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on 3rd October 2023, Pakistan’s government via executive order of Apex Committee headed by the care taker Prime Minister, decided to deport all illegal migrants, including unregistered Afghan refugees from Pakistan. The Interior Minister explained the context of the decision later in…
The dataset contains year-wise Pakistani Emigrants population for the period 1981-2023. It includes data on the yearly number of Pakistani emigrants to various destination countries, allowing for an understanding of global migration trends. Additionally, the dataset provides a breakdown of emigrants by…
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Smuggling under the guise of Afghan Transit Trade is a major issue for Pakistan. For this purpose, Pakistan is imposing stringent conditions which include a bank guarantee from Afghan traders. The brief shall provide a perspective from international law as well as…
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This policy brief deliberates on the viability of barter trade in reshaping Pakistan’s economy. Considering Pakistan’s recent barter trade agreements with Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, the study will analyse the potential barter trade holds for Pakistan’s economic security. Additionally, this study highlights…
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Overview of the Afghan Refugee Situation in Pakistan
Currently, there are approximately 3.7 million Afghans living in Pakistan around 1.32 million of them are Proof of Registration (PoR) cardholders, approximately 88,299 hold an Afghan Citizen Card (ACC), and an estimated 775,000 are…
The article discusses the possibility of TTP merger within Al-Qaeda. Contrary to the claims, I argue that due to various factors, i.e., groups’ objectives and ideology, the prospects of a distinct trajectory remain more significant than the possibility of a merger.
Abu Hurrairah Abbasi works as a Researcher with the Arms Control and Disarmament Center at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad and is a graduate student of International Relations from the School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. His research…
By Abu Hurrairah Abbasi, He is a Graduate of International Relations from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and works as a Researcher with an Islamabad-based policy think tank Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad(ISSI). He can be reached at abuhurrairahah@gmail.com
On March 9, 2023,…
Pakistan and Afghanistan are conjoined twins having centuries-old cultural, religious, social, and economic ties. The prosperity of both the nations and, to a great extent, of the entire region, is wedded to their peaceful coexistence. Peace and stability in one country directly…
The undeniable fact is that the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan. However, the international community still deals with the country like a pariah state, adding to the vows of ordinary Afghans suffering from acute poverty. The US withdrew from the country…