Ideas Conclave

Ideas Conclave 2019

The Jinnah Institute convened its annual flagship event Ideas Conclave on August 7th-8th, 2019 in Islamabad. The two day long public forum connected policymakers, thought leaders and citizens to engage...
Track II Dialogues

The Chao Track

The Jinnah Institute held the 23rd round of The Chao Track II dialogue between India and Pakistan on 6-7 July 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The strategic dialogue sessions focused on...
Round Table

The Future of Dialogue and Escalation Dynamics in a Nuclear South Asia

Plans to take military action against Pakistan were demonstrated by a wide array of policy thinking in India, even before Modi entered the arena. To keep the conflict at bay...
Round Table

Deconstructing UNGA: Pakistan’s Policy Options on Kashmir

With the lockdown in Indian occupied Kashmir entering its ninth week, the Jinnah Institute hosted a policy discussion with leading experts on Pakistan’s policy options after the UN General Assembly...
Townhall

Changing Nature of State & its Relationship with Citizens

Jinnah Institute held a university townhall on 27th September 2019 with students and faculty members at the University of Lahore on the ‘Changing Nature of the State and its Relationship...
Round Table

Austerity Budget: Assessing the Impact on Development and Pro-poor Growth

The federal budget 2019-2020 and the government’s economic policy will have disastrous consequences for Pakistan’s middle income groups, who are expected to face a 40 percent compression in disposable income...
Round Table

Reckoning with Modi 2.0, Is the Region Prepared

On 25/06/19 Jinnah Institute held a closed-door policy roundtable to discuss the state of the India-Pakistan relationship, as well as prevailing geopolitical tensions in South Asia. The roundtable was chaired...

Protecting our Children: Supportive Legislative and Civil Society Action

The alarming rise in reported incidents of child sexual abuse and child marriage cases in Pakistan is an urgent call to action for politicians, practitioners, media persons and citizens to...
Round Table

Minority Rights and Constitutional Protections

Every citizen is guaranteed the freedom to “profess, practice and propagate his religion” under Article 20 of the Constitution. Minorities are afforded further constitutional protection under Article 36 of the...
Policy Event

Public Hearing by Senate Caucus for Climate Change

The scale of challenges presented by climate requires legislators to devise collective agency and lead the charge on climate adaptation across Pakistan, stated Senator Sherry Rehman at a public hearing...