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Policy dialogue on “militants’ media and its trends in Pakistan”
The Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a policy dialogue on “Militant Media and its Trends in Pakistan” on 17 December 2009 in Islamabad. In his introductory remarks, PIPS director Mr. Amir Rana said the dialogue was the third…
Assessing the reporting, approach and impact of militants’ print media in Pakistan
An analysis of militants’ media in Pakistan evading discussion on the role of the mainstream media will not be a true description of the ‘narrative’ being pursued and promoted by the former. It is really hard to skip over the opinion that…
A session on water crisis in Pakistan
The availability and development of water resources in Pakistan is gradually turning into a crisis and has reached at the level of inter-provincial conflict which needs to be resolved immediately. Besides water conveyance system losses the…
Understanding the ‘jihad print media’ in Pakistan and its impact
Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) conducted a national seminar on Understanding the ‘Jihad Print Media’ in Pakistan and its impact on 20 October in Islamabad. The seminar brought together a large number of media representatives,…
Political instability as a factor of extremism in Pakistan & suggestions to counter it
Pakistan needs an internal discourse without which it can neither compete extremism nor terrorism at state and societal level. Alternative discourse is the need of hour, argued Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha, an independent security analyst and…
Tribes and militants in the Arab world
In the Middle East, militant jihadi groups have proven quite good at providing a focal point for existing grievances, but have been quite bad at taking this to the next level and offering people something in return for their support, argued…
Af-Pak policy: Prospects for regional stability
“The Af-Pak policy of Obama administration envisions many new things for the region, particularly Afghanistan, and there are a lot of ideas floating around Washington. But the problem with these new ideas is three-fold. First these ideas…
Cooperation between law enforcement agencies can make counter-terrorism strategies effective
“Efforts and strategies to counter insurgency and terrorism can be successful only when the local police and other law enforcement agencies will cooperate,” said Hassan Abbas, author of Pakistan’s Drift into Extremism, addressing a seminar…
America has limited role to play in FATA: Joshua T. White
“The US leads the global war against terrorism, however, it has very limited role to play in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The US should not or cannot deploy its forces in FATA, and such deployment is itself a bad…
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,…