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In a discussion on “Coexistence with Multiple Identities” in Peshawar on March 3, 2019, participants underscored that if people start taking their differences as natural, they can end up producing a peaceful society. “There can be people different from one”, the discussion noted. Co-existence not only makes the country beautiful, but is also a sure … Read more
– Marking 136% increase from month before, 26 attacks happened in January, claiming 30 lives Islamabad (PR) – After witnessing a gradual decline over the past few months, the number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan once again surged during the first month of the year 2019. As many as 26 terrorist attacks took place in … Read more
PR/Islamabad (urdu version below) 5 February 2019 There is a need to study the causes of proxy wars, and what are the potential impact of such wars on the overall conflict. These thoughts in a daylong international seminar on “Strategic Dimensions of Peace and Conflict in South Asia and the Middle East”, organized by Pak … Read more
On February 5, 2019, a one-day international seminar on “Strategic Dimensions of Peace and Conflict in South Asia and the Middle East”, participated by prominent national and international scholars, was organized by PIPS. Starting off, Prof. Shahram Akbarzadeh, Deakin University Melbourne, gave preliminary introduction of the topic. He argued there is literature gap when it … Read more
Deakin University’s project launch seminar, 4 February 2019, Islamabad (urdu version below) Deakin researchers will undertake a first-of-its-kind investigation into the role of regional actors in Afghanistan and Syria. Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Dr Dara Conduit received a multi-year grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to conduct research assessing the impact … Read more
Dialogues missing among different segment of the society, including civil and military Parliament carries sanctity; it can take the reform agenda forward Religion has been used time and again to impose uniformity, at the cost of diversity While our engage in old debates, the world around us continues to change. PR/26 January 2019 Islamabad The … Read more
On January 26, 2019, Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized the first-ever “Dialogue Pakistan 2019”, a series of dialogue sessions on critical national issues facing the country, with leading parliamentarians, religious scholars, experts, and former civil and military officials. Spanning for the entire day, “Dialogue Pakistan 2019” comprised of sessions on the religion-state relation, … Read more
PR/23 January 2019 (Urdu version below) Islamabad On January 26, 2019, Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) will be hosting the first-ever national-level “Dialogue Pakistan”, on topics ranging from politics to security to identity, with leading experts, serving and former parliamentarians, diplomats and intellectuals, at Hotel Margala, Islamabad. Dialogue Pakistan 2019 entail a series of … Read more
PR/Islamabad 21 January 2019 Even though Pakistan can seek some room for itself in the emerging multipolar world order, challenges persist at domestic front, in the shape of extremist ideologies, unemployed youth, and economic stagnancy. Without taking those challenges, its options to affect any regional or global change will be constrained. These thoughts came in … Read more
On January 21, 2019, PIPS organized an international seminar on “Pakistan in Changing World Order”. Discussing how the world is changing and what it means for Pakistan, the seminar was well attended by national and international scholars, diplomats, and students. Starting off, PIPS Director Muhammad Amir Rana said the world today is in a flux. … Read more