Policy Brief
Electoral Reform and Women’s Political Participation
by: Sabina Ansari
Date: August 8, 2011
Overview Pakistan is in urgent need of electoral reform. Currently, there are a number of pressing domestic issues that are seemingly of higher priority for national and international stakeholders, such...
Publications
The Uncertain Future of US Aid to Pakistan
by: Syed Mohammad Ali
Date: August 3, 2011
As tensions between Pakistan and the US continue to fester, and as the US itself teeters on the verge of bankruptcy due to its staggering debt crisis, the future of...
Policy Brief
Pakistan, the United States and the End Game in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Elite
Date: July 25, 2011
As the so-called “end game” in Afghanistan approaches, the momentum is growing to find an amicable solution to the conflict. The U.S. and other troop contributing countries are committed to...
Eroding the vote banks: IDPs in Karachi
Date: May 31, 2011
In September 2010, the Jinnah Institute carried out a series of focus groups with flood victims living in Karachi’s relief camps. The focus of the study was to assess the...
Policy Brief
India Pakistan Relations: The Way Forward
Date: April 8, 2011
The resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan in 2011 has revived the hope that the two countries would make a renewed effort to resolve their bilateral problems. The dialogue...
Policy Brief
Women in the Media
by: Sabina Ansari
Date: April 7, 2011
This policy brief examines the current representation of women in Pakistan`s national media landscape, which includes the status of women in the media industry, the portrayal of women in mainstream...
Policy Brief
Pakistan’s Eight Great Education Debates
by: Sehar Tariq
Date: April 1, 2011
Pakistan’s education sector confronts a number of serious policy challenges. Jinnah Institute’s Paper “Pakistan’s Eight Great Education Debates” analyzes critical policy debates confronting the education sector and proposes policy solutions...
Policy Brief
Gender Sensitization for Conflict Management and Resolution
by: Sehar Tariq
Date: March 11, 2011
An analysis of the impact of ongoing conflicts and law and order disturbances on Pakistani women; their systematic exclusion from peace building and policy recommendations for a more gender sensitive...
Policy Brief
Making Sense of Violence in Balochistan 2010
by: Salman Zaidi
Date: December 31, 2010
Balochistan has experienced a clear upsurge in violence over the last year, with changing trends in terms of attacks as well as targets. Making sense of this conflict requires parsing...
Policy Brief
Stability in the Nuclear Context: Making South Asians Safe
by: Moeed Yusuf
Date: November 25, 2010
South Asia Advisor to the US Institute of Peace Moeed Yusuf authors this month’s Policy Brief on Nuclear Security, and outlines a plan for working towards strategic stability in the...