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Raza (Ahmad) Rumi is a public policy expert, author and an editor. He is Director Park Center for Independent Media, Ithaca College and Visiting Faculty at Cornell Institute for Public Affairs. Raza is also the editor, Daily Times (Pakistan) and Naya Daur (a digital media portal). Raza has been a fellow at United States Institute for Peace, New America Foundation and National Endowment for Democracy. Prior to his career in journalism, Raza worked for nearly a decade at the Asian Development Bank as a Governance and Capacity Development Specialist. He started his career as an officer in the Pakistan Administrative Service and served in different districts of Pakistan. Over the years he has advised governments, non-profits and donors across Asia Pacific region.
His books include Delhi by Heart: Impressions of a Pakistani Traveller, The Fractious Path: Pakistan’s Democratic Transition and Identity and Faith and Conflict. His most recent collection of essays Being Pakistani was published

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The current situation in Pakistan reflects a familiar pattern of treacherous power politics. The ruling party, PTI, is experiencing internal divisions as prominent members, including Shireen Mazari and Fawad Chaudhry, have left the party, with others planning to follow suit. These developments can be seen as a consequence of Prime Minister Imran Khan's confrontation with influential figures who were once his supporters. In response to the turmoil, the establishment has launched a significant crackdown, resulting in the detention of numerous PTI supporters and the imprisonment of much of the party's senior leadership. It is even possible that some of these leaders could face trials in military courts. While Imran Khan's bail has been extended once again through court proceedings, the pressure on him continues to intensify. This challenging situation represents the most crucial test in his controversial political career. In this episode of 20 minutes with Nadia Naqi, Raza Rumi says that the army has closed ranks and now its the Pakistan Army vs Imran Khan. razarumi.com
Now it’s Pakistan Army vs Imran Khan: Raza Rumi | 20 minutest with Nadia Naqi | Dawn News English
Pakistani writer and political analyst Raza Rumi talks to TRT World about the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan and whether these charges are trumped up. razarumi.com
Why Did Imran Khan's Angry Supporters Attacked Army Installations on May 9
With both the coalition government and opposition PTI claiming progress in crucial talks to break deadlock over the timing of elections, the two sides on Friday decided to hold what one minister called the “almost final round” of parleys on May 2 (Tuesday).<br /><br />Though the development has generated some optimism, the dialogue process still appears to be fraught with the possibility of failure as important figures from both sides in their remarks stuck to their guns and questioned the utility of negotiations if one side does not agree with the other’s suggestion.<br /><br />Naya Daur Editor Raza Rumi discusses the talks, supreme court and military establishment's diminishing power, and future of politics in Pakistan in this episode of 20 minutes with Nadia Naqi. <br /><br />razarumi.com
Pakistan's Military Establishment Will Talk To Imran Khan Raza Rumi 20 Minutes With Nadia Naqi
Pak Economic Crisis| Fix Or Reform Public Enterprises |Cut Wasteful Defence Expenditure<br /><br />razarumi.com
Pak Economic Crisis | Fix Or Reform Public Enterprises |Cut Wasteful Defence Expenditure
I was interviewed by India Today for this podcast on Pakistan's economy and the underlying structural issues.<br /><br /> Dwindling forex reserves and soaring inflation have pushed Pakistan’s economy in a shambles.<br />Pakistani experts are lamenting the fact that the country never moved ahead on the economic reforms that should have been brought in.<br />Are the upper-class Pakistani citizens are largely immune from any economic difficulties. But is there a sort of a gloomy mood that's prevalent in the country? Or have they gotten so used to this instability? Tune in!<br /><br />razarumi.com
IMF May Bail Out Pakistan But Will The Elites Undertake Reform| Devaluation of Pak Rupee| Inflation
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the leader of Pakistan from 1971 until 1977. Zulfikar took power in Pakistan at one of the lowest points in its history; the secession of East Pakistan in 1971, now Bangladesh, had called into question the basic concept on which Pakistan had been founded that the Muslim peoples of South Asia should live in one country. <br /><br />Bhutto, a Western educated leftist, sought to reinvigorate his bruised Islamic country by uniting it around socialism. The fact that he only ruled Pakistan for five and a half years should probably give you an idea as to how this went, with his government struggling to sidestep the powerful influences of the military and the tribal kinships. The result was a coup in 1977, Bhutto’s execution two years later, and 12 years of military rule. <br /><br />My guest for this conversation is Raza Rumi, a Pakistani journalist and public policy analyst based in the United States. Our conversation about Bhutto, encapsulating India, East Pakistan, the army and the kinships builds to a central question: can anyone govern Pakistan?<br /><br />More of my writings here: Razarumi.com
Podcast| Life of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto| Socialist Democrat or Civilian dictator| why was he hanged?
TGN Global Hard Talk interviewed me on a number of issues. 00:00 - Introduction 01:52 - Journalism wins or power? 03:40 - Is Pakistan a democratic state? 05:22 - How do politics affect journalism? 07:00 - Journalists should be biased 09:45 - The assassination attempt 14:44 - A tolerant society 21:50 - ‘Naya Daur’ Media 25:15 - Can we ever have freedom of speech? / Arshad Sharif and free speech 25:55 - Broadcasting lost its credibility? 27:00 - Is broadcasting dead? 27:00 razarumi.com
State of Journalism & Politics in Pakistan|Free Specch| What Is Nayadaur Media| Arshad Sharif murder
Siyasat Be-Niqaab with Raza Rumi | Life Story | Poetry | Writing | Journalism<br />razarumi.com
Siyasat Be-Niqaab with Raza Rumi | Life Story | Poetry | Writing | Journalism
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Imran 'Talib' Khan? | Tareen Meets Suleman | Aleem Khan Slams Bushra Bibi | Governor Rule In Punjab
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