Uzair talks to Arifa Noor about the mood in Islamabad after the Jaffer Express terror attack in Balochistan. We discussed the failures of Pakistan’s Balochistan policy, why political elites have continued to cede space to the military on key topics, and the decline in parliament’s standing over the years.

Arifa Noor is a journalist at Dawn and host of the TV show Newswise.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:50 Jaffer Express fallout

13:10 PPP pushes back against canal projects

23:10 PTI and an opposition alliance

31:30 Media blackouts and conspiracy theories