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Kunwar Khuldune Shahid

Kunwar Khuldune Shahid

Kunwar Khuldune Shahid is a Pakistan-based correspondent for The Diplomat.

Kunwar Khuldune Shahid is a Pakistan-based correspondent for The Diplomat. He’s also an editor at 101Reporters, a pan-Asia network of grassroots reporters. His work has been featured in The GuardianThe IndependentForeign PolicyBBCFrance 24NPRAl JazeeraHaaretzArab NewsGulf NewsCourrier InternationalLe MondeWelt SichtenDaily BeastVoxMIT Review, among other publications.

Posts by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
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August 08, 2018

Pakistan’s Economic Crisis

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Islamabad’s need for an IMF bailout is set to create a “diplomatic predicament.”
July 26, 2018

The Biggest Challenge for Pakistan’s Next Prime Minister

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
As premier, Imran Khan’s greatest challenge will be detaching himself from the Army’s strings.

July 20, 2018

Why the Pakistan Army Is Vying to Influence the General Elections

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The upcoming election is about more than Nawaz Sharif – or even Pakistani democracy.

May 08, 2018

How Pakistan Weaponized ‘Love for Prophet Muhammad’

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
How Pakistan's anti-Ahmadiyya campaigns links to a recent assassination attempt.

May 01, 2018

Could Facebook Data Leaks Impact Pakistan’s Elections?

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
In Pakistan the spread of misinformation is a much graver problem than the impact it might have on polling.
April 18, 2018

Sharif's Lifetime Ban From Politics Is the Final Blow to Pakistan's Democracy

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Nawaz Sharif’s lifetime disqualification has scratched off Pakistan’s façade of democracy.

April 10, 2018

The Pashtun Nationalist Movement Can Save Pakistan

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
By addressing the Pashtuns' grievances, Pakistan could let go out its outdated self-image as a monolithic state.
April 05, 2018

Quetta Attack a Gory Reminder of Islamic State's Presence in Balochistan

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The Pakistan Army continues to deny that ISIS is active in Pakistan, despite the mounting evidence.

January 03, 2018

Trump’s Tweet Has Done Pakistan a Massive Favor

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
A Twitter tirade once again allows Pakistan to play the victim.

December 14, 2017

Why Pakistan Is Hyphenating Palestine and Kashmir

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The rest of the world has long distanced itself from the Islamist struggle in Kashmir – unlike Palestine.

December 07, 2017

The Mullah-Military Takeover of Pakistan

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
A Musharraf-Saeed alliance could provide the political face of the mullah-military takeover underway in Pakistan.
November 25, 2017

Hafiz Saeed’s Release Completes the Political Mainstreaming of Jihadists in Pakistan

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The prime suspect of the Mumbai attacks can now personally spearhead the Islamist campaign for parliament.

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