Daud Khattak

Daud Khattak is a senior editor of Radio Mashaal for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague. The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not represent those of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing.

Belt and Road Tests China’s Image in Pakistan

Argument
Daud Khattak
Activists of the Pashtun Protection Movement protest against the arrest of their activists and leaders in Karachi on Feb. 10.
Activists of the Pashtun Protection Movement protest against the arrest of their activists and leaders in Karachi on Feb. 10.

The Pakistani Military’s Worst Nightmare Is Coming True

Argument
Daud Khattak
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After Lahore, The Taliban’s Rise in Pakistan Continues

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
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Islamabad Must Confront Its Islamic State Problem

The South Asia Channel
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Pakistani lawyers and civil society activists shout slogans as they hold lighted candles during a vigil in Islamabad on December 22, 2014, held for schoolchildren children and teachers killed in an attack by Taliban militants on an army-run school in Peshawar. Pakistan plans to execute around 500 militants in coming weeks, officials said, after the government lifted a moratorium on the death penalty in terror cases following a Taliban school massacre. Six militants have been hanged since December 19 amid rising public anger over the December 16 slaughter in the northwestern city of Peshawar, which left 149 people dead including 133 children. AFP PHOTO/ Aamir QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani lawyers and civil society activists shout slogans as they hold lighted candles during a vigil in Islamabad on December 22, 2014, held for schoolchildren children and teachers killed in an attack by Taliban militants on an army-run school in Peshawar. Pakistan plans to execute around 500 militants in coming weeks, officials said, after the government lifted a moratorium on the death penalty in terror cases following a Taliban school massacre. Six militants have been hanged since December 19 amid rising public anger over the December 16 slaughter in the northwestern city of Peshawar, which left 149 people dead including 133 children. AFP PHOTO/ Aamir QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

A Year After the Deadly Peshawar School Massacre, Pakistan Is No Safer

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
Afghan fishermen paddle rubber rafts into the Kabul River to fish on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province on April 10, 2014. Leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election voiced concern that voting was tainted by fraud after millions defied Taliban threats and turned out to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai. World leaders praised the courage of Afghan voters, who cast their ballots in force despite bad weather and the violent campaign of intimidation, and urged patience in the long vote count. AFP PHOTO / Noorullah SHIRZADA (Photo credit should read Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images)
Afghan fishermen paddle rubber rafts into the Kabul River to fish on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province on April 10, 2014. Leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election voiced concern that voting was tainted by fraud after millions defied Taliban threats and turned out to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai. World leaders praised the courage of Afghan voters, who cast their ballots in force despite bad weather and the violent campaign of intimidation, and urged patience in the long vote count. AFP PHOTO / Noorullah SHIRZADA (Photo credit should read Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images)

Trust Isn’t The Only Problem In AfPak Relations

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
An Afghan security force personel patrols in Kunduz on April 30, 2015. Intense fighting flared in northern Afghanistan as security forces battled Taliban insurgents advancing on April 28 on a major provincial capital, officials said, with terrified residents fearing the fall of the besieged city. Hundreds of militants closed in on Kunduz city after attacking outlying police and army checkposts on April 24, just hours after the Taliban launched their annual spring offensive. AFP PHOTO / SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
An Afghan security force personel patrols in Kunduz on April 30, 2015. Intense fighting flared in northern Afghanistan as security forces battled Taliban insurgents advancing on April 28 on a major provincial capital, officials said, with terrified residents fearing the fall of the besieged city. Hundreds of militants closed in on Kunduz city after attacking outlying police and army checkposts on April 24, just hours after the Taliban launched their annual spring offensive. AFP PHOTO / SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)

The Regional Roots of Kunduz’s Collapse

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
Guests arrive for the opening ceremony of the new Taliban political office in Doha on June 18, 2013. The office is intended to open dialogue with the international community and Afghan groups for a "peaceful solution" in Afghanistan office spokesman Mohammed Naim told reporters. AFP PHOTO / FAISAL AL-TIMIMI (Photo credit should read FAISAL AL-TIMIMI/AFP/Getty Images)
Guests arrive for the opening ceremony of the new Taliban political office in Doha on June 18, 2013. The office is intended to open dialogue with the international community and Afghan groups for a "peaceful solution" in Afghanistan office spokesman Mohammed Naim told reporters. AFP PHOTO / FAISAL AL-TIMIMI (Photo credit should read FAISAL AL-TIMIMI/AFP/Getty Images)

Who’s Talking for the Taliban?

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
Personnel are pictured near a PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed by China and Pakistan, during preparations for the International Defence Exhibition and seminar (IDEAS) in Karachi on November 29, 2014. Some 333 exhibitors including 77 Pakistani firms will be exhibiting their products during the defence exhibition. AFP PHOTO/Rizwan TABASSUM (Photo credit should read RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images)
Personnel are pictured near a PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed by China and Pakistan, during preparations for the International Defence Exhibition and seminar (IDEAS) in Karachi on November 29, 2014. Some 333 exhibitors including 77 Pakistani firms will be exhibiting their products during the defence exhibition. AFP PHOTO/Rizwan TABASSUM (Photo credit should read RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images)

A Small Measure of Success

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
The bus that was attacked as it was carrying Shiite Muslims is parked at a hospital after the assault by gunmen in Karachi on May 13, 2015. Pistol-wielding gunmen in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi on Wednesday stormed a bus carrying members of the Shiite Ismaili minority, killing at least 43 in the second deadliest militant attack in the country this year. AFP PHOTO/ Rizwan TABASSUM (Photo credit should read RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images)
The bus that was attacked as it was carrying Shiite Muslims is parked at a hospital after the assault by gunmen in Karachi on May 13, 2015. Pistol-wielding gunmen in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi on Wednesday stormed a bus carrying members of the Shiite Ismaili minority, killing at least 43 in the second deadliest militant attack in the country this year. AFP PHOTO/ Rizwan TABASSUM (Photo credit should read RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images)

In Pakistan, Playing the Blame Game

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
Northern Alliance/US Speical Troops Battle Cold
Northern Alliance/US Speical Troops Battle Cold

Peace Talks With the Taliban Are Risky Business

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
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Is There an Islamic State of AfPak?

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
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PAKISTAN-RELIGION-CHRISTMAS

A Little Less Talk, a Lot More Action

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
A Pakistani christian girl lights candles for the victims of an attack by Taliban gunmen on an army-run school in Peshawar, in Karachi on December 17, 2014. Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif and Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani vowed to fight "terrorism and extremism" together, a day after Taliban militants killed 148 people at a Pakistani school. AFP PHOTO / Asif HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A Pakistani christian girl lights candles for the victims of an attack by Taliban gunmen on an army-run school in Peshawar, in Karachi on December 17, 2014. Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif and Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani vowed to fight "terrorism and extremism" together, a day after Taliban militants killed 148 people at a Pakistani school. AFP PHOTO / Asif HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A Desperate Act by Pakistan’s Taliban

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
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The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend

The South Asia Channel
Daud Khattak
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