Press Releases

Lahore — Experts at a two-day consultation stressed that the state and educational institutions should engage the youth by initiating dialogue and promoting critical thinking among them, as a policy, to address their problems and make them productive citizens. They said that the present education system of the country has failed to socialize youth; rather … Read more

Karachi — Experts at a two-day consultation urged the need for promoting scientific and critical thinking among youth to curb ever-increasing intolerance and religious extremism among them. They also said that the lack of critical thinking among Pakistani youth encouraged them to engage in hate speech on social media platforms and the state should take … Read more

Islamabad – The number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan has posted a phenomenal increase of 73 percent during the first 21 months, since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, as compared to corresponding period of time before their takeover. Overall, incidents of terrorist violence have significantly increased inside Pakistan since August 15, 2021 when the … Read more

Islamabad— Experts at a discussion warned that banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was making new nexus with Baloch separatists and local militant groups based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan — a development which will likely exacerbate the already precarious security situation in the country. Unlike the past, this is for the first time that TTP has … Read more

Islamabad— Pakistan should avoid seeing its relations with Afghanistan from the lens of security as there is widening mistrust between the two countries both at the state and people-to-people level. Pakistan must abandon its approach towards the war-torn country by conditioning the promotion of trade activities between the two countries with the resolution of security … Read more

Karachi – The lawmakers belonging to national and provincial assemblies urged that politicians would have to rise above party lines to develop consensus on a certain minimum agenda that can help attain sustainable peace in the country. The legislators gave these views at the launching ceremony of “Charter of Peace” organized by Pak Institute for … Read more

Political parties urged to agree on a minimum agenda to bring peace Karachi – The lawmakers belonging to national and provincial assemblies urged that politicians would have to rise above party lines to develop consensus on a certain minimum agenda that can help attain sustainable peace in the country. The legislators gave these views at … Read more

Islamabad— Experts at a workshop said that dialogue was the only way to resolve different ethnic, religious, and linguistic conflicts within the society, and to bring peace and harmony in the country. They also said that the youth should come out of their different biases that were prevalent in them since childhood and promote logical and … Read more

Press Release (January 7, 2023) Outlawed TTP and IS-K remain major actors of violence in Pakistan during 2022 TTP is becoming a major irritant in Pak-Afghan relations 2022 records 27 percent increase in terror attacks from 2021 Islamabad – The proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is becoming a major irritant in Islamabad’s relations with the Taliban government … Read more