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It is heartening to note that the latest National Internal Security Policy (NISP), released in June 2018, has taken input from PIPS’s work in this regard. PIPS suggestions, in particular those covered in its strategy document “National Strategy of Inclusive Pakistan”, have contributed in the government’s policy. The new NISP contextualizes the problem of extremism … Read more
Participants at a two-day international conference on regional connectivity of South Asia explored the possibility of connecting one of the least integrated regions of the world, South Asia, and whether China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will be able to do so. They also explored the linkages between connectivity and stability, with one contributing to … Read more
PR/28-06-2018 Islamabad Stability in South Asia is often a pre-requisite for its connectivity. That much is true. What cannot be denied is that a more integrated region will automatically provide grounds for achieving stability and security in the region. These thoughts emerged in various sessions of the regional conference on “Connectivity and Geo-Economics in South … Read more
· South Asia is least integrated and one of the poorest regions · Countries have signed for regional economic projects, which call for connectivity too · Progress on connectivity impeded by old mistrusts, but differences can be overcome by connectivity projects PR/Islamabad 27 June 2018 While South Asia is one of the least integrated regions, … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Indicating an over 27 percent decrease from previous month, 21 terrorist attacks took place across Pakistan during May 2018, which killed 31 people – compared to 44 in previous month – and injured 75 others. Among those 31 killed in terrorist attacks in May were 15 civilians, 7 personnel of security and … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – In all, 29 terrorist attacks took place across Pakistan during April 2018 including 3 suicide blasts in Balochistan. These attacks killed 44 people – compared to 37 in previous month – and inflicted injuries on 98 others. Among those killed in terrorist attacks in April were 22 civilians, 16 personnel of security … Read more
PR/Islamabad 10 May 2018 Laws in Pakistan, if properly implemented, will uplift non-Muslims. This much is known. At the same time, there is a need to revisit certain legal loopholes and sensitizing people not to take law in their own hands, to ensure that non-Muslims do not feel exposed to vulnerability. These thoughts came in … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) engaged 30 participants from Punjab as well as Azad Kashmir in the third of a series of workshop on interfaith harmony. Held on May 9-10, 2018, the workshop “Engaging on freedom of faith and inter-faith harmony in Pakistan” was designed to explore ways of working for the promotion of … Read more
In a second round of workshop on interfaith harmony, held on April 20-21, 2018 in Karachi, Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) engaged around 20 people from Sindh and Balochistan. The workshop “Engaging on freedom of faith and inter-faith harmony in Pakistan” was designed to explore ways of working for the promotion of faith-based harmony … Read more
PR/Karachi 21 April 2018 There is a need to create more and more spaces for dialogue and engagement among different segment of society. Besides physical interaction, discussion on virtual spaces like media can be productive too. Only with these collective actions can we overcome the tendency of doubting each other’s motives, paving way for interfaith … Read more