Opinion
Democracy at the brink?
by: Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi
Date: November 18, 2013
Daily Times 26th September, 2010 Democracy is a joint exercise of different state institutions and the political class with an emphasis on constitutionalism, the rule of law and respect for democratic...
Opinion
Year in Review 2010: Attacks on Shrines and Education
Date: November 11, 2013
In 2010, Pakistan witnessed a startling increase in the scale of attacks on shrines of Sufi saints throughout the country. Attacking shrines is not a new phenomenon in Pakistan "”...
Publications
Extremism Watch: Mapping Conflict Trends in Pakistan 2011 – 2012
Date: November 1, 2013
2012 saw previous patterns of violence against religious minorities continue to be repeated, often with greater intensity. This report documents the increase in bombings at Sufi shrines, the rising spate of Hazara...
Publications
Can the Peace Process Move Past the Doha Collapse?
Date: November 1, 2013
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 the components of...
Publications
Karzai in Pakistan – Tailoring Great Expectations
Date: November 1, 2013
He flew into Pakistan from Kabul on Monday with a tightly scheduled ten-hour itinerary in hand, only to later announce his decision to extend his visit until Tuesday and lunch...
Publications
Security Dispatch
Date: October 31, 2013
Cross Border Incursions across the Pak-Afghan border: Destabilising the Equation The July 24th attack into Bajaur Agency marked the latest cross border attack by militants from Afghanistan into Pakistan. This...
Publications
Pakistan, the United States and the End Game in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Elite
Date: October 31, 2013
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...
Publications
JI Report Launched: “˜Pakistan, the United States and the End Game in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Elite’
Date: October 31, 2013
Islamabad, 25th August: Pakistani foreign policy elite expressed their views in a report published by Jinnah Institute on the endgame in Afghanistan and Pakistan's stakes in light of the same....
Publications
Policy Brief – India Pakistan Relations: The Way Forward
Date: October 31, 2013
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...
Publications
Policy Brief – A Time of Peril
Date: October 31, 2013
Ever since 1960, the Indus Waters Treaty has served as the one bedrock element of stability in relations between India and Pakistan. One way or another, those days are over....