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Talks by IPRI 21/09/2015

Post Event-Report: “Balochistan Unrest and its Possible Solutions”

Professor Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Rector International Islamic University, Islamabad delivered a lecture on “Balochistan unrest and its possible solutions” on August 7, 2015 at IPRI Conference Hall. Referring to the current situation in Balochistan he said that the Balochistan of 2015 was…

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Justification for More Provinces

Introduction The demand for more provinces re-emerged with the coming of the 18th constitutional amendment in the year 2010, which gave control of resources to provinces. Since then, there were calls for more provinces in Pakistan. If one looks around the world,…

Newspaper Article by IPRI 20/08/2015

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Significance of Gwadar Port

In the changing dynamics of global architecture, the sea politics is getting complex with more focus on commercial activities and economic prosperity. Gwadar port is the warm water and deep sea port of Pakistan. It is situated at the mouth of Persian…

Newspaper Article by khalid 15/06/2015

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Sustaining the thaw in Pak-Afghan Relations

Afghanistan and Pakistan enjoy a unique relationship that has many shades which keep morphing into each other in a number of ways; at times throwing up diverse and daunting challenges, and at times oozing out comforting brotherly sentiments and environment. Afghanistan-Pakistan, bilateral…

Regions by khalid 08/06/2015

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Pakistan’s defence budget: An analysis

Pakistan has reluctantly upped its defence budget for 2015-16 by 11 percent. Total defence outlay is Rs700. 2 billion as compared to Rs 627.2 billion allocated in the outgoing fiscal year, showing an increase of Rs 73 billion. The actual increase in…

Newspaper Article by khalid 01/06/2015

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Afghan peace process begins to crawl!

Leaderships of Afghanistan and Pakistan have demonstrated that both countries are poised to work in unison to formulate a strategy for bringing peace to both the countries. As a first step, the two countries have decided to effectively counter the propaganda against…

Newspaper Article by khalid 25/05/2015

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CPEC and the Baluchistan factor

As if ethno-sectarian fiasco was not enough for keeping Baluchistan tense, route controversy over China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has added more fuel to the blaze. Going by the history of earlier Balochistan related mega projects, the CPEC is likely to become…

Newspaper Article by khalid 18/05/2015

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Our wanting counter terrorism effort

Whenever those responsible for counter terrorism claim success, terrorist make their presence and power felt through increasingly ferocious attacks. While one understands the complexity and enormity to terrorist activity, matching counter terrorism effort is glaringly missing. In the forefront is lack of…

Regions by Amna Ejaz Rafi 29/04/2015

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Chinese President Visit to Pakistan

Chinese President Xi Jinping visit to Pakistan has concluded. The visit has raised the morale of the Pakistani nation. The cooperative agreements inked during the visit and, in particular, the ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’ has strengthened Islamabad’s regional standing. Chinese investments will surely…

Newspaper Article by khalid 20/04/2015

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Balochistan needs careful handling

A lot has been written about government intervention to stop a discussion in one of the private sector universities about situation in Balochistan. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said in a statement issued on April 17: “It is extremely unfortunate and…

Post Event-Report: “Balochistan Unrest and its Possible Solutions”

Justification for More Provinces

Significance of Gwadar Port

Sustaining the thaw in Pak-Afghan Relations

Pakistan’s defence budget: An analysis

Afghan peace process begins to crawl!

CPEC and the Baluchistan factor

Our wanting counter terrorism effort

Chinese President Visit to Pakistan

Balochistan needs careful handling

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