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JI President Sherry Rehman’s short byte on what 2016 could bring for India-Pakistan peace process

Will Delhi and Islamabad be able to agree on the various components of the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue in 2016 and resume talks, or will they spend most of the year talking...
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Asia’s Fragile Heart by JI President Sherry Rehman

by:  Sherry Rehman

The Heart of Asia conference brought the only good news in months to a Pakistan hunkering down to critical fights, yet still faced with a soft power deficit at home...
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December 7 – 13, 2015

December 13: 25 killed in Parachinar market bombing At least 25 people were killed and 62 injured when a device containing 35 kilograms of explosives ripped through a makeshift market...
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November 23 – 29, 2015

November 23: Man jailed for Facebook hate speech in Lahore An anti-terrorism court jailed a man for 13 years after he posted what was deemed to be sectarian hate speech...
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Keynote Address by the Prime Minister at JI’s Flood Conference

The following is the text from the Prime Minister's keynote address to participants at the Jinnah Institute's conference, "Pakistan at Risk" held on September 23rd 2010. Bismillah i Rahman i...
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November 16 – 22, 2015

November 20: Imambargah caretaker shot in Peshawar Unidentified armed men shot at the caretaker of a local Imambargah in Peshawar, killing him on the spot. Pakistan Today  November 20: Ahmadiyya factory...
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November 9 – 15, 2015

November 9: Attack on Imambargah in Karachi At least three persons were injured in a cracker attack on Imambargah Hussainia Sajjadia in North Nazimabad. Dawn
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November 2 – 8, 2015

November 4: Two brothers shot in Quetta A member of the Hazara community was killed in an attack on his auto workshop in the provincial capital. Express Tribune November 6: Two...
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Missing Out on Climate Diplomacy

by:  Sherry Rehman

As another earthquake takes its October toll on Pakistan, few will remember the floods from only weeks ago that devastated large swathes of the country. While the shifting of Eurasian...
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October 19 – 25, 2015

October 19: 11 killed in Quetta bus explosion At least 11 persons were killed and 22 others injured in an explosion on Quetta’s Sariab Road, after a time device planted...