Shehryar Fazli

Senior Analyst and Regional Editor, South Asia
Islamabad, Pakistan

Crisis Group role:

Shehryar’s responsibilities include organizing the research, writing and editing of Crisis Group’s South Asia reports, focusing primarily on Pakistan and Afghanistan, and under the general management of the Project Director. He works closely with our analysts in the field from the early stages of a report’s production, and also develops his own research and reports for Crisis Group.

Areas of expertise:  

• Political parties in Pakistan
• Regional politics
• Education reform
• Judicial reform

Professional background:

• Course Instructor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Writing Program (2005-2008)
• South Asia Consultant, International Crisis Group (2007)
• South Asia Analyst , International Crisis Group (2003-2005)
• Program Officer, The Asia Foundation (2003)

Publications & media:

• Various Foreign Reports for Jane’s Information Group.
• "General emergency – President Musharraf’s tenuous grip on power", Jane’s Intelligence Review, 15 November 2007.
• "The Myth of Madrasa Reform",  Chowrangi, Fall 2005
• "Pakistan: Stop Supporting Failing Schools", International Crisis Group op-ed, 17 September 2004.
• Various op-eds for Daily Times.

Languages: 

• English (fluent)
• French (fluent)
• Urdu (spoken)