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PIPS launches its ‘Charter of Peace’

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Political parties urged to agree on a minimum agenda to bring peace Karachi – The lawmakers belonging to national and provincial assemblies urged that politicians would have to rise above party lines to develop consensus on a certain minimum agenda that can help attain sustainable peace in the country. The legislators gave these views at … Read more

Dialogue is the only way to resolve conflicts within society: experts

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Islamabad— Experts at a workshop said that dialogue was the only way to resolve different ethnic, religious, and linguistic conflicts within the society, and to bring peace and harmony in the country. They also said that the youth should come out of their different biases that were prevalent in them since childhood and promote logical and … Read more

Pakistan and Afghanistan: national identity versus bonds of blood and civilisation

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By Zaigham Khan The Afghans love Pakistan’s national poet Iqbal so much so that one may confuse him for an Afghan due to his Persian poetry that celebrates the majesty of Afghanistan’s mountains, character of its people and nobility of its heroes. In his eulogy of Ahmad Shah Abdali, Iqbal calls Afghanistan “the heart of … Read more

Afghanistan’s “uncertain” future: domestic and regional implications

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By Sami Yousafzai Afghanistan has endured more than four decades of protracted conflict that entailed foreign invasions, civil wars, and sprees of terrorist violence. There is yet no clue of a certain and secure future for its nearly 40 million inhabitants. The fall of Kabul and departure of former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani were significant … Read more

Launch of “Charter of Peace” in Peshawar

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Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) launched its “Charter of Peace” at a ceremony held on November 29, 2022 at the Shaykh Zayed Islamic Centre in University of Peshawar.The document of Charter of Peace (CoP) has been prepared after holding consultations with multiple stakeholders for countering terrorism and extremism in the country through soft approaches. … Read more

PIPS Consultation on “Promoting Diversity, and Inclusion through Education”

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Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a two-day consultation on “Promoting Diversity, and Inclusion through Education” on 1st and 2nd December, 2022 at the Shaykh Zayed Islamic Centre in University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Politicians, academics, students, religious scholars, rights activists, journalists, lawyers, provincial government officials, and representatives of youth, and civil society participated … Read more

Supporting the Afghan peace process: Pakistan’s position, interests, and policy options.

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Pak Institute for Peace Studies held its 6th expert consultation on Afghanistan in Islamabad on December 5, 2022. The main themes of the consultation were “Emerging Afghan situation and its interface with the countries near and beyond” and “A review of emerging Pak-Afghan relations.” The event was sixth in a series of eight quarterly consultations … Read more