Annual Report (2020-2021)
Date: September 16, 2021
Jinnah Institute is an independent policy research and public advocacy think tank in Pakistan. The Institute advances the causes of: • Democratic institution building and strengthening state capacity for delivery...
OPINION
Preserving Gains: The Fate of Afghan Women
by: Meera Nadeem & Abdulla Wasti
Date: August 14, 2021
As the map of who controls Afghanistan changes by the hour, the most affected on the ground remain women (more…)
Post COVID Futures
Chapter 2: Past the Tipping Point: Why Pakistan’s Low Emitter Argument Won’t Work
by: Rafay Alam
Date: August 4, 2021
July’s flash flood in Islamabad was triggered by a “cloudburst” that swept cars away in high tide (more…)
POLICY BRIEF
South Asia in Transition: Finding Stability in the Third Nuclear Age
by: Sitara Noor
Date: June 11, 2021
Introduction The month of May marked 23 years since Pakistan and India tested their atomic bombs and gatecrashed (more…)
Post COVID Futures
Chapter 1: Pakistan’s Macroeconomy and the Covid-19 Pandemic
by: Dr. Asad Sayeed and Dr. Aqdas Afzal
Date: June 9, 2021
Nothing has had a more deleterious impact on the global economy in about a century since the Great Depression (more…)
OPINION
Recalibrating Priorities
by: Zahaid Rehman
Date: May 8, 2021
With a little over four months left till the US’ self-imposed deadline for withdrawal in Afghanistan, the narrative has shifted (more…)
OPINION
Terms for Peace
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: April 2, 2021
As Pakistan lurches through its worst wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, talk of peace with India fuels (more…)
POLICY BRIEF
Caught in the Crossfire: The Dilemma of Fisherfolk Prisoners
by: Abdulla Wasti, Meera Nadeem and Zahaid Rehman
Date: March 26, 2021
The arrest of fisherfolk of India and Pakistan on the maritime border between the two countries (more…)
OPINION
Of Signals and Compulsions
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: March 23, 2021
It’s early days yet, but after a period of protracted turbulence, the India-Pakistan relationship seems to be steadying. (more…)
Policy Brief
Reaping a Poor Harvest: Food Security in a Pandemic
by: Fauzia Yazdani & Shirin Gul
Date: March 17, 2021
Among other disruptions taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic was the periodic shortage of food staples in Pakistan over 2020. (more…)