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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…
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,…
Profiling the Violence in Karachi
Radicalization and De-Radicalization in Singapore and Pakistan A Comparison
Ishtiaq Ahmed
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…