PR/Islamabad 4 October 2018 To bring about a major change in Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, the two needs to interact with sincerity, focusing on people and overcoming misperceptions about each other. Overcoming mistrust still remains a key challenge. These thoughts came in national seminar on “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Exploring the Way Forward”, organized by Pak Institute … Read more
11 September 2018 PR/Islamabad The contribution of Pakistan in the UN peacekeeping mission in Somalia, which marks 25 years this year, should be explored and documented, to promote goodwill on behalf of Pakistan and to draw lessons for further sharpening the idea of peacekeeping. These thoughts came in remembrance conversation in honour of the sacrifices … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – August 2018 was a month of relative respite in terrorist violence when only 14 people lost their lives in terrorist attacks compared to 230 in previous month. On the whole 19 terrorist attacks happened in the country during the month under review, which also injured 51 people. Those 14 killed in these … Read more
About 60% attacks in July 2018 targeted political leaders and workers: Claims PIPS monthly report Islamabad (PR) – Indicating a phenomenal surge from previous month, as many as 230 people lost their lives and 417 others were injured in 22 reported terrorist attacks in Pakistan in July 2018, the election month. As many as 13 … Read more
Discrimination against minorities seems so pervasive that even attempts to seek solutions are fraught with polarizing society further Non-government organizations working on “rights” or “peace” issues are forced to scale down their activities, further narrowing peace mediums Faith-based vulnerabilities also interplay with other identities such as gender and economy; new avenues of solutions can be … Read more
All these attacks concentrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Islamabad (PR) – Two less from the month before, a total of 19 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan during June 2018. These attacks were largely perpetrated by the Taliban and other militants with similar objectives, as well as Baloch insurgents, and killed 16 people – … 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