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Importance of Kashmir issue in Af-Pak policy: Fundamental or marginal
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a Focus Group Discussion, Importance of Kashmir Issue in Af-Pak Policy: Fundamental or Marginal, at a local hotel in Islamabad on 7 July 2009. General (Retd.) Talat Masood, convener PUGWASH,…
PIPS media workshop recommends balanced reporting on extremism
Pak Institute for Peace Studies organized a daylong workshop for print and TV journalists from Punjab, NWFP and Azad Kashmir. Forty journalists working in cities and far-flung rural areas took part in the workshop held to spread awareness…
Saleem Safi calls for coherent strategy against Islamic militancy
Pak Institute for Peace Studies invited renowned journalist, Saleem Safi, to speak on the “Current situation in FATA and NWFP.” What follows is a summary of his speech and discussion.
Saleem Safi ruled out the possibility of crushing the…
Regional and International circumstances/ pressures as factors of extremism in Pakistan and…
To muddle through all the problems like terrorism, radicalization, poverty and energy crisis that Pakistan is currently facing requires a policy shift,” noted Dr. Shaheen, a research fellow at the Institute for Regional Studies Islamabad…
“Countering extremism: Strategies and sharing best practices”
“Militants wanted power, not Nizam-e-Adl,” said federal minister for religious affairs while addressing a two days international seminar titled “Countering Extremism: Strategies and Sharing Best Practices” which opened on 4 May in…
Pakistan needs to develop consensus on combating radicalization and extremism: Parvaiz Hoodbhoy
“There is need to create harmony and consensus in the society and the political forces to combat radicalization and extremism as their threat is rapid increasing. Radicalization is a process or series of experiences that an individual goes…
External players will continue to exploit Pakistan’s internal security threats if left unmanaged
“The security challenges to Pakistan in the form of religious extremism, terrorism and radicalization, are internal and real, which if not managed through a comprehensive security policy will continue to be exploited by the external…
When defined objectively, radicalization seems very close to war: Wusat Ullah Khan
“Radicalization is a state of mind or ideology that is not static. It is linked with extremism and terrorism when it comes to achieve its targets. While war is an instrument to achieve the national and group interests and targets,…
Radicalization can be religious, secular, political or economic phenomenon: Shabana Fayyaz
Radicalization is as an ongoing phenomenon and to define it there is need to look at the theoretical interpretations of the subject overtime. One must understand the radicalization in context of theories and approaches put forward by…
Radicalization in Pakistan: Journalists see media’s reconciliatory role as desirable
Radicalization has become too a complex phenomenon in Pakistan to be tackled by media alone. Media should, however, play the role of a mediator between government and the people. Becoming a motivational force for peace, Pakistani media…