Pir Zubair Shah
Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow
Expertise
Pakistan; Pakistani terrorist networks: Haqqani network, al-Qaeda, Pakistani Taliban; security and politics in Pakistan and Afghanistan
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American approach to deadly drone strikes in Pakistan proves overly blunt, says journalist and Waziristan native Pir Zubair Shah.
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American drones have changed everything for al-Qaeda and its local allies in Pakistan, becoming a fact of life in a secret war that is far from over, writes Foreign Policy's Pir Zubair Shah.
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Pir Zubair Shah says the attack on Malala, the Pakistani girl gunned down by the Taliban, proves the Taliban's resilience and shows the uphill task of fighting them without a firm plan in place.
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