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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 Guardian, The Independent, Foreign Policy, BBC, France 24, NPR, Al Jazeera, Haaretz, Arab News, Gulf News, Courrier International, Le Monde, Welt Sichten, Daily Beast, Vox, MIT Review, among other publications.
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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By addressing the Pashtuns' grievances, Pakistan could let go out its outdated self-image as a monolithic state.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.