Opinion

Human Rights in an Imperfect Democracy

by:  Tahira Abdullah

“Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the...
Opinion

Corridor of Peace?

by:  Fahd Humayun

Writing about India’s role in the India-Pakistan conflict a decade ago, South Asia expert Stephen Cohen put forward the following proposition: “As for India, it is both part of the...
Opinion

Partition Redux

by:  Syed Hassan Akbar

It has taken a tale of two cities to remind us of how deeply the legacy of partition continues to afflict the conscience of India and Pakistan. In the past...
Opinion

Tolerance as a Political Value

by:  Radha Shah

November 16th marks the 23rd UN International Day for Tolerance, an occasion commemorating coexistence and diversity among communities across the world. In the quarter century where tolerance has been commemorated...
Opinion

Beyond Kartarpur

by:  Zahid Hussain

In the midst of the worsening stand-off between Pakistan and India, the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor has been a remarkable feat. The historical event may not break the ice,...

Hate Tracker Report | Jan – Sept 2019

Jinnah Institute has collated data on radicalization and violent extremism since 2010. The data trends identified through this exercise have been published in JI’s Extremism Watch reports and Hate Tracker,...
Policy Brief

Integrating Transgender Persons: Towards Inclusive Policymaking

by:  Mariam Ali Bokhari & Muhammad Amir Khan

Giving transgender persons a fuller measure of their citizenship rights in Pakistan has been a staple objective of political party manifestos since the last three elections. Several legislative and policy...
Report

CPEC 2.0 | The Promise and the Peril

by:  Sherry Rehman

Today, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the largest bilateral investment projects underway anywhere in the world. Early harvest projects worth $18.9 billion have already been allocated...
Opinion

CPEC 2.0: The Promise and the Peril

by:  Sherry Rehman

As Pakistan navigates changing power equations in the world, and the crisis in Kashmir, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stands out as the one possible silver lining for Pakistan....

Situation Kashmir

On August 5, 2019, the second BJP led government of Narendra Modi annexed Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370 and bifurcating the state into two separate Union Territories. This...