Journalist Zia-ur-Rehman comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Pakistan's Military Operation against the TTP, Afghan Taliban, TTP, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PTI, China, America, Karachi, The Labour Movement and more.
Zia Ur Rehman is a freelance journalist and researcher and has, mainly, been writing for the New York Times, Nikkei Asia, and Voice of America, among others. Until recently, he was associated with The News International, as a senior reporter. His work has also been published in different national and international media outlets including TRT World, Times, The National, CTC Sentinel, Jamestown Foundation, Dawn, and The Friday Times.
Rehman has also worked with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Management Systems International (MSI)-USAID, Chemonics International, Open Society Foundation, DW Akademie, and Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), and Labour Education Foundation (LEF).
His book ‘Karachi in Turmoil’ was published in 2013, containing a detailed coverage of the ethnic violence in Karachi and the presence of Taliban militants. He also contributed a chapter on Pashtuns in Karachi in the book ‘Cityscapes of Violence in Karachi: Publics and Counterpublics’ published in 2017 by the C. Hurst & Co. In his chapter, Rehman highlights multiple pressures experienced by the politics of the Pashtun community in Karachi. According to a book review published in Herald magazine, one of the interesting features in his very cogent analysis is how the jihadi groups in Karachi appropriated criminal methods of extortion in order to raise funds and in doing so ended up harassing their own core ethnic group — Pashtuns, specifically wealthy transporters and businessmen in the community.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:45 Pakistan launches Military Operation against TTP
6:30 Understanding TTP and Afghan Taliban Alliance
11:50 Afghan Muhajireen and Afghan-Pakistan Relations
22:30 Military Operation, Alternatives and Difficulties
33:00 America, China and the Great Game
41:00 Afghan-Pakistan Tension and Cross Border Operations
45:00 Afghan Taliban: State and Militancy
48:30 Understanding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pashtoon Mentality
58:00 Pashtun Nationalism, PTM and PTI
1:11:30 Karachi, Bahria Town and Awaam vs Elite
1:18:00 Zulfiqar Alil Bhutto and the Labour Movement
1:23:00 Islamist Parties and TLP
1:32:00 Funding the Haqqani Madrassa
1:36:30 Audience Questions
