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Pakistan needs to engage Kabul directly to neutralize TTP

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Islamabad—- Pakistan will have to engage the Taliban government in Kabul directly to neutralize the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the group continues to pose threats to Pakistan’s internal security and western borders. Talking with the outlawed group will not favour the Taliban regime either as it will not help to boost their image as … Read more

Promoting Narratives of Diversity, Inclusion, and Peace among University Students in Sindh

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The Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a two-day consultation on “Promoting Narratives of Diversity, Inclusion, and Peace among University Students in Sindh” on the 1st and 2nd July 2022 at the Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi. The speakers comprised of a broad range of experts from the Pakistan’s academia, media, government official, and prominent … Read more

Promoting narratives of diversity, Inclusion, and peace among youth

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Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a consultation on “Promoting Narratives of Diversity, Inclusion, and Peace among Youth” on 13 June 2022 in Islamabad. The objective of the consultation was to discuss the key factors behind failure of universities in educating the youth about democracy, citizenship, and constitutionalism; to identify key drivers of religious … Read more

Student-centric policies necessary to make youth productive

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Student unions should be revived to address religious and ethnic radicalism on campuses Islamabad— Speakers at a consultation said that the government should adopt student-centric policies that promote critical thinking and healthy intellectual discourse among them to bring productive youth out of educational campuses. Majority of the experts also called for revival of student unions, … Read more

PIPS CONSULTATION-4 ON AFGHAN PEACE & RECONCILIATION

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Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) held fourth expert consultation on June 9, 2022, titled “Supporting the Afghan peace process: Pakistan’s position, interests, and policy options” in Islamabad.  The main themes of the consultation were “the TTP’s indefinite ceasefire and the role of the Taliban” and “can the Taliban deliver on governance, security, and intra-Afghan … Read more

Pakistan needs to negotiate with TTP from the position of strength

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Islamabad—The speakers at a consultation unanimously viewed that Pakistan needs to be “assertive” and should negotiate with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from the “position of strength.” Most participants were critical of the demand of proscribed TTP about reversal of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)’s merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). They said that Pakistan should … Read more

The Charter of Peace – Background

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The Charter of Peace – Background Pakistan has achieved considerable success in its counter-terrorism endeavors in recent years, leading to an improved overall security environment. However, Pakistan’s counterterrorism campaign, since early 2000s, has been largely kinetic, or muscular, and less soft, or political. Experts agree that Pakistan needs to take a different, multi-dimensional approach to … Read more