sara Hayat is a lawyer by training with expertise in climate change law. She received her first LLM from Durham University, UK, and practiced law in Pakistan for six years […]
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2020 in Asia: A 20/20 Look
Happy New Year, and welcome to the first edition of InAsia for 2020. To herald the new decade, our country representatives this week survey the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for a dynamic and rapidly changing Asia. Here, to kick off the new year, are perspectives from The Asia Foundation’s 18 country offices.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Gains Traction in Pakistan
Pakistan’s courts are overloaded. Civil litigation can often span decades, sometimes outliving the litigants. But with new legislation and support from The Asia Foundation, alternative dispute resolution is quickly becoming an accepted alternative that can speed the delivery of justice.
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Editor’s Picks—The Best of InAsia 2019
Season’s greetings from InAsia, where the blog is about to enjoy a short winter break before the new year bursts upon us. Here are a few of the most engaging essays from the pages of InAsia in 2019, as chosen by your humble editor. Enjoy!
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Green Entrepreneurship Incubator in Pakistan
The Asia Foundation’s Pakistan office launched the Barhta Pakistan Ecopreneurship Platform 2019 in partnership with the Ministry of Information Technology, Pakistan’s national incubation center. An initiative to engage the nation’s […]
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The Asia Foundation Brings Eco-Friendly Bags to Islamabad
UrduPoint, a Pakistan-based news site, highlights The Asia Foundation’s partnership with the Islamabad Capital Territory administration to bring awareness to citizens on the harmful effects of plastic bags by distributing […]
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Green Growth in Pakistan: A Necessary Paradigm Shift
With the ratification of an IMF bailout on May 12, Pakistan has now embarked on a difficult journey towards long-term economic stability. Some principal indicators suggest the extent of the […]
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Meet One of Pakistan’s Pioneering Women Judges
The law is a predominantly male profession in Pakistan. While women are now a significant presence in the nation’s law schools, female lawyers are rare, and judges even rarer. The […]
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Pakistan Tax Reform
This year, 2019, is expected to be the year Pakistan takes significant steps towards improving its tax system. The national economy inherited by Prime Minister Imran Khan and his new […]
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2019: The Year Ahead in Asia
Happy New Year, and welcome to the first edition of InAsia for 2019. In our last issue we looked at some of our top stories from the year just ended, […]
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Editor’s Picks – The Best of InAsia 2018
Season’s Greetings. 2018 has been an eventful year, in Asia and in the stories shared here in the InAsia blog, where I had the pleasure in May to take over the reins from longtime […]
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Dismantling Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
On May 31, 2018, Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas, or FATA, formally ceased to exist. Home to five million people, and covering more than 27,000 square kilometers, these seven tribal […]
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Pakistan: Vote First
As a lead up to the 2018 general elections in Pakistan, The Asia Foundation supported the outreach campaign Voters Education and Engagement Program – Vote First (#VoteFirst). Through this initiative, […]
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Tackling the Backlog in Pakistan’s Courts
In his old age, a longstanding property dispute became the bane of Abdul Hamid Khan’s existence. The father of four sons and three daughters in Punjab’s Rahimyar district, Khan had […]
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Interview with Avais Sherani on VoteFirst and Pakistan’s Momentous Election
The general elections in Pakistan last month that propelled Imran Khan to the Prime Minister’s seat were momentous in many ways. With troubled relations abroad and fiscal difficulties at home, […]
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Pakistan Election Day
On July 25, I voted for Pakistan. The national elections of 2018, preceded by controversy and enveloped in political heat, were conducted in the true spirit of democracy that Pakistan […]
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Three Revelations from Pakistan Election Day
Today, I voted for Pakistan. The national elections of 2018, preceded by controversy and political heat, have aroused the spirit of democracy that Pakistan deserves. Observers and analysts will have […]
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Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Young Leaders and the Future of Pakistan
Recently, youth leaders from around Pakistan gathered to examine some of the most critical issues facing Pakistan: the water crisis and governance challenges in the water sector, and energy, food, […]
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Dawn: Election Mela aims to reduce rejected votes, increase turnout on polling day
Dawn newspaper in Pakistan highlights The Asia Foundation’s participation in an Election Mela, an event designed to raise awareness about voting and political participation. The Asia Foundation, in collaboration with […]
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Pakistan Elections: Will Youth Right the Nation’s Course?
On July 25, roughly 106 million Pakistanis will begin casting their ballots for 272 National Assembly members and 577 Provincial Assembly members to serve for the next five years. The […]
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Trump and South Asia: Breaking New Ground
In his first year and a half in office, President Trump has repeatedly questioned the global political order and launched unexpected departures from established U.S. foreign policy, provoking widespread unease […]
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Ahead of Pakistan’s National Elections, Asia Foundation Encourages First Time Voters with “VoteFirst”
The Asia Foundation’s Pakistan office has successfully introduced a social media campaign ahead of Pakistan’s general elections scheduled for July 25th. VoteFirst uses social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, […]
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Will Justice for Sahar be the Tipping Point for Pakistan’s Rule of Law?
After four long and painful years, the parents of Sahar Batool finally got a taste of justice last month. In 2014, their seven-year-old daughter, who belonged to the Hazara minority […]
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Four Things to Know About Gender-Based Violence in Asia
Globally, one in three women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. On March 6, The Asia Foundation in Washington, D.C., hosted a panel discussion on why gender-based […]
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Legislation Alone Cannot Protect Pakistan’s Children
The murder and rape of seven-year-old Zainab Amin, whose body was found on a heap of garbage a short walk from her home in Kasur, Pakistan, has resulted in thousands […]
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Pakistan’s Water Crisis: Why a National Water Policy is Needed
Recently, the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) delivered a grave warning: if the government does not take action, the country will run out of water by 2025. […]
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The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia: Five Surprising Takeaways
The Asia Foundation just released The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia, a new book detailing the levels and impacts of violence in 14 Asian countries. In Asia‘s editor […]
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Pakistan
Through a continuous presence in Pakistan since 1954, The Asia Foundation has developed strong ties and valuable expertise on local, regional, and international issues. With an extensive network of local […]
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Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Paradigm Shift in Pakistan’s Justice System?
According to the World Justice Project’s latest Rule of Law Index, Pakistan ranks near the bottom in its ability to ensure protection of fundamental rights and advancing civil and criminal […]
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Women Leaders Step Up to Strengthen Alternative Dispute Mechanisms in Pakistan
In January, Pakistan’s National Assembly approved a government bill for out-of-court settlements, known as the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Bill. The move paves the way for non-traditional dispute mechanisms, such […]
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Jalila Haider
Ms. Jalila Haider is a human right attorney and founder of We the Humans – Pakistan, a non-profit organization which works to lift local communities by strengthening opportunities for vulnerable […]
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Conversation with Economist Namet Ilahi on Pakistan’s Biggest Challenges, Opportunities
The Asia Foundation's deputy country representative in Pakistan, Ameena Ilahi, recently spoke with veteran development practitioner and economist, Namet Ilahi, who began his career in the early 1970s as Pakistan's joint secretary in the Planning Commission, and since worked as a lead consultant in over a dozen countries...