Pak Institute for Peace Studies convened its 12th quarterly consultation on “Afghan peace and reconciliation: Pakistan’s interests and policy options” in Islamabad on March 15, 2024. The focal points of discussion encompassed “Pakistan’s Afghan policy puzzle: challenges and opportunities for the new government” and “The counterterrorism and counter-extremism challenges for the new federal and provincial … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies organized 11th quarterly consultation on “Afghan peace and reconciliation: Pakistan’s interests and policy options” in Islamabad on January 18, 2024. The main themes of the consultation included ‘The changing security scenario: Women’s perspective’ and ‘Emerging Pak-Afghan ties: Youth’s perspective.’ The event was attended by female experts and academics, former diplomats, … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies organized 10th quarterly consultation on “Afghan peace and reconciliation: Pakistan’s interests and policy options” in Islamabad on November 16, 2023. The main themes of the consultation included ‘Rising terrorism threat from TTP, IS-K (Islamic State Khorasan) and other groups’ and ‘Emerging Pak-Afghan ties: Dynamics and projections.’ The event was attended … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a full-day in-house roundtable discussion on “Islam in China: Exploring History, Culture, and Relations” on September 19, 2023. The talk was divided into several sub-themes, which included “understanding the historical journey of Islam in China and its current state”, “analyzing the cultural interactions and intersections between Islam and … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a full-day in-house roundtable discussion on “10 years of CPEC and the economic growth of Pakistan” on August 11, 2023. The sub-themes of the talk included “Overview and evolution of CPEC over the last ten years”, “Economic growth and development achieved through CPEC initiatives”, “Infrastructural advancements and their … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized 9th quarterly consultation on “Afghan peace and reconciliation: Pakistan’s interests and policy options” in Islamabad on August 10, 2023. The main themes of the consultation included ‘Rising terrorism threat from TTP, IS-K (Islamic State Khorasan) and other groups’ and ‘The TTP as a major irritant in Pak-Afghan ties.’ … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a seminar on ‘Navigating challenging times: US-China relations and Pakistan’ on July 19, 2023, in Islamabad. The event brought together lawmakers, diplomats, retired military officers, academics, and experts on regional trade and international relations. Speakers at the seminar said that Pakistan should not miss a huge opportunity arising out … Read more
Islamabad — Speakers at a seminar said that Pakistan should not miss a huge opportunity arising out of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project despite the fact that the country’s ruling elite had strong social and economic links with the West – a reason that hampered progress on the multi-billion dollar programme in the past. They said … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a two-day consultation on “Promoting Narratives of Diversity, Inclusion, and Peace among Youth” on 19 & 20 June 2023 at Avari Hotel, Lahore. The consultation consisted of four sessions on different themes. Academics, political activists, journalists, lawyers, representatives of civil society, and youth, among others, participated in the … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a two-day consultation on “Promoting Narratives of Diversity, Inclusion, and Peace among Youth” on 15 & 16 June 2023 at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi. The consultation consisted of four sessions on different themes, which were attended by lawmakers, members of political parties, academics, journalists, rights activists, and civil … Read more