Why coercion doesn’t work
Why coercion doesn’t work Maleeha Lodhi Published July 27, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 17 The writer is a former ambassador to the US, UK and UN. Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source WHILE leaders of the hybrid government prioritise foreign engagements and overseas trips, domestic challenges continue to intensify. Public discontent and unrest are mounting across the country but the ruling elite remains detached from this reality.
- ▪Why coercion doesn’t work Maleeha Lodhi Published July 27, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 17 The writer is a former ambassador to the US, UK and UN.
- ▪Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source WHILE leaders of the hybrid government prioritise foreign engagements and overseas trips, domestic challenges continue to intensify.
- ▪Public discontent and unrest are mounting across the country but the ruling elite remains detached from this reality.
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| Original publisher | Dawn |
| Canonical URL | https://www.dawn.com/news/2018681/why-coercion-doesnt-work |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:09:29 +0500 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T03:13:48.033Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-27T03:13:48.435Z |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Why coercion doesn’t work Maleeha Lodhi Published July 27, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 17 The writer is a former ambassador to the US, UK and UN. Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source WHILE leaders of the hybrid government prioritise foreign engagements and overseas trips, domestic challenges continue to intensify. Public discontent and unrest are mounting across the country but the ruling elite remains detached from this reality. In much of Balochistan the writ of the state doesn’t exist. Militant violence and terrorism are spiralling out of control. In KP escalation in TTP-sponsored terrorist attacks have left people fearful and distrustful of law enforcement authorities.
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