Wajid Ali Syed

Wajid Ali Syed is a journalist who writes for The News International and Geo TV, and has previously written for HuffPost. Syed was a runner-up of CNN’s Young Journalist Award in 2004 in the Television category for his documentary “Unfair Price” about women being sold by their fathers in Pakistan.
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Syed has written about the US government’s interests in various human rights issues in Pakistan, including support for freedom of expression, gender equality, democracy, and election integrity, and the US government’s opposition to blasphemy laws, human trafficking, and curbs on religious freedom. Other articles by Syed address Pakistan-US relations in the context of the war on terrorism.
Syed has also written about the US government’s interest in Pakistan’s foreign relations with other countries, including Pakistan-India relations, and opposition to a Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline, and growing Pakistan-Iran ties generally. In a State Department briefing, Syed asked Secretary of State Spokesman Matthew Miller for the US’ position on Pakistan-China relations regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
Additionally, Syed has written about Pakistan's financial policies, including Pakistan-IMF relations, and Pakistan's efforts to reduce its debt.
Syed's review of “The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed," a book about the Partition of India, was published in HuffPost.

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