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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Pakistan’s latest constitutional amendment ensures that the appointment of the chief justice of Pakistan depends on the favour of parliament – and, by default, on that of the executive and the military

Pakistan’s judicial system takes an authoritarian hit

Salman Rafi Sheikh

15 Nov 2024

Brokers at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi. Pakistan’s economy requires crucial structural reforms but the elite class has only drawn closer together in its efforts to consolidate its hold on the economy.

Elite capture is the real issue plaguing Pakistan’s economy

Salman Rafi Sheikh

02 Oct 2024

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

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