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Shahid Javed Burki

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Most recent articles by Shahid Javed Burki

  • Trump's Pakistan outburst

    Reckless tweets vs. democratic hopes

    Pakistan′s slow progress towards developing a stable and inclusive political system faced new challenges in the second half of 2017 – now Donald Trump's tweets could make matters worse. If Pakistan continues to falter in 2018, the consequences will be felt across South Asia and the broader Muslim world. By Shahid Javed Burki

    By Shahid Javed Burki
  • A Pakistani female supporter of a political party Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) shouts slogans during a protest procession against the assassination attempt by Taliban on child activist Malala Yousafzai in Karachi on October 14, 2012 (photo: AFP/Getty)
    Pakistan at a Crossroads

    A People's Uprising against the Taliban?

    Pakistan's Taliban have for a long time been extending their influence on society by way of intimidation, brute force and terror killings. Now, however, people seem to be ready to confront the militants, drawing from the memory of Pakistan's liberal society in the early 70s. Ashraf Khan reports from Karachi

    By Shahid Javed Burki
  • A Pakistani woman shows her solidarity with Malala Yousafzai at a demonstration in Karachi (photo: Getty Images)
    Pakistan after the Attempt on Malala Yousafzai's Life

    A Vibrant Symbol for A Troubled Country

    Malala Yousafzai came to prominence at the age of 11 when she began writing a diary for BBC Urdu about life under the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley in 2009. She survived an attempt on her life in early October this year. Instead of frightening the country's education system into submission, the attack triggered a wave of solidarity with the young pro-education activist

    By Shahid Javed Burki

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