Sadia Sulaiman

Sadia Sulaiman is a research analyst in World-Check's Terrorism and Insurgency Research Unit where she specializes on sub-state groups active in South and Central Asia. A native of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan, she previously worked as a Research Fellow on strategic issues for the Institute of Strategic Studies of the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan, and is a Ph.D. candidate at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.

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Hafiz Gul Bahadur: A Profile of the Leader of the North Waziristan Taliban

01.28.2010 Sadia Sulaiman

Perhaps no one has greater stature or importance in the Pakistani Taliban leadership than Hafiz Gul Bahadur, supreme commander of the North Waziristani Taliban. A...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor South Asia

The Swat Conflict: An Arc of Instability Spreading from Afghanistan to Central Asia and Xinjiang

05.18.2009 Sadia Sulaiman

In the wake of a controversial deal that allowed the implementation of Islamic law in Pakistan’s Swat region and the establishment of what appeared to...

Publication Terrorism Monitor South Asia

Hafiz Gul Bahadur: A Profile of the Leader of the North Waziristan Taliban

04.10.2009 Sadia Sulaiman

Perhaps no one has greater stature or importance in the Pakistani Taliban leadership than Hafiz Gul Bahadur, supreme commander of the North Waziristani Taliban. A...

Publication Terrorism Monitor South Asia

Empowering “Soft” Taliban Over “Hard” Taliban: Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy

07.25.2008 Sadia Sulaiman

The phenomenal rise of various Pakistani Taliban militant groups since 2004 and subsequent militant activities in both Pakistan and Afghanistan have surprised many. In a...

Publication Terrorism Monitor South Asia