Zulfiqar Shah

Shah is a Sindhi refugee journalist, activist and analyst currently staying in India. www.zulfiqarshah.com

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Politics of Dissent and Neutrality

Neither dissent, nor the anti-dissent has changed their historical yin-yang process.

By: Zulfiqar Shah ,; Truthout

April 15, 2015

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Sixty-Seven Years of Pakistan

Freedom movements in contemporary Pakistan suggest that at least Sindh and Balochistan are bound to emerge as separate sovereign countries sooner or later.

By: Zulfiqar Shah ,; SpeakOut

August 14, 2014

Op-Ed

A Tale of Strategic Talbanization

Due to the changing complexion of religiosity and terrorism in Pakistan, a review of the military move is needed in the perspective of Talibanization in Southern Pakistan.

By: Zulfiqar Shah ,; SpeakOut

July 26, 2014

Op-Ed

Vernacular Media under Siege in Pakistan

Pakistan's military and its allies attempt to control vernacular media, particularly in Sindh and Balochistan, through intimidation and persecution.

By: Zulfiqar Shah ,; SpeakOut

May 22, 2014

Op-Ed

Why Pakistan Is Not Changing

A Sindh nationalist analyzes the forces that make change in Pakistan so difficult - but also ultimately inevitable.

By: Zulfiqar Shah ,; Truthout

April 5, 2014

News

Politics & Elections

Millions Sindhi Hold Freedom March in Karachi To Demand Independence

People in the Punjab province celebrated Republic Day in Pakistan on March 23, with CNN claiming there were at least “5 million Sindhis” in attendance.

By: Zulfiqar Shah ,; SpeakOut

March 31, 2014

Human Rights

Hundreds of Sindhi-Hindus Protest on Jantar Mantar Delhi Against Victimization of Hindus in Pakistan

The protesters demanded the recognition of either their refugee status or citizenship in India.

By: Zulfiqar Shah ,; Truthout

December 20, 2013

News Analysis

Does a 2011 Terrorist Episode Foreshadow the Talibanization of Sindh?

An investigator into the murder of three Hindus, the first reported episode of religious extremist terrorism in Sindh since Pakistan's independence, believes rejection of his panel's report by the …

By: Zulfiqar Shah ,; Truthout

November 21, 2013

News Analysis

Afghanistan’s Future Depends on Majority Will, Pakistan and World Cooperation

After four decades of war, a global consensus over Afghanistan and reforms in the Pakistani statehood, with the United Nation's help, is needed following US withdrawal.