Publications

Eroding the vote banks: IDPs in Karachi

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...
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Policy Brief: The Mumbai Trial and Related Legal Issues

By Ahmer Bilal Soofi Two years after the November 26th attacks in Mumbai, the trial of the accused mastermind of the attacks continues in Pakistan. As with any trial, the...
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Stability in the Nuclear Context: Making South Asians Safe

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 region India...
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Women in the Media: JI Policy Brief

By Sabina Ansari 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...
Opinion

Participants in Peace

by:  Ayaz Wazir

  The entire 2012 passed without any positive development taking place relating to Afghanistan, except the very last month, which witnessed some encouraging signs in the shape of two conferences,...
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Article Alert: Time to Move on

By Raza Rumi - Why India's leadership needs to break with the past, reimagine Pakistan India-Pakistan relations are once again in the spotlight and for the usual reasons. The two...
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Can the Peace Process Move Past the Doha Collapse?

By Syed Baqir Sajjad As the 12th year of the Afghan war draws to an impasse, there are signs of an abstract convergence about peace in the country, although many of...
Opinion

Overcoming the Livelihood Crisis in Flood-Affected Areas

by:  Asad Sayeed

Perhaps one of the most formidable challenges facing the state and society in Pakistan today is the reconstruction and rehabilitation after the damage caused by the recent floods. While there...
Opinion

Navigating the Currents of Pakistan’s Water Debate

by:  Ahmed Rafay Alam

The amount of water on our planet has been the same since the beginning of time.  The same water is either in the atmosphere, in clouds and rain; on the...
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What Will We Ban Next?

By Jahanzaib Haque Censorship, when undertaken in the name of vague, ill-defined and subjective concepts such as ‘national interest’ or religion and morality, is a slippery slope with disastrous consequences...