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Faisalabad – PR: The series of countrywide workshops on interfaith harmony in Pakistan concluded Tuesday in Faisalabad. An initiative of the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, the program engaged the youth in discussions on some of the most critical questions that often remain unexplored but affect thinking patterns and behaviors among the Pakistani youth. Over … Read more

Gujrat – PR: Desiring a soft image without addressing the factors that harm the country’s reputation in the first place is self-delusion, speakers at interfaith harmony workshop said. Wajahat Masood, political thinker and author of several books on Pakistani politics, said “the world respects us only as much as we respect our own citizens especially … Read more

Gujranwala – PR: A country’s international image is an extension of its policies. ‘Our negative image and its fallout such as the sinking prestige of the green passport are just rebounds of our country’s own policies and behaviors’, thinker and author Wajahat Masood said while speaking at a national workshop on interfaith harmony in Gujranwala. … Read more

Sense of citizenship takes a plunge when a singular faith becomes state identity: Speakers   Lahore – PR: Speakers at the second round of a national workshop on interfaith harmony said the Objectives Resolution compartmentalized citizenship on the basis of faith, putting the majority religion at the center-stage while also relegating other faiths to the … Read more

  Islamabad – PR: A new study by Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) has found a disturbing upward trend in religious extremism in Pakistan, though terrorism incidents have declined over the past years. The study noted that religious extremism is a persistent threat to social cohesion, political stability, internal security, and economy, and it … Read more