Islamabad (PR) – The security situation at the Line of Control (LoC) with India further deteriorated in October 2019, where Indian Border Security Force (BSF) perpetrated 20 cross-border attacks in Pakistani administered, or Azad, Kashmir, which claimed 17 lives, 15 civilians and 2 soldiers. These statistics were revealed in PIPS monthly security review of Pakistan. … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) will be hosting a six-month pilot project titled Network Against Organised Crime (NAOC) – Pakistan, which is supported by Resilience Fund floated by Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Geneva. According to the collaboration agreement, PIPS will serve as the secretariat of NAOC-Pakistan, which will be executed as an … Read more
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Islamabad, Pakistan, a leading think-tank on peace and conflict studies in Pakistan, has entered into collaborative agreement with the United Nations-supported Global Council for Tolerance and Peace (GCTP), Malta, for fostering tolerance and peace in the world. President of GCTP, H.E. Dr Ahmed Mohamed Al-Jarwan, and PIPS director Muhammad … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Marking a decrease of 43 percent from the month before, as many as 12 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan during September 2019. These attacks claimed 19 lives and injured 27 others. Of 19 people killed in the terrorist violence in September, 10 were civilians, 7 personnel of security forces (3 army … Read more
– Tension rife along Line of Control Islamabad (PR) – In August, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the most terrorism-affected region of Pakistan, compared to others, where 10 reported attacks killed 16 people and injured 37 others. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hizbul Ahrar, Lashkar-e-Islam, and local Taliban groups were involved in these terrorist attacks in KP. These … Read more
PR/Islamabad 24 August 2019 A colourful “Pakistan Saga Awards 2019” ceremony celebrating some of the best video packages on pluralism, diversity, and rights was held in Islamabad, participated by diplomats, journalists, and scholars participated. The top three awards were bagged by videos narrating stories of courage and bravery of a person living with disability, a … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Posting a decline of 20 percent from the previous month, as many as 20 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan during the month of July 2019. In all, 37 people lost their lives and 112 others were wounded in these attacks. Out of the total 37 people killed in the terrorist attacks … Read more
Islamabad PR/24 July 2019 Pakistan is a young country, where majority of its population are below the age of 30 years. And yet, youth are underrepresented in various initiatives led by state and civil society. The situation is dire with youngsters from rural areas, women, or ethnic or religious minorities. These thoughts came at the … Read more
Islamabad PR/23 July 2019 The education system in our country is in dire need of correction. There is a great disconnect between students and teachers, teachers and administrators, among teachers, and, above all, between policy makers and academia. In the end, different players are different expectations and completely different set of ideas. These should be … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the most affected region of Pakistan in June in terms of the incidence of terrorist attacks. As many as 15 attacks killed 18 people and injured 31 others in the province; 8 of these attacks concentrated in North and South Waziristan alone. Pak Institute for Peace Studies’ (PIPS) monthly … Read more