Salman Rafi Sheikh

Salman Rafi Sheikh is an assistant professor of politics at Lahore University of Management Sciences. He can be reached at: salmansheikh.ss11.sr@gmail.com

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The Taliban celebrate the third anniversary of their 2021 takeover of Afghanistan. If global powers hoped that withholding recognition of the Taliban government would force it to moderate its behaviour and act against other militant groups, that strategy has failed.

The Taliban is here to stay in Afghanistan – and the world must start engaging with it

Salman Rafi Sheikh

20 Aug 2024

A Pakistani soldier patrols the deep-sea port at Gwadar on the Balochistan coast. Baloch separatists have attacked the port and other projects that are part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor because they are seen as symbols of growing Chinese imperialism in the province with the connivance of the Pakistan state, depriving the local people of their resources. Photo: IMAGO/Newscom World

In Balochistan, Pakistan again tries to find a military solution to a political problem

Salman Rafi Sheikh

16 Jul 2024

A man holding the flags of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. Kashmiris in Pakistan feel relegated to secondary status and say that Islamabad often violates their nominal autonomy and basic rights. Photo: IMAGO/Pacific Press Agency

The end of the myth that Kashmiris are free in Pakistan

Salman Rafi Sheikh

18 Jun 2024

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