Ep 238 - Pakistan tries to become a hard state
Update: 2025-04-07
Description
Uzair talks to Zahid Husain about the worsening security situation in Balochistan, which has led the army chief to assert that Pakistan must become a “hard state.” We discussed what can be defined as a hard state, and also try to understand the reasons for why Zahid Husain calls Pakistan a “predator state.”
Zahid Husain is an author and journalist who writes a weekly column for Dawn. You can read his latest column titled “A Predator State” here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1900408
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:40 What is a predator state?
15:10 The state’s colonial mindset
24:10 Difference in KPK and Balochistan
33:50 Anti-military sentiment in Punjab
38:10 Evolving views on military intervention
Zahid Husain is an author and journalist who writes a weekly column for Dawn. You can read his latest column titled “A Predator State” here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1900408
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:40 What is a predator state?
15:10 The state’s colonial mindset
24:10 Difference in KPK and Balochistan
33:50 Anti-military sentiment in Punjab
38:10 Evolving views on military intervention
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