Pakistan

Pakistan’s Evolving Militant Landscape: State Responses and Policy Options

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Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) launched its research report ‘Pakistan’s Evolving Militant Landscape: State Responses and Policy Options’ on May 16, 2024, in Islamabad. Academics, former diplomats, journalists, policy analysts, experts on Afghan affairs, and representatives of civil society, among others, attended the event. PIPS President Muhammad Amir Rana moderated the session that provided … Read more

PIPS CONSULTATION-11 ON AFGHAN PEACE & RECONCILIATION

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Pak Institute for Peace Studies organized 11th quarterly consultation on “Afghan peace and reconciliation: Pakistan’s interests and policy options” in Islamabad on January 18, 2024. The main themes of the consultation included ‘The changing security scenario: Women’s perspective’ and ‘Emerging Pak-Afghan ties: Youth’s perspective.’ The event was attended by female experts and academics, former diplomats, … Read more

PIPS launch of report “Pakistan’s Afghan perspective and policy options”

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PIPS launched its report titled as “Pakistan’s Afghan perspective and policy options” on 30 May 2023 in Islamabad. Experts on the security and Afghan affairs, academics, lawmakers, journalists, students, and representatives of civil society, among others, attended the event. Introducing the report to the audience, PIPS joint director and research analyst Safdar Sial said the … Read more

The Baloch Insurgency in 2019

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Although the current phase of Baloch insurgency is the longest in the history of Balochistan, some critics say Baloch separatists have failed to achieve their objectives. As a result, the Baloch underground organizations have become radicalized. In this context, they cite the example of the Majeed Brigade, the suicide squad within the Balochistan Liberation Army … Read more

Terrorism financing

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Pakistan’s counter terrorism (CT) efforts often revolve around intelligence gathering, followed by policing, and, in many cases, undercover intelligence-led operations. These are no doubt integral CT components. But for counter-terror efforts to be effective in the longer term, the approach should be multipronged, also focusing on funding of terrorist activities. An important CT activity, therefore, … Read more

The rule of law: concept and practices in Pakistan

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Although Pakistan has a comprehensive constitutional framework and accompanying legal procedures, the rule of law, in practice, is still confined to conventional concepts of internal security and law enforcement. The common perception amongst policymakers and practitioners defines rule of law as being about the control and elimination of crimes, and conventional and non conventional security … Read more