Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Biography
Publications
Syed Fazl-e-Haider is a contributing analyst at the South Asia desk of Wikistrat. He is a freelance columnist and the author of several books, including The Economic Development of Balochistan.
![Is Pakistan heeding the warning signs from Sri Lanka?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-07/Autorickshaw_0.jpg?itok=EhUZDipQ)
Is Pakistan heeding the warning signs from Sri Lanka?
Surging prices, shortages, growing debt, a teetering economy. Familiar ingredients point to trouble ahead.
![India-Pakistan: regional rivalries still rule in Afghanistan](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-06/GettyImages-1240871926_0.jpeg?itok=HbDKdka-)
India-Pakistan: regional rivalries still rule in Afghanistan
The visit of an Indian delegation for talks with the Taliban in Kabul has raised eyebrows in neighbouring Pakistan.
![Pakistani separatists turn their sights on China](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Quetta.jpg?itok=k4mmqZy0)
Pakistani separatists turn their sights on China
A Balochistan independence group has ordered Beijing to quit its interests in the region … to no effect.
![Drones do the talking in Pakistan’s anti-terror offensive](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1238939737.jpg?itok=fZIJ2dfv)
Drones do the talking in Pakistan’s anti-terror offensive
Islamabad is tired of waiting for Afghanistan’s Taliban to control the TTP who have found safe haven across the border.
![Oslo talks expose the West’s Taliban dilemma](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1237802430.jpg?itok=cqHrDfCZ)
Oslo talks expose the West’s Taliban dilemma
Trusting the fundamentalists to deliver aid would mean ignoring a record of past promises to respect rights.
![The Doha accord and Taliban legitimacy](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Taliban%201%20cropped.jpg?itok=APWtmlow)
The Doha accord and Taliban legitimacy
Afghanistan’s new government has a full deck of cards to play in the security concerns of regional neighbours.
![Pakistan’s extremist dilemma](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1232289794%20copy.jpg?itok=ITbfIJuF)
Pakistan’s extremist dilemma
The government banned a right-wing religious group, then gave in to its demands. Which way does it go now?
![Afghanistan: To leave or not to leave](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1231231999%20copy.jpg?itok=w22V83oq)
Afghanistan: To leave or not to leave
Under the Doha deal, US forces are meant to be out of the country in mere weeks. Either way, peace appears far off.
![Pakistan and Saudi Arabia reconcile amid shifting alliances](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/49300250492_7462993e3e_k%20copy.jpg?itok=Rm5t7pFm)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia reconcile amid shifting alliances
For Riyadh, the road to Beijing goes through a friendly Islamabad.
Pagination