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
Lahore PR/17 January 2019 The culture of one-way communication is so dominant that people tend to talk at each other, rather than talking with each other. To bridge gaps among citizenry, culture of two-way dialogues need to be promoted. Such dialogues can easily be promoted through educational institutes, by channelling diversity of thoughts in the … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Sustaining a declining trend of the past few months, the number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan further fell from previous month. Compared to 28 in October and 20 in November, as many as 11 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan in December 2018. These attacks claimed 18 lives – compared to 64 … Read more
PRESS RELEASE (Urdu Version below) Pak Institute for Peace Studies Islamabad/6 January 2019 Despite a decline in terrorist violence, Pakistani Taliban and Daesh remained potent threats to Pakistan’s security – PIPS “Pakistan Security Report 2018” 29% decline in terrorist attacks and 27% in consequent fatalities in 2018, compared to previous year About 38% of the total … Read more
Sectarianim, the most ominous manifestation of extremism in the country, appears not only in the form of violence but also in the groupthinking of people. To root it out, there is a need to promote a culture in which people learn to live with differences even if they do not agree with them. These thoughts … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Compared to 28 in previous month, a total of 20 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan in November 2018. These attacks claimed 64 lives in all – compared to 28 in previous month – and injured 80 others. Among those 64 killed in terrorist attacks in November were 48 civilians, 13 personnel … Read more
Social harmony, which is direly needed these days, can be achieved by two-way dialogue. But the culture of dialogue is missing, in part because we do not listen to each other and in part because we do not even know what to ask from others, and how. This results in mutually-held misperceptions among members of … Read more
PR/Islamabad 12 November 2018 To achieve the lofty projections made of Pakistan-Afghanistan ties, there is a need to take corresponding incremental measures. The Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS), which was constituted this year and which inspires confidence from both sides, needs to be strengthened with proper monitoring mechanism. That is one example … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Posting about 65 percent increase from previous month, a total of 28 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan in October 2018. However the number of people killed in terrorist attacks declined by about 18 percent, from previous month’s 34 to 28 in October; 52 people were also injured in these attacks during … Read more
Islamabad PR/6 November 2018 Overcoming today’s social divides deem conscious attention of teachers. They can produce original scholarship, disseminate new ideas, equip students how to search for facts, and create dialogue-enabling platforms – key ingredients for producing a mutually-acceptable society. These thoughts came in a two-day dialogue with college teachers, on “Role of Teachers in … Read more