Afghanistan, Pakistan and the regional narcotics trade

Safiya Aftab is the Executive Director of Verso Consulting, a collective of practitioners with consulting experience in the development and corporate sectors. She has degrees in Economics and Public Administration and has been involved in socio-economic research, policy analysis, and analysis of governance and rights issues.

Pakistan must avoid being seen as providing accompaniment to Taliban regime It should enhance regional connectivity to avoid proxy war in Afghanistan

  ISLAMABAD—-Pakistan must avoid being seen as providing accompaniment to the new Taliban regime in Afghanistan and instead should focus establishing neighbourly relations with the war-torn country. The country needs to continue contributing to its efforts aimed at bringing peace and providing humanitarian assistance to the land-locked Afghanistan. At the same time, it must establish … Read more

Policy Brief Policy Brief 1: Afghanistan: urgent need for displacement management strategy

Executive summary Forced displacement has been an unfortunate but near constant challenge facing millions of Afghans over the last four decades. Throughout this time, armed conflict has been the biggest driver causing countless Afghans to be internally displaced, or fleeing their country in search of safety. To this day, involuntary displacement keeps millions of Afghans … Read more

PIPS Consultation-I on Afghan Peace & Reconciliation

Pak Institute for Peace Studies held an experts’ consultation on September 24, 2021, titled “Supporting the Afghan peace process: Pakistan’s position, interests, and policy options” in Islamabad. Participants noted that Pakistan should not oversimplify the Afghan situation and the threat posed by different militant groups across the border. They underscored the need for Pakistan to … Read more

State education teaching conformity, subservience: Study

A study released Wednesday by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies says the public education system in Pakistan is producing a politically-confused generation that lacks basic clarity in their political thinking. While lacking interest in the constitution or their constitutionally-protected fundamental rights, the educated youth show only modest faith in democracy, and many of them … Read more

Displacement & Migration Studies Centre established at Pak Institute for Peace Studies, Islamabad

Islamabad (PR) – Pak Institute for Peace Studies has established Displacement & Migration Studies Centre (DMSC) at the Institute’s premises with an aim to build a knowledge base and understanding – as well as a comprehensive database – of forced displacement, its causes and consequences. Other areas of the Centre’s focus are migration and human … Read more