Annual Report (2010-2011)
Date: January 15, 2012
This prompted first the formation of the Open Democracy Initiative. More specifically, the motive for this policy stream arose from a weak state commitment to sustained democracy, made keener by...
Policy Brief
Population in Pakistan: Holding the seams together
by: Madeeha Ansari
Date: October 1, 2011
In this Issue: The pressures and potential of a burgeoning population and recommendations to avert future crises. The “population bomb” is no longer a leading cause for concern in the...
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...
Conference and Research reports
A Question of Faith: A Report on the Status of Religious Minorities in Pakistan
Date: May 22, 2011
Why a report on the status of religious minorities? As part of the Jinnah Institute’s Open Democracy initiative, “A Question of Faith’: A Report on the Status of Religious Minorities...
Publications
Islamabad Dialogue
Date: May 1, 2011
Jinnah Institute is pleased to present a brief report on the discussions that took place at the Indo-Pak Islamabad Dialogue at the Track II level on April 28th and 29th,...
Opinion
Anatomy of a Gang Rape
by: Urooj Zia
Date: April 25, 2011
After almost nine years spanning multiple courts of Pakistan, gang-rape victim Mukhtar Mai’s legal battle against her rapists finally came to an end on 21 April 2011 in the apex...
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...
