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Voting in Pakistan’s much-anticipated general election on 8 February began at 8 a.m., but in the meantime, mobile networks were shut down across the country for more than 26 hours. Pakistanis are not used to network blackouts. There is often no connectivity during bank holidays parades, Muslim Eid and Ashura, protests criticising the ruling establishment and political rallies. Last year alone, mobile networks were down for four days after protests erupted when former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested outside the Islamabad High Court despite…

South Asia’s political stage is perhaps one of the most interesting in the world, characterised by struggling democracies, a heavy and unstable mix of religion and politics, and the presence of political dynasties. As Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after years of exile in the United Kingdom amidst controversy after controversy, it is perhaps worthwhile to take a look at the different political dynasties in South Asia and their dynamics in their countries…

On February 5, 2024 Kazakhstan’s government was dismissed, and Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar was named as acting Prime Minister. After the president has considered the candidacy of Oljas Bektenov nominated by the ruling party for the post of prime minister, the process of forming a new cabinet will be launched. This political development is not entirely unexpected – only recently, in September 2023, there was a reshuffle in the Kazakh government, in which the ban on a single person occupying…