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Pakistan in Saudi-led anti-terrorism alliance?: Background
On 15 December, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a military alliance against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Daesh. To the surprise of Pakistan, it too was included in the alliance. Meanwhile, Pakistani…
Executive summary of comprehensive package of NAP
Ever since NAP has been launched, there has been decline in violence in the country. This decline needs to be sustained by simultaneously addressing the much deeper issues, going beyond the militaristic quick fixes. Without addressing those…
San Bernardino shootout: Backgrounders
The December 2 deadly shootout at San Bernardino, United States, by an American couple of Pakistani descents, is raising new questions about their path towards radicalization.
Of special curiosity is the embrace of radical ideas by women…
Afghan delegation brainstorms Pak-Afghan media ties at PIPS office
A three-member delegation from Afghanistan visited PIPS office in Islamabad, to learn about the need and avenues of Pakistan-Afghanistan media-to-media ties.
The delegation included Mr. Abdul Farid, Mr. Sayed Najib Asil, and Mr. Reza…
Terrorist attacks up by 67pc in November 2015: PIPS monthly security report
Fighting terror: institutional structure in the context of NAP
Azam Khan and Aamir Saeed
The National Action Plan, announced after the December 16 attack, enlists 20 points meant to fight terrorism in the country. To undertake these points, the government constituted several committees. A central…
Timeline of NAP actions
Timeline of NAP actions
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Dec. 30, 2014
The five religious educational boards agreed to consider government proposal of adding modern education in their syllabus.
Dawn, December 31, 2014,…
German scholar Dr. Reetz argues Pakistan can benefit from changing regional dynamics
A visiting German professor Dr. Dietrich Reetz argued that the world is increasingly moving from Cold War binary to a multipolar world, which will give room to geo-economics instead of geo-politics. This phenomenal change has provided a…
95% of laws are Islamic in Pakistan: Dr. Khalid
In Pakistan, 95% of the laws are Islamic; only 5% are those in which Council of Islamic Ideology have proposed changes as per Quran and Sunnah. Yet people of Pakistan, from a layman to an education person, think that there is no Islamic law…