A session on “legal status of U.S. drone strikes inside Pakistan”

The international law allows the civilian victims of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan to take the matter to the court of law. If the drone strikes are proven unlawful by the U.N., international court of justice or the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. will be required to stop such attacks, reassure Pakistan of not repeating them … Read more

World HR organizations have a role to play to resolve Kashmir dispute

The issue of human rights violations in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) neither receives attention of world human rights organizations nor the international media. International civil society’s role becomes more relevant to push the stakeholders for a permanent solution to Kashmir dispute. Moreover in the era of globalization, the regional economic interdependence necessitates regional and local approaches … Read more

Promotion of religious diversity and popular past can be an effective bulwark against growing radicalization in Pakistan

Violent tendencies are increasing in Pakistan as compared to other Muslim countries. Though people are against Taliban but they do not openly oppose their agenda per se. These were the views expressed by participants of a seminar titled “Radicalization in Pakistan” organized by Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) on September 14, 2010 Islamabad. The … Read more

Radicalization: Perceptions of educated youth in Pakistan

Any study that seeks to understand the phenomenon of radicalization in any society cannot afford to ignore the educated youth. This segment gains even more significance in Pakistan where an estimated 103 million people, or 63 percent of the population, are less than 25… Read full survey report: [embeddoc url="http://archive.pakpips.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/45.pdf" download="all" viewer="google" ]

Counter-radicalization: A multifold strategy stressed

On 04 August 2010, Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), in collaboration with United States Institute of Peace (USIP) organized a seminar on “Counter-Radicalization Strategies” at a local hotel in Islamabad. Leading experts on counter-extremism, prominent journalists and intellectuals including Shabana Fayaz, associate Professor at Quaid-e-Azam University, Imtiaz Gul, a political analyst, Dr. Tariq Rehman, … Read more

Radicalization in Pakistan: Understanding the phenomenon

Pakistan has adopted a two-pronged strategy to fight the menace of religious militancy: it has tried to undertake development activities in the troubled northwest of the country, hoping to wean its people from militant influence by addressing their economic grievances; and… Read full survey report: [embeddoc url="http://archive.pakpips.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/41.pdf" download="all" viewer="google" ]