What Will We Ban Next?
By Jahanzaib Haque
Censorship, when undertaken in the name of vague, ill-defined and subjective concepts such as ‘national interest’ or religion and morality, is a slippery slope with disastrous conseq...
Read more...Second Opinion: Pakistan's Foreign Policy Calibration
(S0613-12)
Media Review of Foreign Policy Challenges Confronting the New Government
By Anam Nasir
The foreign policy challenges facing the new government have been subject of much interest in the local newspapers. Editorials in the lea...
Extremism Watch: Mapping Conflict Trends in Pakistan 2011 - 2012
Policy Brief - Pak - India Trade: A Regional Perspective
“Our agenda has been clearly laid out in terms of preparing timelines for complete normalisation of trade relationship and implementation of committed...
Read more...Delivering on Promises: Assessing Implementation of Political Party Manifestos
Party manifestos are central to a competitive electoral process as well as the larger civic engagement process. This report will therefore aim to char...
Read more...Policy Brief: Economic Policy and Management in Pakistan (2008 to 2013)
By Safiya Aftab
In the five years of the previous government’s tenure, the country has seen five Finance Ministers (FM), four Finance Secretaries (who ...
JI in the Press
Islamabad June 12, 2013: A round-table discussion on the role of Women in Conflict Resolution in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, with Mahbooba Seraj, the Chairperson of the Afghan Women’s Network ...
ISLAMABAD April 5, 2013 – It is a significant achievement for Pakistan’s democracy that political parties have agreed on a code of conduct for the upcoming elections, and it is crucial that they a...
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Featured Issue: Extremism Watch
June 11: Ahmadi man shot dead in Karachi
A man belonging to the Ahmad community was shot dead while two others sustained bullet wounds in a gun attack on their car. Hamid Chaudhry, 49, Salman Zama...
June 3: Lawyer of accused lecturer receives death threaths
A lawyer defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy has allegedly received death threats from right-wing elements. Chaudhry M...
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