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PLEASE NOTE that most events in this term are ONLINE only; one is HYBRID. 

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FACT & FICTION

DYNAMICS OF JIHADISM IN PAKISTAN

Wednesday, 20 March 2024 | 3pm UK | 8pm Pakistan

ONLINE ONLY

A panel discussion with the author of Jihadism in Pakistan: Al-Qaeda, Islamic State and the Local Militants (2023), and experts, on the dynamics of the many extremist groups in Pakistan, their complex relationship with Pakistan's state & security agencies, and how these groups have remained ubiquitous against the odds.

SPEAKERS: Abdul Basit  is Senior Associate Fellow at the International Centre for Political Violence & Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, National University of Singapore, and co-author of Dynamics of Taliban Insurgency in FATA (2013); Dr Antonio Giustozzi (@AntonioGiustoz2) is Visiting Fellow at the LSE South Asia Centre, and is affiliated with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London. He is author of Jihadism in Pakistan: Al-Qaeda, Islamic State and Local Militants (2023) -- the book being discussed at this event; Dr Farzana Shaikh (@DrFarzanaShaik1) is Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House, London, and an expert on South Asian security issues; Abubakar Siddque (@sid_abu) is a journalist at RFE/RL's 'Radio Azadi', specialises in the coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and author of The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Afghanistan and Pakistan (2014).             

CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE). 

Please e-mail southasiacentre@lse.ac.uk to register free for the event; the livestream link will be sent to all registered attendees on the day of the event.

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PAKISTAN ELECTIONS 2024

NAVIGATING THE IMPACT ON PAKISTAN'S DEMOCRACY

Tuesday, 26 March 2024 | 6.15pm UK | 11.15pm Pakistan

CLEMENT HOUSE (CLM) 3.02

HYBRID

The recent general elections in Pakistan have been marred by controversy over its official results, with accusations of vote-rigging irregularities. This event will discuss the implications of this election for Pakistan's fragile democracy, and how it may be strengthened.

SPEAKERS: Salman Akram Raja (@salmanAraja; online) is a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and contested the recent elections as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party; Dr Ayesha Siddiqa (@iamthedrifter) is Senior Fellow in War Studies, King's College London, and is author of Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy (2007; 2016). 

DISCUSSANT: Dr Zahid Mumtaz (@zahid36330) is Fellow in the Department of Social Policy at LSE; his research interests are in international social & public policy, with a focus on Pakistan.

CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE).

This event is in collaboration with the Department of Social Policy, LSE. 

Please click here if you would like to attend in person at LSE; and please click here if you would like to attend online.

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