Faultlines is a series of longform reports that push back against manufactured consensus. It’s where we question the official story, unpack the evidence, and let the facts speak for themselves.
Pakistan’s Left: Historical Amnesia (Part 1)
Part 1 of this series examines several inconsistencies and factual inaccuracies in articles published by Pakistani leftists through the ostensibly left-wing platform Jamhoor. It focuses largely on Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (HKP) General…
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Benazir, the Pipeline, and the Taliban
Part 2 of our series exploring the dominant perception that the Taliban are a “Pakistani creation“. Read Part 1 In 1995, The Washington Post reported what it identified as the Taliban’s first military…
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Afghan Khomeini, Pakistan, and the Taliban
Part 1 of our series exploring the dominant perception that the Taliban are a “Pakistani creation”. A clear understanding of the Afghan civil wars is essential for making sense of Pakistan’s…
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The JKLF, the NLF, and India’s Counterinsurgency
The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) stands as one of the most enduring symbols of Kashmiri nationalism, distinguished by its demand for complete independence of the former princely state of Jammu & Kashmir—rejecting accession…
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U.S.-India Tensions, Real or Imagined?
Since the May 2025 Indo-Pak conflict, mainstream outlets have pushed the narrative of a U.S.-Pakistan thaw and a U.S.-India chill. The buzz rests largely on Trump’s remarks, new tariffs, and a flurry…
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