Special Feature

Pakistan 2016 – Flashpoints

by:  Zara Haque

As Pakistan crosses into 2016, Jinnah Institute asked area experts to identify and highlight the most serious challenges facing the country that could potentially emerge as governance and security flashpoints...
Second Opinion

After COP21: Does Pakistan have a Climate Change Plan?

A landmark agreement at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Paris this December saw representatives of 195 nations pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a level that will...
Second Opinion

Resetting India-Pakistan Ties

In the wake of a renewed bout of diplomatic activity in India-Pakistan relations following a tense summer of stalemate, Jinnah Institute asked a select panel of policy experts from Pakistan...
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Climate Change and Rapid Glacial Melt in Pakistan

Mounting evidence suggests that anthropogenic or manmade causes have accelerated the pace at which glaciers retreat all over the world. Pakistan’s mountainous north is covered by as many as 5000...
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Agriculture in Pakistan 2015

Pakistan urgently needs to safeguard its agricultural sector from the risks presented by climate change, which has had a pronounced impact throughout South Asia on food production. Recent news reports...
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Drought in Pakistan 2015

All images in this publication have been sourced from the internet. Information has been taken from PDMA Sindh’s website. The drastic impact of climate change can be felt throughout Sindh...
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Heat Wave in Pakistan June – July 2015

Climate change poses grave new challenges to governance in Pakistan, the scale of which became apparent in Sindh’s recent heat wave, which resulted in more than 1200 deaths (reported by...
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Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan 2012-2015

Pakistani Ahmadis continued to face discrimination and injustice over the past three years. Jinnah Institute’s research into Ahmadi persecution shows an increase in the systematic targeting of the community. In...
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Violence Against the Shia Community in Pakistan 2012 – 2015

The sustained campaign of violence against Pakistan’s Shia community continues unabated. The overall number of bomb blasts and targeted attacks have reached unprecedented levels with 1,304 people killed from explosions,...
Second Opinion

Gearing for a Reset – India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary Level Talks

In the wake of a tense quarter for Indo-Pak relations and continuing violence on the Line of Control (LoC), the two Foreign Secretaries are finally set to meet this week...