Events

PIPS held its second workshop on Youth and Interfaith Harmony in Peshawar from the 19th to the 20th of January. The workshop was attended by over 30 students from universities across Peshawar and its nearby cities and towns, as well as several renowned speakers from a variety of fields and backgrounds such as journalists, activists … Read more

Introduction Religious extremism is a continuing problem in Pakistan despite the immense diversity of religions, faiths, cultures, and languages etc. in the country. Extremism has manifested in acts of violence against members of other faiths as observed during the destruction of a Hindu shrine in Karak on December 30th 2020; as well as against members … Read more

Teacher is the agent of social change whose role in shaping up the society is becoming ever more important in the crisis-ridden modern world. Teachers can improve the intellectual capacity of a nation by promoting a culture of debate and discussion, and instilling critical thinking skills among students. These views were expressed by Pakistan’s eminent … Read more

While Covid-19 responses by religious communities in South Asia have largely been encouraging, in some instances, however, minority communities and groups felt having been left out and also stigmatized. It is responsibility of religious and community leaders to propagate humanity and empathy among people so that marginalized groups are not discriminated in situations of crises … Read more

Teachers are responsible for developing critical thinking and positive behavioural and social values in their students. Cognitive processes develop only in an environment supporting freedom of expression and critical enquiry. Teachers should also be able to critically review and challenge the curriculum and teach their students the art of questioning as a basic tool of … Read more

Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) with the support of Australian High Commission, Islamabad hosted a special talk for eminent Pakistani Origin Australian Scholar Professor Samina Yasmeen (AM) in Islamabad Hotel on February 17, 2020 around the topic “Muslim Identities in Australia”. Professor Samina Yasmeen (AM) is Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies … Read more

Fifty-eight (58) leading experts/speakers from politics, media, civil society, military, religious studies and academia gathered under one roof to discuss, deliberate, and dialogue the most pressing issues of the day. This was Dialogue Pakistan, 2020 organized by Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS). Under its programmatic area of Dialogue, this was the 2nd Dialogue Pakistan … Read more

Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) under the project Engaging Teachers for Diversity and Dialogues, funded under the Direct Aid Program of Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), conducted the 1st dialogue session with the teachers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Peshawar. The 2-days dialogue session … Read more