Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Mr Abdul Basit was summoned to Islamabad to evaluate the impact of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent visit to India. Mr Basit had spent a lot of effort in preparing a favourable environment for the summit. However,…
IPRI Review Meeting
Increasing Role of Media in Pakistan
Date and Venue: April 21st, 2014, IPRI Conference Hall
Presented by: Saira Rehman, Assistant Editor.
Introduction
People’s perceptions on issues are based on media’s perceptions and media’s perceptions are based mostly on non-investigated assumptions. More information…
Date: April 3rd, 2014
Presented by Mr. Asghar Ali Shadand Translated by Saira Rehman
Venue: IPRI Conference Hall
Introduction
Mr. Asghar Ali Shad presented a detailed analysis of Indian elections which are scheduled to be held from April 7 to May 12, 2014. The main objective…
It is refreshing that the recent lunatic orders, which apparently came from the Bangladesh Cricket Board but had the blessing of the highest political office of the country, have been revoked. Edict was aimed at banning the domestic fans from carrying the…
In a world where thousands of nuclear weapons exist and more countries are trying to acquire them, where suicide terrorist strikes come without warning and thousands die each day from poverty, we need to know and be aware of what is happening…
Introduction
Beginning with the widely referred Arab Spring, to the Spanish Indignados Movement, and London Riots, political and social mobilizations have been considered a handiwork of new communication technologies. The question is did new communication technology play a decisive role, a causal role…
IPRI Review
Climate Change and Environmental Security
by
Muhammad Mustansar Billah Hussain
1. Introduction
Globally, climate change is a matter of concern as it is having tremendous bearing on environmental security. Climate change and environmental security’s scope is broader and it affects all…
Unmanned Combat Aerial vehicles more commonly known by their innocent sounding nomenclature “drones” have ultimately come under the UN scrutiny. For the first time, the UN General Assembly has pronounced itself on the ever-increasing use of armed drones in the pursuit of…
On Thursday, Afghan Loya Jirga would begin deliberations on much awaited Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between America and Afghanistan. President Karzai has stated that Jirga would comprise of around 2500 delegates. He has surprise many by saying that the Taliban representatives would…