Can China help Pakistan?

A Pakistani man waves Pakistani and Chinese national flags on a street of Karachi. — AFP/File With the new governments ready to assume duties both at the federal and provincial levels, all eyes are on significant challenges and immediate risks, which necessitate comprehensive scrutiny. These challenges include societal divisions, economic volatility, climate change, unemployment, inflation, and security threats, all of which prominently shape the current risk landscape. Furthermore, we see new struggles including the pervasive spread of misinformation, exacerbating these challenges as highlighted in the WEF Global Risk Report for 2024. We also observe the emergence of new geopolitical tensions,…