Stories by Rafiullah Kakar
Rafiullah Kakar is a public policy specialist and an alumnus of the University of Oxford. He has served as an adviser to the Balochistan government on CPEC.
Rather than curtailing transfers, a more promising approach is to redesign the fiscal framework to reward performance.
Updated 03 Dec, 2025 09:16am
The reported Pasni port proposal echoes a familiar pattern.
Published 10 Nov, 2025 05:57am
Legally binding frameworks are needed for benefit-sharing and local ownership.
Updated 18 Apr, 2025 09:26am
Rethinking strategy requires more than military responses and diplomatic ultimatums.
Updated 21 Mar, 2025 09:13am
The reality is that insurgents have drawn strength from the very policies intended to curtail them.
Updated 16 Nov, 2024 10:25am
The District Education Performance Index is a tool to measure the performance of education systems in districts across the countr
Published 15 Sep, 2024 09:53am
Ruling through electables has hindered parties’ organic growth.
Published 16 Nov, 2023 08:10am
Political reconciliation and peace-building must be the priority.
Updated 21 Apr, 2022 08:36am
While the storm in Gwadar has subsided for the time being, it can flare up again at any time.
Updated 19 Dec, 2021 08:42am
Why do so few from Balochistan benefit from the Ehsaas Programme, the country’s flagship social protection programme?
Updated 14 Nov, 2021 12:32pm
An inclusionary approach is needed in Balochistan.
Updated 26 Dec, 2020 08:14am
A sound understanding of the evolution of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement is a necessary first step for those seeki...
Published 23 Feb, 2020 07:19am
The release of a number of missing persons and the inauguration of the Zhob-Quetta road are the only positives so far.
Updated 27 Aug, 2019 09:50am
There is no clear profile or single causal pathway that can define the process of radicalisation.
Published 20 May, 2019 07:12am
Recent violence proves that the security-centric approach has failed to deliver peace in Balochistan.
Published 27 Apr, 2019 07:16am
With deepening divisions and ghettoisation, the state and Quetta's communities need to get their act together.
Updated 17 Apr, 2019 11:08pm
CPEC is in spotlight again as Balochistan has expressed concerns regarding existence of its western route.
Updated 15 Dec, 2018 08:00am
