“REVISITING KASHMIR POLICY” is Being Organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) at IPRI Conference Hall, Islamabad on January 30th, 2014 Concept Note Kashmir dispute is one of the oldest disputes at the UN agenda. Kashmir is not just the piece of land but it is about the
Finally, United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on states that use UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones) as a counter terrorism measure to comply with International law regarding human rights violations. United Nations charter gives much
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
This year, people of Bangladesh greeted their Victory day in an environment of country-wide violence in the wake of execution of Adul Qader Molla. Since independence in 1971, people of Bangladesh are unable to find psychological or emotional “closure” on the violent
Why is President Karzai using delay tactics? Perhaps due to a possible reaction by the Taliban he does not want to take the responsibility of concluding the agreement and wants to leave it for his successor The much-awaited loya jirga (grand assembly)
The International Trade Committee of the European Union (EU) Parliament has approved the GSP plus status for Pakistan. The decision was passed after voting. This will now go and formally be granted by the European Parliament’s session that is to be
It is an open secret that 29 years ago then Indian prime minister Indra Gandhi was killed by his Sikh body guards named “Sat want Singh” and “Beant Singh” on 31 October 1984 and after this incident thousands innocent Sikhs were murdered
Much has been talked about the agenda of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to United States. Prime Minister has described drone strikes as a major irritant in Pak-US relations. During his meeting with President Obama, Prime Minister called for an end
“The root of the problem lies in a milieu where there is no hope, no jobs, no justice and no opportunities of social or political advancement for the educated youth in Pakistan” With help of social media, a political protagonist has polarised
