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Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Kunwar Khuldune Shahid is a Pakistan-based correspondent for The Diplomat.
He’s also a member of 101Reporters, a pan-Asia network of grassroots reporters. His work has been featured in The Guardian, The Independent, Foreign Policy, BBC, Haaretz, Arab News, Courrier International, Le Monde, Daily Beast, The Telegraph, MIT Review, among other publications.
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April 25, 2022
The Rise, Fall, and Rise of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Imran Khan’s unceremonious fall from the prime minister’s office has only reinvigorated his devoted supporters.
February 14, 2022
Pakistan Continues to Exhibit Gory ‘Islamophobia’ Against Ahmadis
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan is indubitably more phobic of the Ahmadiyya sect, and their interpretation of Islam, than most of the states that Khan vocally deems “Islamophobic.”
January 26, 2022
Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Troubles Won’t End With the Taliban Victory
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The Durand Line continues to bedevil Af-Pak relations. One doesn’t recognize it; the other ignores it when convenient.
November 10, 2021
South Asian Politics Takes the Field at the Cricket World Cup
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
From the India-Pakistan match to Afghanistan’s run and even New Zealand-Pakistan tensions, the T20 World Cup has been brimming with geopolitical implications.
October 09, 2021
Pandora Papers Unravel Imran Khan’s ‘Anti-Corruption’ Narrative
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The Panama Papers took down Khan’s predecessor. How will his government weather the latest revelations of offshore wealth?
October 04, 2021
How South Asia’s Brand of Sufi Islam Became Radicalized
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Radical Barelvi groups are now resorting to violence to underline their sect – once famous for its pluralism – as the truest version of Islam.
August 19, 2021
How the Taliban Used Pakistan
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The Taliban have returned to power in Afghanistan. Far from a victory, that could ultimately be a setback for Pakistan.
August 07, 2021
Pakistan’s Hindu Temple Ransacking Has Deep Ideological Roots
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan’s anti-Hindu bigotry remains uniquely institutionalized.
July 30, 2021
Are Pakistan-Sri Lanka Ties Emerging From India’s Shadow?
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
From Imran Khan's visit to stronger trade ties, Pakistan's much-touted shift from geopolitics to geoeconomics is on display in Sri Lanka.
June 28, 2021
How Pakistan Is Helping China Crack Down on Uyghur Muslims
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan was once an escape route of choice for many Uyghurs. Today long-standing members of the country's Uyghur community fear for their future.
May 26, 2021
The Gory Symbolism of a Terrorist Attack on a Palestine Rally in Balochistan
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
While Pakistanis were united in their outrage over abuses by Israel, few spare a word for the systemic oppression closer to home.
April 23, 2021
Pakistan’s COVID-19 Battle Is Missing a Crucial Ingredient: Public Support
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Few Pakistanis bothered to follow the government’s public health guidelines. Now, many are refusing to get vaccinated.