The event will stimulate policy discussion on peace and security Islamabad– Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) is all set to hold its annual flagship event “Dialogue Pakistan 2022” on 26 March (Saturday) in an effort to stimulate policy discussion on key issues related to peace and security in the country. This year’s discussion themes … Read more
A study by Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) released Tuesday indicates a troubling impact of instability on the thinking and outlook of the youth in Balochistan. Based on observations and surveys of over hundred university students in Balochistan, the study also hints at the dysfunction of the education system and its inability to inculcate … Read more
ISLAMABAD—-Pakistan must avoid being seen as providing accompaniment to the new Taliban regime in Afghanistan and instead should focus establishing neighbourly relations with the war-torn country. The country needs to continue contributing to its efforts aimed at bringing peace and providing humanitarian assistance to the land-locked Afghanistan. At the same time, it must establish … Read more
A study released Wednesday by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies says the public education system in Pakistan is producing a politically-confused generation that lacks basic clarity in their political thinking. While lacking interest in the constitution or their constitutionally-protected fundamental rights, the educated youth show only modest faith in democracy, and many of them … Read more
Islamabad, August 27, 2021: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) has expressed great sadness over the passing of Dr Rubina Saigol. A PIPS statement released to the media on Saturday read: “Pak Institute for Peace Studies joins countless people and organisations today who are deeply saddened by the demise of Dr Rubina Saigol, a scholar … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Pak Institute for Peace Studies has established Displacement & Migration Studies Centre (DMSC) at the Institute’s premises with an aim to build a knowledge base and understanding – as well as a comprehensive database – of forced displacement, its causes and consequences. Other areas of the Centre’s focus are migration and human … Read more
Faisalabad – PR: The series of countrywide workshops on interfaith harmony in Pakistan concluded Tuesday in Faisalabad. An initiative of the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, the program engaged the youth in discussions on some of the most critical questions that often remain unexplored but affect thinking patterns and behaviors among the Pakistani youth. Over … Read more
Gujrat – PR: Desiring a soft image without addressing the factors that harm the country’s reputation in the first place is self-delusion, speakers at interfaith harmony workshop said. Wajahat Masood, political thinker and author of several books on Pakistani politics, said “the world respects us only as much as we respect our own citizens especially … Read more
Gujranwala – PR: A country’s international image is an extension of its policies. ‘Our negative image and its fallout such as the sinking prestige of the green passport are just rebounds of our country’s own policies and behaviors’, thinker and author Wajahat Masood said while speaking at a national workshop on interfaith harmony in Gujranwala. … Read more
Sense of citizenship takes a plunge when a singular faith becomes state identity: Speakers Lahore – PR: Speakers at the second round of a national workshop on interfaith harmony said the Objectives Resolution compartmentalized citizenship on the basis of faith, putting the majority religion at the center-stage while also relegating other faiths to the … Read more