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PR/Islamabad 24 August 2019 A colourful “Pakistan Saga Awards 2019” ceremony celebrating some of the best video packages on pluralism, diversity, and rights was held in Islamabad, participated by diplomats, journalists, and scholars participated. The top three awards were bagged by videos narrating stories of courage and bravery of a person living with disability, a … Read more
On August 23, PIPS organized “Pakistan Saga Awards 2019” ceremony in Islamabad, presenting awards to some of the best video packages on pluralism, diversity, and rights. The ceremony was attended by journalists, academics and diplomats. Awards were given to top five videos, made in the last one year. A total of 120 video packages, each … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Posting a decline of 20 percent from the previous month, as many as 20 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan during the month of July 2019. In all, 37 people lost their lives and 112 others were wounded in these attacks. Out of the total 37 people killed in the terrorist attacks … Read more
Pakistan is a young country, where majority of the population are below the age of 30 years. And yet, youth are underrepresented in various initiatives led by state and civil society. The situation is dire with youngsters from rural areas, women, or ethnic or religious minorities. These thoughts came at the report launch of “Youth … Read more
Islamabad PR/24 July 2019 Pakistan is a young country, where majority of its population are below the age of 30 years. And yet, youth are underrepresented in various initiatives led by state and civil society. The situation is dire with youngsters from rural areas, women, or ethnic or religious minorities. These thoughts came at the … Read more
Education reforms can be taken forward if the disconnect among teachers, students, and policy makers is done away with. At present, different nodes of education setup has different expectations, and even different set of ideas. Opportunities should be given that they exchange their ideas with each other, to suggest practical remedies. These were some of … Read more
Islamabad PR/23 July 2019 The education system in our country is in dire need of correction. There is a great disconnect between students and teachers, teachers and administrators, among teachers, and, above all, between policy makers and academia. In the end, different players are different expectations and completely different set of ideas. These should be … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the most affected region of Pakistan in June in terms of the incidence of terrorist attacks. As many as 15 attacks killed 18 people and injured 31 others in the province; 8 of these attacks concentrated in North and South Waziristan alone. Pak Institute for Peace Studies’ (PIPS) monthly … Read more
“Teachers can practice and preach empathy to promote tolerance” Islamabad PR/3 July 2019 Teachers can show the seeds of tolerance in society, if they practice and preach the values of empathy – putting one-self in another’s shoes. Empathy can open them to divergent understanding of same problem, producing a society that is more tolerant of … Read more
The 2nd Constitutional Amendment, passed in 1974, paved way for excluding Ahmadi community from the national mainstream. In the larger scheme of things, the second amendment reinforced the policy of state excluding some segments of the society from national mainstream. It transcended the ideological leanings of the parties in power – the left-leaning Bhutto was … Read more