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AnnualReport2015

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BOARDOFGOVERNORS

ANNUAL REPORT 2015 ISSI

ChairmanAmbKhalidMahmood

MEMBERS

AmbMasoodKhanDirectorGeneralISSI

AmbShamshadAhmadKhan AmbRiazMKhan

Dr.HasanAskariRizvi Dr.ProfSarfrazKhanMehtabRashidi

AslamKhan Dr.ZafarNawazJaspalDr.MoonisAhmar

InstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)

Introduction

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)wasestablishedin1973underadirectivefrom the President of Pakistan as a non-partisan, non-pro�it organisation that promotespolicy-orientedresearchonthecriticalnational,regionalandinternationalissuesaffectingPakistan'ssecurityenvironment.

AimsandObjectives

Thecoreobjectiveof ISSI is to fosterdialogue,understandingandcollaborationamongstscholars,policy-makers,andotherstakeholders.Forthispurpose,theISSIundertakesstudies,arrangesdiscussions,andpromotesresearchandanalysis.Italsooffersaforumforscholars,specialists, and policymakers to examine and engage in scholarly interaction on nationalsecurityandstrategicissues.

Organization

ThegovernmentofPakistanfundstheISSIannuallythroughtheMinistryofForeignAffairs.However,theInstitutefunctionsasanautonomousresearchorganisation.ItisheadedbytheDirectorGeneral,whoactsas itsChiefExecutive.ABoardofGovernorsand itsChairmansupervisethefunctioningandworkoftheInstitute.

SearchFocus

TheresearchinterestsoftheISSIcoverallcriticalgeographicalregions.Thefocus,however,remainsoncontemporarythematicissues,suchasnuclearproliferation,armscontrolanddisarmament,energyandwaterissues,internalsecuritychallenges:sectarianism,terrorism,insurgenciesandradicalmilitantmovements.State-andnation-building,regionaleconomiccooperationandregionalsecurityproblemsaresomeoftheresearchareaspursuedattheInstitute.TheInstitutemaintainsasizeableresearchfaculty,trainedinPakistanandinforeignuniversitieswithdiverseexpertise,coveringmajorareasofresearchinterests.

ISSI-HannsSeidelFoundationFellowshipProgramme

The Institute offers this fellowship to two candidates each quarter, selecting amongdistinguished scholars, intellectuals, former high-ranking of�icials of the armed forces ofPakistan, former diplomats and policymakers. The Institute has funding available for 8fellowshipsduringacalendaryear.

InternshipProgramme

The ISSI offers internship opportunities to promising under-graduate and graduate

students.Theobjectiveofthisinternshipistogroomandtrainstudentsinresearchmethods,

andorientthemtowardsdefenceandsecuritystudies.


InternationalCooperation

The ISSIhas signedmemorandumsofunderstanding (MoUs)withover30 institutesand

think-tanks in 24 countries. Under these MoUs, the Institute holds bilateral

dialogues, hosts scholars from partner institutes, and organises joint seminars and

conferenceswiththem.ThesearrangementsalsofacilitateresearchvisitsoftheInstitute's

ResearchFacultytoforeigninstitutions.

Conferences,SeminarsandTalks

TheISSIconvenesnationalandinternationalconferencesandseminarsonaregularbasis.

Distinguishedscholarsandpolicymakersare invitedtoaddress in-housemeetingsof the

ResearchFaculty.TheInstitutefrequentlyorganisesroundtablediscussions,publictalksand

booklauncheswiththeaimofpromotingacultureofdialogueandopendebate.Participants

at these events usually include foreign diplomats, senior government of�icials, military

experts,leadingacademics,andcivilsocietyactivists.Mostoftheseeventsareopentothe

public.

LibraryandDocumentationCentre

The Institute's library has over 15,000books, and subscribes to 68 printed national and

internationaljournals.Itsdocumentationsectionmaintainsvertical�ileson111subjectsand

indexcardson211issues.Thelibraryresourcescanbeusedbyacademics,researchersfrom

think-tanksanduniversities,aswellasstudents.

Publications

The Instituteuses itswebsite andprintmedia topublish its researchpapers, conference

reportsandcommentsoncontemporaryissues.Itsmajorpublicationisthepeer-reviewed

quarterly research journal Strategic Studies.The ISSIperiodicallypublishesPolicyBriefs,

Islamabad Papers, Special Reports, and Conference Reports, centering on contemporary

issues.


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Conferences

The70thAnniversaryoftheUnitedNations:ChallengesandOpportunitiesforPeace,SecurityandDevelopment

November28,2015

Aconferenceon“The70thAnniversaryoftheUnitedNations:ChallengesforPeace,SecurityandDevelopment”incollaborationwiththeEmbassyofthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasorganizedonNovember28,2015.Theconferencehighlightedtheachievements,failuresandthe future roleof theUN in theworld.Mr. SunWeidong, theAmbassadorof thePeople'sRepublicofChina,wasthekeynotespeakerandMr.Inam-ul-Haq,formerForeignMinister,wastheChiefGuestoftheconference.Inhiswelcomeaddress,AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneralISSI,calledthehistoricmomentofcommemoratingtheUNanniversarybothamatterofre�lectionandcelebration.

TheconferencewasalsoaddressedbyHisExcellencyMr.IndrikaRatwatte,theResidentRepresentativeoftheUNHCRwhoinformedtheaudiencethattherearemorethan3000UNstaffworkingallacrossinPakistan.

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Seminars

TheMountingChallengesinPakistan-IndiaRelations

June23,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedaseminaron“TheMountingChallengesinPakistan-IndiaRelations”onJune23,2015.Thekeynotespeakerattheseminarwas Senator Raja Zafar ul Haq, Leader of the House, Senate of Pakistan. Other eminentspeakers at the seminar included,Lt.Gen. (Retd.)WaheedArshad,Mr.AhmarBilal Soo�i,formerLawMinisterandAdvocateSupremeCourtofPakistan,Dr.RifaatHussain,HeadofDepartment, Government and Public Policy, NUST, Lt. Gen. (Retd) TalatMasood, DefenceAnalyst,andMr.SyedTalatHussainSeniorJournalist.

Speakingontheoccasion,SenatorRajaZafarulHaq,gavethehistoricaccountofproblemsbetweenthetwostatessincetheircreation.HeaddedthattheoccupationofKashmirandHyderabadcreatedthestateofenmitybetweenPakistanandIndia.Talkingontheemergenceof recent tension between the two countries, he acknowledged the role of internationalcommunity inbringingnormalcytothesituation.ForthebettermentofabouttwobillionpeopleinSouthAsia,IndiaandPakistanhastoresolveoutstandingissuesincludingtheissueofJammuandKashmir.

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FATA:Stability,IntegrationandReconstruction

August4,2015

Aonedayseminaron“FATA:Stability,IntegrationandReconstruction”wasorganisedbyISSI,on August 4, 2015. Welcoming the Chief Guest, Governor Khyber Pakhtunknwa, SardarMahtabAhmedKhanAbbasi,theDirectorGeneralInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabadAmbassadorMasoodKhan,saidthatFATAisthekeystoneofournationalsecurityandoneofthetopprioritiesoftheStateofPakistanwastoendthe�ightintheterritoryofFATAandtopave the way of economic growth and prosperity of people of FATA. Governor, KhyberPakhtunknwa,SardarMahtabAhmedKhanAbbasihighlightedtheimportanceofstability,integrationand reconstruction inFATA, said that theprocessof stability; integrationandreconstructionareco-relatedandaresimultaneousonthepathofprogress.

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Afghanistan:TheFutureofPeaceNegotiationafterMullahOmer

August21,2015

Cognizant of political development arising after thedeath ofMullahOmer, a seminarwasorganised at ISSI onAugust 21, 2015 tohighlight the impact of ongoingpeaceprocess inAfghanistan. The keynote speaker at the seminar was His Excellency Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellbin, the EU Special Representative for Afghanistan. Other speakers includedAmbassador(Retd)RustumShahMohmand,formerAmbassadortoAfghanistan,Lt.General(Retd)AsadDurrani,Dr.MoeedYusuf,DirectorSouthAsiaProgrammesattheUnitedStatesInstituteofPeace;andDr.SarfrazKhan,Director,AreaStudyCentre,UniversityofPeshawar.

TheDirectorGeneralISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhan,inhisopeningremarks,highlightedthe importance of peace in Afghanistan for Pakistan and the region, especially after thedrawdownofNATOforcesinAfghanistan.HenarratedtheimportantroleplayedbyPakistanonthe insistence of international community in bringing all the stakeholders to the table toresumethedialogueprocess.AmbassadorKhanalsopointedoutthatPakistanhadnovestedinterest except peace in Afghanistan, and remained committed on resuming the dialogueprocesswithoutdelayafterthedeathofMullahOmer.

ThespeakersattheseminarconcludedthatinordertobringlastingpeaceinAfghanistanandtheregion,talkswereastepintherightdirectionandtheinternationalcommunityshouldcreateafavourableenvironmentforallthestakeholderstohaveadialogue.ThespeakerslaudedtheeffortsofAfghanPresidentMr.AshrafGhaniandthePakistanGovernmentintheroletheyplayedinthepeace Process.ElaboratingthepositivechangeinrelationsbetweenAfghanistanandPakistanafterPresidentGhanihadcomeintopower,thespeakersviewedthatitwouldbringhugeopportunityforbothcountriestogetridofthehomegrownand

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externalTalibanwiththesupportbeingprovidedbyallmajorpowers.WhiledeliberatingonfutureofpeaceprocessinAfghanistan,itwassuggestedthattheemergingISthreatintheregionanditsnegativeimpactitcouldhaveforallcountriesshouldnotbeignoredortakenlightly.

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NationalUnity:ACriticalFactorinNationalSecurityofPakistan

September8,2015

Aseminartitled“NationalUnity:ACriticalFactorinNationalSecurity”incollaborationwiththeDepartmentof InternationalRelations,NationalDefenceUniversity (NDU), IslamabadwasorganizedonSeptember8,2015.Theseminarfocusedontheimportanceofnationalunityinstrengtheningnationalsecurity.Lt.Gen(R)AbdulQadirBaloch,FederalMinisterforStatesandFrontierRegion,whileaddressingtheseminarsaidthatPakistan'sconvalescenteconomy,theChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor,andthemilitary'ssuccessful�ightagainstmilitancy are the reasons to be sanguine about the future yet he emphasised upon thesigni�icanceofmaintainingnationalunityinthesecrucialtimeswhenanumberofelementswereworkingtodestabilizePakistan.

Earlier,inhiswelcomeremarks,DirectorGeneral,ISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhan,saidthatdespiteitsdiversity,Pakistanisaunitednation,whichhasalwaysstoodtogetherinthefaceofmanyodds.Kashmir,nuclearpowerandcricketstrengthenthebondofnationalunity.He,however,cautionedthatnationalunityshouldnotbetakenasagiven:ithastobenurturedwith care and with continuous efforts. Distributive justice and inclusive economic andpoliticaldevelopmentconducetonationalunity,whereasinequalityandeconomicdisparityundermine it. The seminar was addressed by several noted scholars and practitioners,includingMr.JavedJabbar,Lt.Gen.(Retd.)AsifYasinMalik,Lt.Gen.(Retd.)AssadDurrani,Ambassador ShamshadAhmadKhan,Mr. ZahidHussian,Mr. AmirRana (PIPS),DrRifaat

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Hussain(NUST),Dr.MuhammadKhan(NDU),DrMansurKundi(GomalUniversity),DrIjazKhan(UniversityofPeshawar)andAmbassadorKhalidMehmood,ChairmanBoG,ISSI.Thespeakersapproached the issueofnational integrity fromavarietyofangles;however, allagreedthatneedfornationalunitywasparamountatthetimewhenstatewasfacingavarietyofinternalandexternalchallenges.

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NationalSecurity:Pakistan'sEnergyRequirements

October7,2015

Theseminaron“NationalSecurity:Pakistan'sEnergyRequirements”,wasorganisedbytheInstitute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), in collaboration with the Department ofInternationalRelations,NationalUniversityofModernLanguages(NUML),Islamabad.

TwoFederalMinisters—Mr.ShahidKhaqanAbbasi,FederalMinisterforPetroleumandNaturalResourcesandMr.KhawajaMuhammadAsif,FederalMinisterforWaterandPower,dealingwiththeenergycrisesinPakistanchairedtheseminar.

Thisinauguralremarks,Mr.KhaqansaidthatenergycrisisinPakistanarecomplex;notonlythereissevereshortageofenergy,buttherearealsomultipleissuesofgovernancesuchaspoortransmissionandregulations.Thepresentgovernment,however,isfullycommittedtoresolvethiscrisisthroughshortandlong-termmeasures.Themostfeasible,economical,andef�icientsolutiontothiscrisisisgas.AndthegovernmentisworkinghardtomakemoregasavailablefortheenergygenerationasitisnotonlyimportingLique�iedNaturalGas(LNG)buthasalsoredoubleditseffortsatdomesticexplorationofgas.

TheinauguralsessionwasalsoaddressedbyKhawajaMuhammadAsif,FederalMinisterforWaterandPower,whodispelledthenotionthatPakistanshouldprioritisehydelpower,arguingthathydelpowercouldnotbethebase-loadbecauseitisnotavailablethroughouttheyear.Othersourcessuchasgas,coalandnucleararefarmorereliableandqualifytobethebase-loadforPakistan'senergysupplyfortheirbetterreliabilityandef�iciency.Nuclearpowerplants,forexample,haveachieved86%ef�iciencyinrecentyearsinPakistan.

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Earlier,inhiswelcomeremarks,DirectorGeneral,ISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhan,saidenergyhasbecomeanationalsecurityissueforPakistan.Itisalsoapolitical,economicandsocialissue.Availabilityofenergyresourceiscrucialforspurringourindustry,acceleratingagricultural growth, meeting consumer demands, mobilising domestic investment, andattractingforeigndirectinvestment.Wealsoneedmoreenergytocreatejobsandstartnewbusiness.Suf�icientandsecuresupplyofenergywouldresult inpromotingnewbusinessavenues,reducingemploymentrate,promotinghighergrowthandexports.

Theseminarwasalsoaddressedby:

Mr. Zafar Mahmood, Chairman WAPDA, Mr. Akhtar Ali, Member (Energy) PlanningCommission,DrAnsarParvez, formerChairmanPakistanAtomicEnergyCommission,MrKhalid Banuri from Strategic Plans Division, Dr. Samar Mubarakmand, former ChairmanNational Engineering and Scienti�ic Commission (NESCOM), Mr. Amjad Ali Awan, CEOAlternative Energy Development Board, Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Center forInternational Strategic Studies, Dr Abid Suleri, Sustainable Development Policy Institute,EngineerImtiazAliQazalbash,Mr.ShahJahanMirza,MD,PrivatePowerandInfrastructureBoard,Ms. Sarwat Rauf Rana, NUML, and Ambassador KhalidMahmood, Chairman BoG,InstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad.

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StrategicStabilityinSouthAsiaandEastAsiaConstructiveRolePlayedbyChina

October14,2015

A seminar in collaboration with the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association(CACDA)washeldatISSIon,“StrategicStabilityinSouthandEastAsia:ConstructiveRolePlayedbyChina”.

ThedelegationfromCACDAwasledbyAmbassadorShaZukang,HonoraryPresidentofCACDAincludedMr.ChenKai,VicePresidentandSecretaryGeneral,CACDA,AmbassadorLiChanghe,SeniorAdvisertoCACDAAmbassadorofChinatoPakistan,H.E.Mr.SunWeidonginauguratedtheseminar.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan, Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies, IslamabadopenedtheinauguralsessionwithhiswelcomeremarkssayingthatstrongrelationswithChina were the cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy. He added that Pakistan-Chinafriendshiphasstoodthetestoftime,andisexpectedtofurtherdeepeninthecomingyears.

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AmbassadorSunWeidong, inhis inaugural remarks said that SouthAsiawith its twobillionpopulationswasaveryimportantpartofChina'sneighbourhood,andassuch,itwasintheinterestofChinatopromotepeace,stabilityandeconomicprosperityintheregion.

Ambassador ShaZukang, Honorary President, China Arms Control and DisarmamentAssociation (CACDA) greatly appreciated the overwhelming welcome and hospitalityextendedbythepeopleofPakistan.

Mr.ChenKai,VicePresidentandSecretaryGeneral,CACDAinhisremarksstressedtheneedtodeepenthecooperationbetweenPakistanandChina,aswellasISSIandCACDA.

Mr. Khalid Banuri, Director General, Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs (ACDA),Strategic Plans Division, expressed concern over the increasing conventional disparitybetweenIndiaandPakistan,developmentofdestabilizingsystemsliketheBallisticMissileDefencesystem,andaggressivedoctrinebyIndiaandtermeditachallengetoachievepeaceintheregion.

Dr. Irfan Yusuf Shami, Director General, (Disarmament), Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Pakistan,alsostressedontheroleofChinaasatrustedallyofPakistan,andanimportantglobalaswellasregionalplayer.

SigningMoUbetweenISSIandCACDA

TheinauguralsessionwasfollowedbyasigningceremonyofaMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweenISSIandCACDA.

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The�irstsessionwaschairedbyMr.PervezButt,formerChairman,PakistanAtomicEnergyCommission(PAEC).Distinguishedspeakersofthissessionwere:AmbassadorShaZukang,HonoraryPresident,ChinaArmsContolandDisarmamentAssociation(CACDA);Dr.ZafarNawazJaspal,Director&AssociateProfessorSchoolofPoliticsandInternationalRelations,Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad; Brig. Zahir Kazmi, Director, ACDA, Strategic PlansDivision,PakistanandDr.RizwanaAbbasi,AssistantProfessor,StrategicStudiesDepartment,NationalDefenceUniversity,Pakistan.

ThesecondsessionwaschairedbyDr.RifaatHussain,Professor,SchoolofSocialSciencesandHumanities,NationalUniversityofScienceandTechnology.Distinguishedspeakersofthissessionwere:AmbassadorLiChanghe,SeniorAdvisertoCACDA;Dr.AdilSultan,Director,SPD;Dr. Rabia Akhtar, Director, Centre for Security, Strategy, and Policy Research (CSSPR)UniversityofLahoreandMs.SitaraNoor,VisitingFacultyMember,Fatima JinnahWomenUniversity,Rawalpindi.

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WorkShops

NuclearSecurityandStabilityDynamicsinSouthAsia:ChallengesandOpportunities

November10,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad(ISSI)incollaborationwithCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeace(CEIP)andStimsonCenterheldaworkshoponNuclearSecurityandStabilityDynamicsinSouthAsia:ChallengesandOpportunitiesonNovember10,2015.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan, Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad(ISSI)openedtheinauguralsessionsayingthatPakistan'snuclearprogrammewasdefensiveinnatureandpurelyIndiacentric.Pakistanisalegitimatenuclearstatethathastherighttodecidethequalityandquantityofitsnuclearforce.Mr.KhalidBanuri,DirectorGeneralArmsControlandDisarmamentAffairs(ACDA),endorsedMasoodKhan'scommentssayingthattherationalebehindPakistan'snuclearprogrammewaspreservationofpeaceandstabilityintheregion.PakistanpursuesapolicyofcredibleminimumdeterrenceinordertodeteraggressionfromIndia.Mr.MichaelKrepon,Co-Founder,StimsonCentersaidthatmoreisbetterifnucleardeterrencefails.

SessionIoftheworkshopfocusedonConventionalDeterrencedynamicsbetweenIndiaandPakistan, session IIonNuclearEscalationbetweenPakistanand India, session IIIonCon�idenceBuildingMeasures(CBMs)andsessionIVonInternationalNuclearRegimes.

Attheendoftheworkshop,AmbassadorKhanstressedonbuildingPak-USrelationsonmattersofconvergence.HighlightingtheprospectsofPak-USrelations,AmbassadorKhansaidthattherecentengagementbetweenObamaandNawazShraifwasapositivesign,andPakistanwaskeentostrengthenitsrelationshipwiththeUS.

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Pakistan'sSoftPower

November16,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)heldaworkshoptitled,“TheTheoreticalandPracticalFormsofprojectingPakistan'sSoftPower”onNovember16,2015.TheDirectorGeneral,InstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI),AmbassadorMasoodKhanpresentedareportonthesubjectandelaboratedtheconceptsofhardandsoftpower.RespondingtocertainreservationsregardingCPECanditspollutingeffects,heclari�iedthattheChinesepreferenceisthattheyfocusonhydroandalternatesourceswhichwillbehavingnegligiblepollutanteffect.

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Ambassador'sPlatform

Pakistan-TurkishRelationsH.E.SadiqBaburGirgin,AmbassadorofTurkeytoPakistan

June16,2015

During a public talk on “Pakistan-Turkish Relations” on June 16, 2015 , the TurkishAmbassador in Islamabad,H.E.Mr.SadiqBaburGirginemphasisedon thehistorical linksbetweenthetwocountriesandidenti�iedtheareasofenergyandtradeascornerstoneinourrelations.Heaccentuatedpositivesliketriplingof�lightsbetweentwocountries,imminentfree trade agreement and rail link for goods transportation. He espoused increasedinteraction between media and think tanks and informed about the plan of increasingnumbersofPakistanistudentsinTurkishUniversities.

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Pakistan-GermanRelationsH.E.Dr.CyrillNunn,Ambassador,FederalRepublicofGermany

June30,2015

The Institute of Strategic Islamabad (ISSI) organised a public talk on “Pakistan–German

Relations”onJune30,2015.TheAmbassadortracedthechronologicalhistoryofbilateral

relationssharedbetweenPakistanandGermany,startingfrompre-independenceperioduntil

presentday.TheAmbassadorsaidthathisgovernmenthasappreciatedPakistan'sbalanced

approachintheregionanditssacri�icesto�ightagainstterrorism.

Ambassador Nunn said, “Pakistan

Diaspora was now working as a bridge

betweenPakistan andGermany.”He further

addedthatGermanyhas�ivetosixpercentof

Muslimspopulation asGerman citizens and

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years.Andsimilarly,thenumberofPakistani

students coming to Germany has increased

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Pakistan-JapanRelationsH.E.HiroshiInomata,AmbassadorExtraordinaryandPlenipotentiaryof

JapantoPakistan

August11,2015

Ambassador and Plenipotentiary of Japan, H.E.MrHiroshi Inomata, gave a public talk onPakistan-Japan relations at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)AmbassadorInomatasaidthatthisyearmarksthe70thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarIIandeversincetheformalendofWorldWarIIonAugust15,1945,theJapaniscommittedtopeaceatallcosts.

He said that the Japanese government isnowworkingtomaterialiseanof�icialvisitbytheJapanesePrimeMinistertoPakistan.

In his concluding remarks, AmbassadorKhalid Mahmood, Chairman BoG, ISSI, saidthat as anObserver on the SAARCplatform,JapanhasanimportantroletoplayinSouthAsia and expected that Japan would notdiscriminate Pakistan in matters related tociviliannuclearcooperation.

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Pakistan-UKRelationsH.E.PhilipBarton,BritishHighCommissiontoPakistan

November17,2015

Aspartof ISSI'sAmbassador'sPlatform2015initiative, theBritishHighCommissionertoPakistan,Mr.PhilipBartonaddressedaudienceonPakistan-UnitedKingdomRelations.TheBritish High Commissioner highlighted people-to-people ties, development assistance,economicandtraderelationsandsecurityco-operation,particularlyinthewakeoftherecentterroristattacks.

Mr.BartonalsomentionedinhisaddressthattheUKandPakistan'srelationshipstandsonverystrongfoundations.Over1.1millionUKnationalsclaimtheirheritagefromPakistan;aquarterofamillionBritishnationalsvisitPakistaneveryyear;some7,000Pakistanistudents

havestudiedintheUKineachofthelastfewyears. He added that bilateral trade in 2014increased by 15 per cent compared to thepreviousyearandtheUKhastrainedover5000military and civilian personnel to counterimprovisedexplosive.

Acknowledging the sacri�ices of thePakistanto�ightagainstterrorismhesaidthattheUKcontinuestostandshouldertoshoulderwith Pakistan as it tackles terrorism andextremism.


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Turkmenistan'sPolicyofNeutralityandPeace

March18,2015

H.E.SaparBerdiniyazov,aformerAmbassadortoPakistanandpresentlyAmbassadoratLarge,MinistryofForeignAffairs,Turkmenistan,gavea talkon“Turkmenistan'sPolicyofNeutralityandPeace”atISSIonMarch18,2015.HesaidthatTurkmenistanwantedtoworkwiththecountriesoftheregiontoestablishpeaceinAfghanistan,andtoovercomethethreatsby non-state actors. He speci�ically mentioned the gas pipeline from Turkmenistan toAfghanistan,PakistanandIndia(TAPI),andhopedthattheprojectwouldbeinitiatedthisyear.

TheAmbassador said that the neutralstatus of Turkmenistan provides a greatopportunity for mediation in con�lictresolution and that his country is a �irmadvoca te o f the peace process inneighbouringAfghanistan.


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China-PakistanRelations

March20,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedaPublicTalktohighlighttherelationshipbetweenPeople'sRepublicofChinaandPakistan, itshistoryand future.Thespeakeratthetalk,ChineseAmbassadortoPakistan,H.E.Mr.SunWeidongspokeabouttwomainissues:thenewandgrowingChinaandPakistan-Chinarelationship.HesaidthatTheNew China is building upon four principles: comprehensive prosperity, comprehensivereform,comprehensivelaw-basedgovernanceandcomprehensivegoverningoftheChineseCommunistParty.He talkedaboutChina's “OneBeltandOneRoad”projectanddeclaredPakistanamajorcomponentofthisnewChineseeconomicstrategy.

TheDirectorGeneralISSI,Mr.MasoodKhanpaidtributetoAmbassadorSunWeidongforhiscontributionforstrengtheningPakistan-ChinarelationsandaddedthatChinaPakistanEconomicCorridorwouldbeacatalystforregionalconnectivityandusheraneweraofpeace,stabilityandprosperity.


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Pakistan'sForeignPolicy

June15,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad(ISSI)hostedapublictalkonJune15,2015byMr.TariqFatemi,MinisterofState,andSpecialAssistanttothePrimeMinisteronForeignAffairs,onPakistan'sForeignPolicy.Inhisthoughtprovokingspeech,Mr.Fatemisaidthattheevolvingglobalenvironmentwithmultiplechallengesand,equal, ifnotoverridingopportunities,arestrong determinants for formulation of a dynamic foreign policy. While the core nationalinterestsofanynationremainsconstant,theprocessofexecutingthegoalsandobjectivesofforeignpolicychange,accordingtodevelopmentsinthedomestic,regionalandglobalplatforms.


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ImperativesofPeaceandDevelopmentinPakistan

October12,2015

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a public talk on the topic“ImperativesofPeaceandDevelopmentinPakistan.”MinisterforPlanningandDevelopmentMr.AhsanIqbalwastheChiefGuest.TheeventamongstotherdistinguishedaudiencewasattendedbytheChineseAmbassadorH.E.Mr.SunWeidong,AmericanAmbassadorH.E.Mr.RichardOlsen,AmbassadorofRepublicofKoreaH.E.Mr.JongHwanSongandAmbassadorofTajikistantoPakistanH.E.Mr.JononovSherali.

Mr.AhsanIqbalsaidthatlackofplanninghaslandedthecountryindirestraits.HelaidouthisVision2025whichnotonlyaimedtoacceleratetheeconomicgrowthbutalsototransformit into economic development. He elaborated the government's strategy for economicdevelopmentunderpinningitby�iveenablersandsevenpillarswhichwouldleadPakistantobecomeoneofthetopteneconomiesbytheyear2047.HealsohighlightedtheeffortbeingmadetobringaboutaknowledgerevolutioninPakistan.

The Director General Institute of Strategic Studies Mr. Masood Khan in his openingremarkssaidthatPakistan'seconomyhasrecoveredfromthepastsetbacksandhasbecomerobustwhichisre�lectedintheratingsbyinternationaleconomicinstitutions.


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Mr.KhalidMehmood,Chairman,BoardofGovernorsofISSI,inhisconcludingremarkssaidthatPakistanwouldcontinuetoworkforapeacefulneighbourhoodsothatitisnotdistractedfromitsdevelopmentgoals.


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TheRoleofFWOinNationalInfrastructureDevelopmentandImplementationoftheChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor

October21,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad(ISSI)organisedapublictalkon“TheRoleofFWOinNational InfrastructureDevelopment and Implementation of China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor”onOctober21,2015.Maj.Gen.MuhammadAfzal,DirectorGeneral,FrontierWorksOrganizationwastheguestspeakerattheoccasion.

Welcomingtheguestspeaker,theDirectorGeneral,ISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhansaidthatthesheerexpanseandtechnologicalthresholdsoftheorganizationhasledittoundertakemultiple accomplishments and initiatives at the national level, and now with regard todeveloping the infrastructure necessary for the implementation of the China-Pakistan

EconomicCorridor(CPEC).Speakingontheoccasion,Maj.Gen.AfzalsaidthatCPECisgoingtobeagamechangerwhichwillnotonlychangethefateofpeopleofPakistan,butwillbene�itthewholeregion.HesaidthattheFrontierWorkOrganizationisapioneerinimplementingtheCPECandiscommittedtocompletetheassignedprojectswellbeforestipulatedtimelines.Hesaid that completion of these roads during next year will facilitate operationalisation ofGwadarDeepSeaPortandenhanceitsoverallconnectivity.


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ClimateChangeandInternationalSecurity

November02,2015

TheeventwasaddressedbyH.E.Mr.SartajAziz,AdvisortothePrimeMinisteronForeignAffairs, H.E Mr. Philippe Lacoste Deputy Special Representative for the Paris ClimateConference(COP21),Mr.ArifAhmadKhan,Secretary,MinistryofClimateChangeandH.E.Mrs.MartineDorance,AmbassadoroftheFrenchRepublicinIslamabad.


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TheDirectorGeneral,ISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhaninhiswelcomeaddress,saidthattheannualUnitedNations21stclimatechangeConferenceoftheParties(COP21)undertheUNFrameworkonClimateChange(UNFCC)fromNovember30toDecember11,2015willbehostedbyFrance.

The main objective of the COP21 will be to review the implementation of the 'RioConvention'thatwasadoptedattheRioEarthSummitin1992astheinternationalresponsetoclimate change. The convention sets out a framework for action aimed at stabilizingatmosphericconcentrationsofgreenhousegases(GHGs)toavoid“dangerouseffects”.

H.E.Mr.SartajAziz,inhiskeynoteaddressattributedthedevastationcausedbymassive�loodsin2010and2011andarecentdroughtinSindhprovincetotheerraticbehaviourontheclimaticsystem.

MrAzizsaidthatPakistanisfullycommittedtopreventanynegativefalloutofclimatechange and the vision “2025” of the government clearly recognises global warming andclimatechangeasamajorthreat.

Mr.PhilippeLacosteDeputySpecialRepresentativefortheParisClimateConference,saidthatdroughts,temperatureincrease,extremeweather,sealevelriseandcoastaldegradationsandtheglacialmeltaresomeofthemaincontributingfactorstowardstheadverseaspectofclimatechange.


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AchievementsofOPCWanditsFutureRoleinPost-DestructionPhase

November18,2015

H.E.Mrs.Martine Dorance, Ambassador of the French Republic, said that the aim of theconference is to reachauniversalagreement thatwill limit therise in theaverageglobaltemperatureto2degreesCelsius,comparedtothepre-industrialperiod,bytheendofthecentury.Mr.ArifAhmadKhan,Secretary,MinistryofClimateChange,stresseduponafactthataculturalrevolutionisrequiredtoshifttheusefromfossiltorenewableenergyresources.AmbassadorKhalidMehmood,urgedthattheworldasawholeshouldtakestepstominimisetherisksofclimatechange.

TotalkabouttheachievementsofOrganizationfortheProhibitionofChemicalWeapons(OPCW)anditsFutureRole inPost-DestructionPhase,adelegationofOPCWledbytheirDirectorGeneralAmbassadorAhmetUzumcuvisitedtheinstituteonNovember18,2015.

Honourable Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, was the keynoteSpeakerattheoccasion.

Inhisspeech,AmbassadorAhmetUzumcuhighlightedtheeffectiveroleofPakistan.HeappreciatedPakistan'sstaunchsupport forthenobleaimsoftheConventionandmakingavaluablecontributiontorealizingaworldfreeofchemicalweapons.HefurtheraddedthatPakistanhasbeenplayinganactiverole,bothnationallyandregionally,toensurereadinessandpreparednessintheeventofachemicalattack.Additionally,forseveralyears,PakistanhasbeenaregionalfacilitatorandaleaderintheimplementationofArticleX,whichisaboutassistanceandprotectiontoaStatePartyifitisattackedorthreatenedwithattackbychemicalweapons.


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Mr.AizazAhmadChaudhry inhiskeynoteaddress,saidthat theNobelPrize forPeaceawardedtoOPCWinDecember2013isindeedabe�ittingtributetothedynamicleadershipofAmbassador Uzumcu in guiding his Organization through very challenging situations andmaintaininganeffectivedisarmamentregime.Thispolicyisaimedatcompleteeliminationofchemicalweaponsallacrosstheglobe.HefurtheraddedsinceitsentryintoforceinApril1997,theChemicalWeaponsConvention(CWC)representsaremarkablesuccessstoryinthe�ieldofmultilateralismanddisarmament.


BookLaunch

IslamabadandthePoliticsofInternationalDevelopmentinPakistanDr.MarkusDaechsel

March31,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedaPublicTalk/BookLaunchof“IslamabadandthePoliticsofInternationalDevelopmentinPakistan”byDrMarkusDaechsel,SeniorLecturerinModernIslamicHistory,RoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon.DrDaechselmarkedIslamabadasthemosticonicandambitiousurbanreconstructionprojectoftwentiethcentury.HetermedConstantinosDoxiadisasthemostambitiousarchitectwhosemasterplanofIslamabadnotonlyaddressedPakistan'shousingneeds,butalsochangedthewayinwhichthe Pakistani state operated in the 1950s and 1960s. He provided new insights into theplanningofthecity,andexploredthehistoryofdevelopmentasatransnationalencounterbetweenforeignconsultantsanddonorsononeside,andthepost-colonialnationontheother.

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DefenceandDiplomacyCompiledbyS.M.Hali

August03,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)hostedapublictalkandlaunchedabook,titledDefenceandDiplomacy compiledbyS.M.Hali.TheChiefof theAirStaff,AirMarshalSohailAmanwastheChiefGuestontheoccasion.

Introducing the speaker, AmbassadorMasood Khan, the Director General Institute ofStrategicStudies,saidthatS.M.HalihasadeepunderstandingofPakistan'sinterestsandisanardentdefenderofPakistan'scauses.Thesefacetsarefullyre�lectedinhisbookDefenceandDiplomacy. Ambassador Khan also paid tribute to Air ChiefMarshal Sohail Aman for hiseffectiveleadershipofthePakistanAirForce,hisintellectualdepthandprofessionalism.

The distinguished Chief Guest, AirMarshal Sohail Aman lauded S.M.Hali's importantcontribution to the discourse on Pakistan's Foreign and Security Policy. Responding to aquestion about the Pakistan Air Force's ability to �ight the looming threat of Daesh andterrorism,theAirChiefsaidthePakistanAirForcehasalwaysbeenveryeffectiveandhasfoughttothebestofitsabilitytobreakthewillofterroriststocontinue�ighting.

S.M.Hali,appreciatedhismentorsinthePakistanAirForceandinformedtheaudienceaboutthepainstakingandarduousjourneythathecoveredwhileputtingthisbookinshapebycitinganexampleofachapteronRAW,whichtookhimseveralyearstocomplete.HealsosharedanaudiomessagefromtheformerChiefofAirStaffAirMarshalAsgharKhan.

ThebooklaunchwasconcludedbyclosingremarksbytheChairmanoftheInstituteofStrategic Studies, Ambassador KhalidMahmood,who appreciatedHali's contributions toelectronicandprintmediaandforproducinganexcellentacademicpiecewhichdwellsonobjectivityandclarityofthoughtandunderstanding.


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IndianGrandStrategyInstituteofRegionalStudies(IRS)

September29,2015

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with the Institute ofRegionalStudies,Islamabad(IRS)organisedapublictalkandbooklaunchofIndianGrandStrategy—MachiavellianorKautilyan,anIRSpublicationonSeptember29,2015.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneral,ISSI,inhiswelcomeremarkssaidthattheeventwasuniqueasitaddressespopularbeliefsaboutIndiathatisdeterminedtoisolatePakistanfromtheinternationalcommunity,andthatIndiahasnotfullyacceptedPakistan'sexistence.

AmbassadorArifAyub,PresidentInstituteofRegionalStudies(IRS),saidthatbothIndiaandPakistanshouldadoptabetterapproachinregardtotheCon�idenceBuildingMeasures,payattentiontocivilmilitarybalanceasdescribedbyPaulKennedyandconductthemselvesasresponsiblenuclearweaponstates.

H.E.T.C.A.Raghavan,HighCommissionerofIndiasaidthatexchangeofviewsthroughanopen discourse would help India and Pakistan to reduce tensions and improve strainedrelations.

Concludingthetalk,AmbassadorKhalidMahmood,ChairmanBOG,ISSIsaidthattheonlyviablesolutionwaseitherthroughbilateraldialogueorthirdpartymediationthroughtheUN,ashistoryhasprovedthatwarswereneverasolutiontoanyoftheproblems.


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DirectoryofThinkTanksinPakistanAGuidetoResearchOrganizationsinSocialSciencesinPakistan

Dr.AhmadRashidMalik

November02,2015

DirectoryofThinkTanksinPakistan:AGuidetoResearchOrganizationsinSocialSciencesinPakistancompiledbyDr.AhmadRashidMalik, SeniorResearchFellow (SRF), InstituteofStrategicStudies,IslamabadwaslaunchedattheInstitute.Thespeakersatthebooklaunchwere:Mr.Waheed-ul-Hasan,SpecialSecretary,MinistryofForeignAffairs,DrAhmadRashidMalik,SRFISSI,DrMuhammadKhan,HeadofDepartmentofInternationalRelations,NationalDefenceUniversity,Islamabad,Mr.GhulamMujaddid,Dean,SocialSciences,AirUniversity,Islamabad, and Ms. Farhat Asif, President, Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies,Islamabad.


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IndianGrandStrategy(2ndEdition)InstituteofRegionalStudies(IRS)

December29,2015

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with the Institute ofRegionalStudiesIslamabad(IRS)organisedapublictalkandbooklaunchofIndianGrandStrategy(2ndEdition)anIRSpublication.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneral,ISSI,inhiswelcomeremarksobservedthattensionsbetweenIndiaandPakistanarereducingduetothestatesmanshipshownbythetwoPrimeMinisters.HestressedontheneedofpoliticalresolvetofurtherthetalksbasedonresolutionoftheJammuandKashmirdisputeguidedbythepeople'saspirations.

AmbassadorAshrafJehangirQazi,formerPakistan'sHighCommissionertoIndiastatedthatbothcountriesneededtomaintaindialogue,observeessentialrestrainandhencemovetowards sustainable cooperation. Ambassador Arif Ayub, President Institute of RegionalStudies(IRS)acknowledgedthatbookiswellresearchedandcoversdifferentareasofthetopic. Mrs. Maryam Mastoor, a research analyst at IRS emphasised the importance of aconcretedialogue,statingthatfailurewouldhindereconomicprogressinbothcountries.H.E.Mr. T.C.A. Raghavan, High Commissioner of India stressed that the composite dialogueframeworkneededtobeupdatedsinceitdidnotincludechangesintheeconomiesofeithercountry.


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AmbassadorKhalidMahmood,ChairmanBOG,ISSIstatedthatagreatresponsibilityliedon the leaders of either country to show true statesmanship and to ensure that thedisappointinghistoryregardingdialoguewasnotrepeated.


ScreeningofDocumentary

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JourneyintoEuropeDr.AkbarS.Ahmed

December23,2015

AdocumentaryJourneyintoEuropeproducedbyDr.AkbarS.Ahmed,IbnKhaldunChairofIslamicStudies,AmericanUniversityinWashington,D.C.wasscreenedattheInstitute.Mr.SartajAziz,AdvisertothePrimeMinisterofPakistanonForeignAffairsgracedtheoccasion.Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sartaj Aziz lauded the efforts to produce such a superbdocumentaryaimedatcreatingreligiousharmony,toleranceandco-existence.Dr.AminehHoti,AssociateEditor,cinematographerandscriptconsultantofthedocumentarywasthekeynotespeakerwhohighlightedthenecessityofproducingthedocumentary.

The Journeycovers relationsbetweenMuslimworldandEuropespanningovermanycenturies,startingwiththeperiodofMuslimpresenceinAndalusiaandSicily, tracingtheOttomanexpansionintoEurope,andunderstandingthemorerecenteraofcolonisationandimmigration. The documentary explores that Europe and Islam are not quintessentiallydifferentordisparate.WeseemanypartsofEuropesteepedinIslamiccivilization,whoseculture,language,architectureandknowledgehasleftanindeliblemarkonmodernEuropeanthoughtandrenaissance.Similarly,EuropehasleftastrongimprintontheMiddleEast,AfricaandAsiaandshapedMuslimworldview.

TheDirectorGeneral,InstituteofStrategicStudiesinhiswelcomeaddresssaidthatthemessage of the documentary was not despondence but hope, refereeing the history.Heconcludedhisspeechwithaphrasewhichhepickedupfromthedocumentary:“Fearshouldnotmutateintohatred”.


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Delegations

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Five-memberDelegationoftheEuropeanParliament

February18,2015

Five-memberDelegationof theEuropeanParliament ledbyMs. JeanLambert visited theInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onFebruary18,2015.Openingthe�loorfordiscussion Ambassador Khalid Mahmood highlighted the issues Pakistan is facing thatincludedpeaceandstabilityinAfghanistanandPakistan'seffortsto�ightagainstterrorismforthepastfewyears.AnotherspeakerfromISSIraisedanumberofconcernsincluding;ethnicdivide, insurgencyofTaliban,AfghanNational SecurityForce (ANSF), state structure andinstitutions,Afghanrefugees,anddrugtrade.ThesecondspeakerelucidatedthatPakistaninthedecadeoldwaronterrorism,haslostmanypreciouslivesbothmilitarypersonnelandcivilians.


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Five-TraineeOf�icers:IndianMinistryofExternalAffairs

March19,2015

Agroupof �iveTraineeOf�icers fromthe IndianMinistryofExternalAffairscalledonMr.MasoodKhan,DirectorGeneraloftheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onMarch19,2015.TheIndiantraineeof�icersvisitedPakistanaspartofpromotingfriendlyexchangesandfamiliarizationoftheSAARCregion.ThegroupwasbriefedbytheDirectorGeneralontheorganizationandresearchbeingcarriedoutattheInstitute.Thebrie�ingwaslaterfollowedbyan informal discussion between young Indian diplomats and young researchers at theInstitute on issues of water, Kashmir, economic cooperation and development, counter-

terrorism and the prospects for regional peace, stability and prosperity. Both sidesemphasised the need to explore constructive solutions to bilateral challenges that bothcountriesface.


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Four-memberDelegation:CICIR,Beijing

March20,2015

Afour-memberdelegationfromtheChinaInstituteofContemporaryInternationalRelations(CICIR),Beijing,heldaroundtablediscussionwiththeInstituteofStrategicStudies(ISSI)onMarch20,2015.

TheCICIRmembersincluded:Mr.JiZhiye,PresidentofCICIR,DrHuShisheng,DirectorofSouthAsiaatCICIR,Mr.LiWei,ResearcheratCICIR,Ms.LiXin,Coordinator inAcademicExchangeProgram&TranslatoratCICIR.

Director General ISSI, Ambassador Masood Khan, reiterated the importance of thebilateral relationship between China and Pakistan and also shed light on the importantdynamicsofclosecooperationbetweenthetwocountries.Mr.Jiputforwardtwoissuesfordiscussioni.e.(i)PeaceprocessinAfghanistanwherePakistanplaysabiggerroleand;(ii)buildingofChinaPakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC).


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Six-memberChineseDelegation:IDCPC

April19,2015

Asix-memberdelegationfromtheInternationalDepartmentoftheCommunistPartyofChina(IDCPC)visitedtheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onApril19,2015andheldan in-depth discussion on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The ChinesedelegationwasledbyMr.GuoYezhou,ViceMinisterofIDCPC.Othermembersincludedwere:Ms.SunHaiyan,DeputyDirectorGeneral,BureauofPublicInformationandCommunication,Mr.YuanRuidong,Director,BureauofSouthandSoutheastAsianAffairs,Ms.XuXu,Director,ChinaCenterforContemporaryWorldStudies(CCCWS),Mr.ZhouRongshui,SecondSecretary,andMs.NieShengquan,Interpreter,CCCWS.

Mr.GuoYezhousaidthatChinaandPakistanaremakingjointeffortstopromotepeace,stabilityanddevelopmentintheregion.DirectorGeneral,ISSI,Mr.MasoodKhanreiteratedtheimportanceofthebilateralrelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesandelaboratedonthedynamicsoftheChinaPakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC)


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Eight-memberChineseDelegation:BCIM-ILFA

April23,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)hostedanin-Housemeetingwithaneight-member Chinese delegation representing the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM)CooperationForumChinachapter,andTheKunmingInstituteofInternationalLogisticsandFinance(ILFA).ThedelegationwaspartoftheNewSilkRoadInitiative,promotingbilateraland multilateral ties in the avenues of investment, �inancial markets and businessdevelopment.

Themembersofthedelegationincluded:Mr.YangXiaoPing,Governor,KunmingCentralBranch,Peoples'BankofChina;Mr.XiaShu,Chairman,FudianBank;Mr.LiuJinXin,Chairman,ChinaKunmingInternationalLogistics&FinanceAssociation;Mr.TanTaiPing,SectionChief,FinancialAffairsOf�iceofYunnanPeoplesGovernment;Mr.GaoCan,DirectorofGeneralOf�ice,FinancialAffairsOf�iceofYunnanPeoples'Government;Mr.LiuGuangXi,Director,FinancialAffairsOf�iceofYunnanPeoples'Government;Mr.ChenYunBo,DeputyDirector,FinancialAffairsOf�iceofYunnanPeoples'Government;MsJuanDu,DeputySecretaryGeneral,ChinaKunmingInternationalLogistics&FinanceAssociation

TheDirectorGeneral, ISSI,MasoodKhansaid that thegeo-strategicrelationsbetweenPakistanandChinaarenowtakingatransformativeturntowardsgeo-economicpartnershipandcooperationasacatalystforregionalcooperationandintegration.


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Six-memberDelegationCenturyFoundation'sInternationalWorkingGroup

May20,2015

Asix-member teamof theCenturyFoundation's InternationalWorkingGroupcomprisingAmericansandPakistanisvisitedtheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onMay20,2015. The members of the team included Ambassador Thomas Pickering, AmbassadorCameronMunter,AmbassadorAnnWilkenes,formerForeignMinisterofTurkey,Mr.HikmetCetin, Mr. Najam Sethi and Mr. Musharraf Zaidi. The visit was part of the team's recentengagementsinIslamabadtosharethereportJagoPakistan(WakeUpPakistan).ThereporthadtoucheduponthemostcrucialissuesconfrontingcontemporaryPakistansuchasregionalsecurityandeconomiccooperation,violentextremismandinternalgovernance.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneral ISSI, thanked the teamfor theirvisitandhopedtheteamwouldfollowupitsrecommendationswithPakistanidecision-makersandopinionleaders.


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Seven-memberChineseDelegationChinesePeoplesInstituteofForeignAffairs

May22,2015

A seven-member delegation led by Ambassador Lu Shumin, Executive President of theChinesePeoplesInstituteofForeignAffairs(CPIFA),visitedtheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad(ISSI)onMay22,2015tohavearoundtablediscussion.OthermembersofthedelegationincludedAmbassadorPengKeyu,VicePresident,CPIFA,AmbassadorChaiXi,andformer Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ma Jiali, Researcher at the China Institutes ofContemporary International Relations (CICIR), Liu Xiaoxue, Research Associate, ChinaAcademyofSocialSciences,HanHongcai,DeputyDirector,CPIFA,andDuMin,Researcher,CPIFA.

Thedelegationexchangedviewson:BilateralcooperationbetweenPakistanandChina;alsowhatroleChinacouldplayinissueslike:SecuritysituationinSouthAsiainviewofrecentISISthreatandPeaceprospectsinAfghanistan.ThePakistaniperspectiveontheIran-Westnucleardealwasalsodiscussedduringthemeeting.


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Ten-memberChineseDelegation

May27,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)hostedanin-Housemeetingwithaten-member Chinese Delegation representing various think tanks of China. The delegationincluded Mr. Ye Hailin,Editorial Director, South Asian Studies, China Academy of SocialSciences (CASS); Dr Huang Rui, Research Fellow, China Center for ContemporaryWorldStudies (CCCWS) IDCPC; Dr Shao Yuqun, Executive Director, Shanghai Institutes forInternational Studies (SIIS);DrLan Jianxue,AssociateResearchFellow,China InstituteofInternationalStudies(CIIS);DrNiuXinchun,Director,

InstituteofMEStudies,CICIR;Mr.QianLiwei,ResearchProfessor,InstituteofAmericanStudies,CICIR;Mr.DingHao,DeputyDirector,AcademyofMilitaryScience(AMS);andDrWangXu,AssistantDirector,CenterforSouthAsianStudies(CSAS),PekingUniversity.ThedelegationexpressedoptimismregardingCPECandwaskeentoknowaboutthestatusofPakistan-Afghanrelations,theISISthreattotheregionandthelegalandconstitutionalstatusof FATA. While responding to the questions, Ambassador Masood said that Pakistan ispursuingtheCPECinitiativewithvigourandhasresolvedtomakeitasuccess.


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Ten-memberDelegation:ChineseDefenceServicesIntelligence

June03,2015

Aten-memberdelegationfromChinaDefenceServicesIntelligence visitedtheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onJune03,2015.

ThemainpointsdiscussedduringthemeetingincludeChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC),CounterTerrorism,emergenceofISasathreatanditsimpactonPakistan,UseofISbyhostileforcesagainstPakistanandAfghanistan.

Welcomingthedelegation,theDirectorGeneralhighlightedtheimportanceoftheChina-PakistanEconomicCorridorforbothChinaandPakistan.


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Seven-memberDelegation:ChineseForeignMinistry

June17,2015

Aseven-memberdelegationledbyMsLuXu,DeputyDirectorGeneral,ConsularDepartment,MinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,heldin-depthdiscussionsonPakistan-Chinarelations,China–PakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC)andAsiaPaci�icissues.

OthermembersofthedelegationfromtheChineseMinistryofForeignAffairswere:MrChenZhang,ThirdSecretary,DepartmentofAsianAffairs,MrZhouGuangxu,ThirdSecretary,ConsularDepartment,MrXiangWei,ThirdSecretary,DepartmentofAsianAffairs,MrZhangShuhao,ThirdSecretary,HongChongLiang,ThirdSecretary,DepartmentofAsianAffairs,andMsGuoJing,Attache,DepartmentofAsianAffairs.

MsLuXusaidthatafterthevisitofthePresidentXiJinpinginApril2015,theexistingbi-lateralrelationsbetweenthetwocountrieswouldtouchnewheights.ReferringtoCPECandGawadarPortdevelopment,shesaidthat thePakistanandChinaneededtoeducatetheirpeopleparticularlytheyouth,abouttheeconomicbene�itsthatwouldbederivedbyboththecountries.


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Three-memberDelegationCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies(CSIS)

July29,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudies, Islamabad(ISSI)helddiscussionswitha threememberdelegation fromtheCSIS,US,on issuessuchasPakistan-USrelations,andPakistan-Chinarelations.ThedelegationwasheadedbyMr.DanielF.Runde,Director,Projectonprosperityand development at the CSIS, included his two other colleagues Mr. Asif Sheikh, SeniorResearchAssociateandMr.AmirRaza,DirectorAsiaandtheMiddleEast.

The Chairman Board of Governors ISSI, Ambassador KhalidMehmoodwelcomed theguests,whileAmbassadorMasoodKhan,theDirectorGeneralISSI,openingthediscussionshighlightedthatPakistanandtheUSsharestrongtiesandboththecountrieshaveworkedveryhardtobringapositivetrendtotherelationship.

Whileexpressinghisviews,Mr.DanielF.RundesaidthatPakistanfortoolonghasbeenseen through a distorted lens in theUS.However, it is time that theUS realises the truepotentialofPakistan,anditsfuturedevelopment.


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Twelve-memberDelegation:ChineseWorkingGroup

October27,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad(ISSI)hostedanin-housemeetingwithatwelve-memberChineseWorkingGrouponOctober27,2015.ThegroupwasledbyAmbassadorLiuGuangyuan, Special Representative of Foreign Minister and Director General of theDepartmentofExternalSecurityAffairs.ThedelegationwasaccompaniedbyMr.ZhaoLijian,DeputyChiefofMissionoftheEmbassyofChinainIslamabad.

Othermembersofthedelegationincluded:Mr.QuJianqing,DeputyDirectorGeneraloftheMinistryofPublicSecurity,Ms.LiLi,DeputyDirectorGeneraloftheMinistryofPublicSecurity,Mr.ZhangMaoming,DirectoroftheDepartmentofExternalSecurity,MFA,Mr.MengHuaqiang,DirectorofDepartmentofPlanningandDevelopment,SASAC,Mr.LiangHengzhu,DeputyDirectoroftheDepartmentofInternationalEconomicAffairs,MFA,Mr.DuYue,FirstSecretaryoftheDepartmentofAsianAffairs,MFA,Mr.ZhuangYan,DeputyDirectorofPlanningandDevelopment, SASAC, Mr. Ye Zikang, Of�icer of Department of International Cooperation,MinistryofPublicSecurity,Mr.YangYiding,AttacheoftheDepartmentofExternalSecurityAffairs,MFA,Ms.XuShaofang,Interpreter,andMr.TengLiu,ThirdSecretaryofMinistryofCommerce.

Welcomingthedelegation,AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneral,ISSIsaidthatweareawareofthecentralpositionoftheDepartmentofExternalSecurityAffairsandthattheChinaPakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC)isthe�lagshipprojectforthe'OneBelt,OneRoad'initiativelaunchedbyPresidentXiJinping.


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Three-memberDelegation:CenterforInternationalStudies(CIS),Rome

November18,2015

Athree-memberdelegationheadedbyProfessorAndreaMargelleti,PresidentofCenterforInternationalStudies(CIS),Rome,Italyvisitedtheinstituteforanin-housemeeting.Theyexpressed that the terrorist attack inParismarks thebeginningof anew trend inglobalterrorism as they underlined the Islamic State's intention to operatewithin Europe. TheradicalisationofMuslimYouthhascreatedafertilegroundforterroristorganizationsto�indnew recruits. Europe's failure to integratemigrant communities lies at the heart of thisgrowingchallengeofradicalisationamongmigrantyouthandEuropemustunderstandthatthechallengefacedisinternalandhome-grown.

ThediscussiongeneratedsuggestionsthatMuslimsinEuropeshouldnotbedemonisedjustbecauseoftheirfaithandeffortsshouldbemadetocounterIslamophobiaintheEurope.AmbassadorMasoodKhantheDirectorGeneral,ISSI,concludingthemeetingandexpressedhis heartfelt condolences to the French people over the losses in Paris attacks. He alsoemphasisedtheneedtobringthecon�lictintheMiddleEasttoanendasithadbeenprovidingfueltotheviciousaction-reactioncyclewherebyextremistswouldusethesituationintheMiddleEasttojustifytheirviolence.


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Ten-memberMediaDelegation:China

November24,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad(ISSI)hostedanin-housemeetingwithChinesemediadelegationonMarch24,2015.

ThemembersofthedelegationincludedMsHuanYang(ChinaRadioInternational,Ms.WangLin(ChinaBusinessNews),Ms.GuoXiahong(ChinaInternetInformationCenter),Mr.HanBin,Mr.JiangZhuqing(GlobalTimes,Beijing),Mr.DuJianing(ChinaInternationalRadio)MrJianboZhang(DepartmentofInternationalNews),Ms.WangQingyuan(ChinaDaily),MsShengHui(People'sDailyOnline).

DirectorGeneral,ISSIAmbassadorMasoodKhanwelcomingthedelegationhighlightedthecordialrelationsbetweenChinaandPakistanandsaidthatafterthevisitofPresidentXiJinpingtoIslamabadonApril21-22,2015,thenatureoffriendshiphasbeenelevatedtonewheightsofstrategiccooperationandmutualbene�itinall�ieldsofsocio-economicrelations.HeemphasisedthatPakistanhaspursuedpeacefulrelationswithallitsneighbours,includingourrelationswithChinaandIndia.HeexpressedhisconcernsonIndianinterferenceinPakistan,includingBalochistan,FATAandKarachi.


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PerpetuatingUrbanCon�lictTheProcessesofEnclavisationinKarachi

Dr.SobiaKakar

January13,2015

Themeetingwas presided byMr. NajamRa�ique, Director Americas and Acting DirectorGeneraloftheInstitute.FocusingontheethnicpoliticsandaccommodatingmigrantsastherootcauseofthecurrentviolenceinKarachi.DrSobiaemphasisedonhavingamoreinformaldiscourse to counter the issue. She, however, disagreed to the general perception aboutKarachibeingthemostdangerouscityof theworldwhencomparedwithBogotaorCapeTown.Shepointedoutthatthekillingof1360peopleinayearisfarlessthanthenumberofthepeoplekilledinCapeTown.


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NorwegianMinisterofForeignAffairsMr.BorgeBrende

February09,2015

TheInstitutehostedanin-housemeetingonFebruary09,2015,withNorwegiandelegationledbyMinisterofForeignAffairs,MrBorgeBrende.Awidearrayofissueswerediscussedthatranged from a brief to Norwegian delegation on the regional political situation faced byPakistan, and in turn, theNorwegianperspectiveon theUkraine situation, andNorway'sconcernsregardingsecurityintheSouthAsianregionwerediscussed.

Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman BoG ISSI, highlighted the cordial relationsbetweenPakistanandNorway.Re�lectingbackonthebilateral tiesbetweenPakistanandNorway,MrBrendeobservedthatonlyRussiaandAfghanistanstandbetweenNorwayandPakistan.


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DutchHumanRightsAmbassadorMr.KeesVanBaar

February12,2015

TheAmbassadorhighlightedsomekeydimensionsofhumanrights;womenrights,freedomofreligionandtherighttodevelopmenttoppedthelist.Mr.KeesVanBaaralsoelaboratedonthelinkbetweentradeandhumanrights.Variousissueslikejurisprudenceinterpretationoflawandchangingsocialconditionswerealsodiscussed.


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Pak-IndiaRelationsAmbassadorAbdulBasit

March20,2015

AmbassadorAbdulBasitHighCommissionertoIndiavisitedtheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onMarch20,2015.HetalkedaboutPak-Indiarelationsindepth.

HehighlightedvariouscriticalissuesandIndia'svarioustacticstoaloofPakistanintheinternationalcommunity.


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StateofNuclearDeterrenceinSouthAsiaBrig.(Retd.)NaeemAhmadSalik

March11,2015

OnMarch11,2015.Brigadier(R)NaeemAhmadSalik,anexpertonnuclearissuesgaveabrie�ing on “The State of Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia”. Brigadier Salik said thatdeterrenceisadynamicandnotastaticconcept.Pakistanneedstomoderniseandre�ineitsdeterrenttomaintainitscredibilityandsymmetry.


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Brig.(Retd.)FerozHassan

March20,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad(ISSI)heldanin-housemeetingwithBrigadier(Retd.) Feroz Hassan Khan, faculty member National Security Affairs at the NavalPostgraduateSchool,MontereyCalifornia,andhisteamcomprisedofBrigadier(R)NaeemSalik,AmbassadorAliSarwarNaqvi,Dr.MasoodAhmad,andMs.SanniaAbdullahonMarch20,2015regardingsimulationexerciseheheldinMalaysiainFebruary,2015ontheeffectsoflimitedwarbetweenIndiaandPakistanunderanuclearoverhang.Brig.FerozKhanexpressedhisviewsonsimulationofacrisissituationbetweenIndiaandPakistaninordertogaugethe

stability, or instability of the situation, control, and war termination involving nuclearweaponsstateswithahistoryofcon�lict.HesaidthatIndo-Pakistancrisisscenariobuildingwasaresultofcumulativemisconstruedperceptionsonbothsides.


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ProfessorKohYoungChoul

March25,2015

TheISSIhostedanin-housemeetingon“InternationalCyber-TerrorandCountermeasures.”ThespeakeratthemeetingwasProfessorKohYoungChoul,ResearchProfessoronterrorismattheInstituteforInternationalDevelopment,TakushokuUniversityTokyo.ProfessorKohwasaccompaniedbyDrSongJong-hwan,Ambassador,RepublicofKorea,Mr.KeewonHong,DHM,Mr.NaMin-Hong,StaffMember,andMs.SongHyeBaik,InternattheKoreanEmbassy.Heidenti�iedsomerecentcasesofcyberterrorism,andoutlinedhowtheperpetratorsofsuchcriminalactivitiesusedsimplecomputertechniquestowreakhavoc.Theneedforauni�iedcounterstrategyagainstcyber-crimeswasdiscussedalongwiththeneedforbroadeningof

thepurviewofsuchinitiativestocounterthegrowingtrendofcyber-crimeanditsusageforterroristactivities.HealsoappreciatedthementionofsuchlawsforcurbingcyberterrorismtabledintherecentlyannouncedNationalActionPlaninPakistan.


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ProfessorIftikharH.Malik

April07,2015

TheISSIhostedanin-housemeetingwithProfessorIftikharHMalik,aFellowoftheRoyalHistorical Society and a former Quaid-i-Azam Fellow at St. Anthony's College Oxford.ProfessorMalik spokeon “SouthAsia:Historical StrandsandGeopoliticalNarratives.”Helamentedthattheinterestamongthewesternacademiccircleshasalwaysbeenmoreabouttherevivalists,thefundamentalists,andlessaboutthosemodernists.Hearguedforreformingthe'madrassa'system,butadvisedadoptionofapolicythatdoesnotputthe'madrassa'peopleonthedefensive.Thesepeople,heargued,shouldbemadestakeholdersinthesystem.Inthiscontext, Prof. Malik said, Turkey, UAE, and Morocco offer good examples of how the'madrassas'canbereformedwithoutputtingthewholesystemindanger.


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GlobalEconomicTrendsDr.IshratHussain

April22,2015

TheISSIhostedanin-housemeetingwithDrIshratHussain,DeanandDirector,InstituteofBusinessAdministration(IBA),Karachi,andformerGovernoroftheStateBankofPakistan.Thetopicfordiscussionatthemeetingwas“GlobalEconomicTrends.”TheDirectorGeneralISSI,Mr.MasoodKhanshedlightontheworkandacknowledgedTheEconomyofanElitistState his seminalwork. Dr Ishrat Husain identi�ied sixmajor trends affecting the globaleconomytodaywhichinclude:theforcesofglobalization;shiftfromtraditionalagricultureand industry to knowledge driven economy; the new emerging economies; demographicchanges;climatechange;andtheICTrevolution.Basedonallthesefacts,DrHussainwasoftheviewthatweshouldmovetowardsbuildingeconomicsynergieswithinAsia,insteadofvyingforGSPplusstatuses.


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Lt.Gen.(Retd.)WaheedArshad

April27,2015

TheISSIhostedanin-housemeetingonApril27,2015on“ChallengesforPakistan'sNationalSecurity.”Lt.Gen.WaheedArshad,formerChiefofGeneralStaff,wastheguestspeakeratthemeeting.

Gen.Arshadsaidthatduetoitsuniquesecurityenvironment,Pakistanisconfrontedbymanyinternalandexternalnationalsecuritychallenges.Thissecurityenvironmenthasnotonlyhelpedtoaddresssomeofthesechallenges,butithasalsomadesomeemerging,visibleandnon-visible,challengesmorecomplextohandle.

TheDirectorGeneralISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhan,inhisconcludingremarksstressedupontheneedtoamalgamatereligionandnationalism,strengtheningofinstitutions,goodgovernanceandapublicandprivatesectorregulatoryframework.


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Dr.AnsarPervaiz

June10,2015

DrPervaizAnsar,formerChairman,PakistanAtomicEnergyCommissiononjune10,2015gaveaneloquentandinformativepresentationonPakistan'senergyneed,suggestingshortandlongterminitiatives,toovercomePakistan'schronicenergyshortfallandtomeetfuturerequirements forwhichanadditionof4000-5000MWannuallyhas tobebrought in thesystemwhichisnotpossibletoachievethroughasinglesource.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Pervaiz said that Pakistan has to follow global energygenerationtrendbyincreasingnuclearenergygenerationsharewhichatpresentislessthan5per cent, and to plan an ef�icient energymix systemwhich is poorlymanaged with oil,hydropowerandgas.

Elaboratinghisviewpoint,DrPervaizstatedthatoutofatotalof31countries,about10produceone-thirdoftheirenergythroughnuclear,whileanothersixmeet20-30%oftheirenergyneedsthroughnuclearenergy.Insteadoftoomuchrelianceonoilthatconsumesmajorchunkofourforeignexchangecomponent,wehavetoexploitcomparativelycheapalternateenergygenerationusingcoalandtoplacemorefocusonnuclearenergy.


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ItalianViceForeignMinister,H.EBenedettoDellaVedova

June15,2015

An Italian delegation headed by Italian ViceMinister His ExcellencyMr. Benedetto DellaVedora, ItalianAmbassadortoPakistanMr.AdrianoChiodi,AmbassadorAndreaPerugini,FirstCouncilorMr.LorenzoGalanteandMr.TomasoSansonehelddiscussionsonanumberofissuespertainingtoPakistan-Italybilateralrelationsandissuesofhumanrights.

ThePakistanisidewasrepresentedbyAmbassadorMasoodKhantheDirectorGeneralISSI, Ambassador Khalid Mehmood Chairman Board of Governors Institute of StrategicStudies,DefenceAnalystGeneralTalatMasood,AmbassadorSarwarNaqviandISSIResearchfaculty.

ThedelegationwasinformedaboutthepossiblesectorswhereItaliancooperationcouldworkwell forboththecountries; identi�iedsectorsincludedtraining,technologytransfer,energy,nuclearresearchandagriculture.ThethreatofIslamicState(IS)andthemenaceofemigrationasathreattoItalianinterestswerealsodeliberated.


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FutureofSustainableDevelopmentinSouthAsiaDr.AbidQayyumSuleri

July07,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedanin-housemeetingwithDrAbidQayyumSuleri,ExecutiveDirector,SustainableDevelopmentPolicyInstitute(SDPI)on“FutureofSustainableDevelopmentinSouthAsia.”

In his presentation, Dr Suleri identi�ied various drivers and challenges in theway ofsustainabledevelopment.Industry,energy,tradeandtechnologywerethefactorswhichDr

SulerithoughtcouldserveasthedriversofsustainabledevelopmentinSouthAsia.Hislistofchallenges included social (inequality, joblessness, rural poverty), environmental(degradation,climatechange,pollution),andagricultural(foodsecurity).


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IslamophobiaintheWest:RealityorPerceivedProf.SaminaYasmeen

July13,2015

DrSamInaYasmin,Director,Centre forMuslimStatesandSocieties (CMSS),UniversityofWesternAustralia,inanin-housebrie�ingsessionatISSI,talkedon“IslamophobiaintheWest:RealityorPerceived?”

Onthebasisofherresearch,DrYasminsaidthatIslamophobiawasinfactamanifestationofpolitical,economicandsocialinclusion.To�ightthisphenomenon,itwasnecessarytoworkon social inclusionand integration. She alsohighlightedbroad trendsof Islamophobia inAustralia.DrYasmin said that only aminority ofMuslims,whowere1.5%of theworld

populationlivingintheWest,wereexposedtoIslamaphobia.Shesaidthatthroughdialogueandlegalmeasures,remedialstepswerebeingtaken.ShealsourgedtheMuslimcountriesandthoseinDiasporatopresentabetterimageofIslam.


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LegalAspectsofWaterIssuesbetweenPakistanandIndiaAhmarBilalSoo�i

August18,2015

FormerLawMinisterandcurrentlydistinguishedHSFISSIFellow,MrAhmerBilalSoo�i,inan-housemeeting,extensivelyspokeaboutthe“LegalAspectsofWaterIssuesbetweenPakistanandIndia.”

Mr.Soo�ihighlighting the legalaspectsof IndusWaterTreaty raised two fundamentalquestions:whetherawatersecuritythreatasanissuecouldberaisedoutsidethetreaty,andwhether India has an obligation under general principles of International Law to allowminimum�lowinEasternRiversforconservationandriverecology.

Based on his research,Mr. Soo�i concluded that the IndusWater Treatywas never apoliticalsolutiontotheproblem.Infact,itwasmoreaboutmanagingwaterresourcesthanitsresolution. The fact that thewater dispute involved thedisputed territory of JammuandKashmirevenmadethingsmoredif�icultforPakistan.

DirectorGeneral,ISSI,AmbassadorMassodKhanhopedthatthisstudywouldgoalongwayinbringingawarenessaboutthelegalaspectsofIndusWaterTreatyandwouldhelpthegovernmentofPakistanindealingwiththeproblemmoreeffectively.


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ChallengingExtremismandPromotingInterculturalDialoguethroughLiterature

QaisraShahraz

September09,2015

The Institutehostedan in-housemeetingonSeptember9,2015withMsQaisraShahraz,novelist and scriptwriter from Manchester, UK. Ms Shahraz presented on “Challengingextremismandpromotinginterculturaldialoguethroughliterature,”inlightofherexperienceasMuslimwomenlivinginEurope.ShelamentedthegrowinghatredagainstMuslimsintheWest and misuse of notion of freedom of speech in that context. She expressed herapprehensionsonthelikelynegativeimpactofthereturnofforeign�ightersinSyriaandIraq.

DirectorGeneralInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad,MasoodKhanacknowledgedtherole of literature in confronting extremism and thatMuslims love peace and show deeprespectforallregions.


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Pakistan-KenyaRelationsAmbassadorSimonNabukwesi

September11,2015

Afour-memberdelegationfromForeignServiceInstitute(FSI),Kenya ledbyAmbassadorSimonNabukwesi,HeadoftheKenyanFSI,includingMsDorothyRotich,PeterNalanda,andRoselyneAnjaloheldan in-housediscussionwith ISSI.Thediscussion focusedonhowtostrengthenthePakistan-Kenyarelations,andtoexploreavenuestoincreasevolumeoftradebetween the two. The meeting was also attended by Ambassador Arif Ayub, President,Institute ofRegional Studies (IRS),Ambassador SohailAmin, President, IslamabadPolicyResearch Institute (IPRI),Mr.KhalidRehman,DirectorGeneral, InstituteofPolicyStudies(IPS),andMr.IrfanAhmad,Director,ForeignServicesAcademy(FSA).


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PakistanandtheUnitedNationsH.E.SartajAziz

September22,2015

TheAdvisertothePrimeMinisteronNationalSecurityandForeignAffairs,MrSartajAziz,onSeptember22,2015,participatedinanin-houseinteractivediscussiononPakistanandtheUnitedNationsattheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad.TheeventwasattendedbyHeadsofIslamabad-basedthinkthanks,formerdiplomatsanddefenceanalysts.

Pakistan's role and contribution to theUnitedNations andkey areasof focus, for theforthcomingUNGeneralAssemblySessionwerediscussedinthecontextofPakistan'soverallforeignpolicyprioritiesandregionalandinternationaldevelopments.


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CrisisEscalationandDe-EscalationinSouthAsiaBrig.(Retd.)FerozHassanKhan

September23,2015

An in-housemeetingwithBrigadier (Retd) FerozHassanKhan, facultymemberNationalSecurity Affairs at theNaval Postgraduate School,was held on September 23, 2015. ThemeetingwasheldinaftermathofworkshopheldinDubaititled“CrisisEscalationandDe-EscalationinSouthAsia.”DrRiffatHussain,HeadofDepartmentofGovernmentandPublicPolicy,NationalUniversityofSciencesandTechnology(NUST),Islamabad,whoparticipatedintheworkshop,alsospokeonSouthAsianstrategicstabilityandcrisisde-escalation.

MrFerozKhansaidthatIndiaandPakistandonothaveadequatemechanismsforde-escalationofcrisesorterminationofwar.HesaidthatIndiaandPakistanshouldnotrelyonlyonthirdparties(theUSandChinaforexample)forde-escalationofcrises.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneral,ISSI,agreedwiththetwopresentersthatPakistan'snuclearprogrameanddeterrencewasrobustbuthepressedupontheneedtoavoidthe threat or use of force. The Chairman Board of Governors, ISSI, Ambassador KhalidMahmood,emphasisedtheneedfordevelopingde-escalationmeasuresandbuildingCBMsatpeacetimeratherthanatthetimesofcrises.


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EconomicandRefugeesCrisisinEuropeDr.PiotrBalcerowicz

September23,2015

DrPiotrBalcerowicz,ProfessorofSouthAsianStudies,Chair,UniversityofWarsaw,Poland,inanin-housemeeting,briefedabouttheeconomicandrefugeescrisisinEuropeandinformedthattherewasacertaindegreeofpoliticalandeconomicstabilityinPolandbecauseitwasnotintheEurozone.Although,beingamemberofEuropeanUnion,Poland,bynowshouldhaveintroducedEurobutithasnotdonesofarduetosomepoliticalproblems.PolandhasbeenreceivinghugeamountoffundsfromEuropeancountriesfordevelopmentpurposeswhichhashelpedkeepthePolisheconomystable.UnlikeotherEuropeancountries,Polandisnotaffectedbytherefugees'crises.Criticalglobalissueswerealsodiscussedduringthemeeting


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Pakistan-BelarusRelationsH.E.Mr.ValentineRybakov

October09,2015

TheInstituteheldanin-housemeetingwithRepublicofBelarus'sDeputyForeignMinister,HisExcellencyValentineRybakov.HewasaccompaniedbyMrAnderiErmolovich,AmbassadorofRepublicofBelarusandMrKrillDeryalin,FirstSecretaryofEmbassyofRepublicofBelarusatIslamabad.Chairman,BoardofGovernorsofISSI,AmbassadorKhalidMahmood saidthattherehasbeenarapidprogressinPakistan-Belarusrelationsinthepastfewmonths.

MrValentineRybakovacknowledgedanexplosivegrowthinpromotingPakistan-Belarusrelationsinrecentmonths.HehighlightedonBelarus'sforeignpolicyintheregionanditsrelationswithPakistan.

DirectorGeneralofISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhan,talkedaboutthecrisisinUkraineandimplicationsfortherefugeesintoBelarusfromtheMiddleEast.MrValentineRybakovpointedoutthatrefugees'migrationintoEuropeistheresultofWesternpowers'policiesintheMiddleEast such as in Iraq, Syria, and Libya. AmbassadorMasoodKhan thankedHis ExcellencyValentineRybakovforacomprehensiveandpleasantconversationaboutPakistan-Belarusbilateralrelations.Hesaidthatthetwocountrieswouldmaintainandacceleratethepaceofbilateralrelations,whichsharplyfocusonfosteringindustrial,agriculturalandcommercialcooperation.


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Pakistan'sStruggleswithGovernance,DemocracyandDevelopmentDr.NiazMurtaza

November06,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)heldasessionon“Pakistan'sStruggleswithGovernance, Democracy and Development” with Dr Niaz Murtaza, Senior Fellow at theUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkley.ThesessionwasjoinedbyGen.(Retd)TalatMasood,DrZubairandDrIlhanNiaz.

Inopeningremarks,DrNiazMurtazaacknowledgedISSI'seffortinkeepingupwiththeresearchwork. Presentinghis researchwork,DrMurtazahighlighted that Pakistan sinceindependencehaswitnessedacyclicalgrowthgraph,�inallyemergingasarisingeconomicstarwithgrowthanddevelopmentviability,overagain.Despiteall,Pakistanhasdealtwithamultitudeofproblems,whichincludeterrorism,governancebottlenecksandsocio-economicstagnation.


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MemberoftheEuropeanParliamentMr.AfzalKhan

December21,2015

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesheldanin-housemeetingwithMr.AfzalKhan,aprominentmemberoftheEuropeanParliamentandarepresentativeoftheUnitedKingdom'sLabourParty.Hehighlightedimportanttopicssuchastherefugeecrisisandterrorism.Hestressedthat just as theworld in the aftermathof theParis attacks gotunited, thepeople shouldsimilarlyshowtheirsupportforPakistanasPakistan'seffortsagainstterrorismwentlessappreciatedworldwide.HeunderlinedthefactthatMuslimsareaverydiversecommunityandgeneralisingallMuslimsbecauseofafewextremistsisuncalledfor.


Visitors,GuestsandMeetings

AmbassadorMasood Khan joined the Institute of Strategic StudiesIslamabad(ISSI)as itsDirectorGeneralonFebruary13,2015afterservingasPakistan'sPermanentRepresentativeattheUN.

February27,2015:PrimeMinisterNawazShariflaudsMasoodKhan'sservicesasPakistan'sPermanentRepresentativeattheUN.

April7,2015:AmbassadorMasoodKhanCalledonH.E.Mr.MamnoonHussain,thePresidentofPakistan.

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March30:AmbassadorMasoodKhanattendedandaddressedtheeventorganizedinGenevatocelebrate“40thAnniversaryoftheBiologicalWeaponsConventionTreaty.”

April 02: Meeting with Dr. Gloria Jumamil-Mercado,theSeniorVicePresidentandDeanof the Graduate School of Public andD e v e l o pm e n t M a n a g em e n t o f t h eDevelopmentAcademyofthePhilippines.

April 07:Meeting with Ms. Raana Rahim,Head of Of�ice United Nations AssistanceMissioninAfghanistan(UNAMA),Islamabad.


April15:MeetingwithZahidGishkori,StaffCorrespondentofExpressTribune.

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April 23: Received Mr. Mohammad Azam,Secretary for Information,BroadcastingandNationalHeritage.

May05:ReceivedDr.FaizUrRehman,DirectorInstituteofKashmirStudies,TheUniversityofAzadJammuandKashmir,Muzaffarabad.


May05:ReceivedAmbassadorMohsinRazi,DirectorGeneral,ForeignServiceAcademy.

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May08:ReceivedHonourableSardarAwaisAhmad Khan Leghari, Chairman, ForeignAffairsCommitteeNationalAssembly.

May 26: Meeting with Australia's DeputyAmbassador in Afghanistan, Mr. ShaneFlanagan.


June 11: Mr. Zhang Wei, Project Manager,UnitedEnergyGroupLimited.

May27:MeetingwithMr.MarkPont,SpecialAdvisor UNAMA on Regional Affairs alongwithMs.RaanaRahim,HeadofOf�iceUNAMA,Islamabad.

June 8: Meeting with Ambassador ShafqatKakakhel, Chairperson, Board of Governors,Sustainable Development Policy Institute(SDPI)HSF-ISSIdistinguishedscholar.

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June27:AttendedasessiononAfghanistanatWorldPeaceForum,Beijing.

J u n e 1 8 : M e e t i n g w i t h C o u n t r yRepresentative Asia Foundation, GarethAicken.

June15:ReceivingagiftfromMr.DengGang,PakistanStudyCenterofChina,WestNormalUniversity.

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July23:ReceivedMr.TongLiang,theBureauChiefofChinaEconomicDailyIslamabad.

July08:MeetingMr.AhmarBilalSoo�i,formerLawMinister,andAdvocateSupremeCourtofPakistanandHSF-ISSIdistinguishedscholar.

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July28:ReceivedDr.AhmadMuaffaqZaidan,BureauChief,AljazeeraMediaNetwork.


July31:MeetingwithShaukatHameedKhan,CoordinatorGeneral,OICStandingCommitteeof Scienti�ic and Technological Cooperation(COMSTECH).

August 05: Meeting with Mr AbdullahKhurram, Committee on InternationalRelations,TheUniversityofChicago,Chicago,Illinois,

July 31: Meeting with Brig MohammadKhurshid Khan, Principal Cadet College,Palandari,AzadJammuandKashmir.

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August 20: Meeting with Mr. Chang Bo, Director, Ethnic Minority Groups DevelopmentResearchInstitute(Xinjiang)ofDevelopmentResearchCenterofStateCouncil,Mr.YuXiaohui,Professor,EthnicMinorityGroupsDevelopmentResearchInstituteofDevelopmentResearchCenterofStateCouncilandMr.WangJianming,AssistantProfessor,EthnicMinorityGroupsDevelopmentResearchInstituteofDevelopmentResearchCenterofStateCouncil.

September02:ReceivedMr.SalmanAkram,Country Head Corporate/Acting ChiefExecutive,TCSalongwithBrig.NasirandMr.MuhammadYounas.

August 13: Meeting with Sardar TanveerKhadim,JessiKhanWelfareFoundation.


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September 08: Received Mr. Javed Jabbar,formerSenatorandFederalMinister.

September10:ReceivedH.E.Mrs.JeannetteSeppen, Ambassador of the Netherlands toPakistan.

September23:Mr.AndreyShabalin,PoliticalCounsellor,RussianEmbassy,Islamabad.


October 9: Meeting with H.E. Mr. ValentineRybakov,DeputyForeignMinisterofBelarus.

October 5: Received Lt. Gen. (Retd) AghaUmarFarooq,Pakistan'sHighCommissionertoNigeria.

October 5: Received Malik Khuda BakhshAwan, IG Police of AJK and Sardar FaheemAbbasi,AdditionalIG,AJK.

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November 20: Received H. E. Mr. CarlosMorales,AmbassadorofSpaintotheIslamicRepublicofPakistan.

November23:ReceivedDrMicheleForster,DirectorPakistanandCentralAsiaDesk.

November02:ReceivedAmbassadorMartineDorance of France and Deputy SR ParisClimate Conference Philippe Lacoste andSecretaryClimateChange,ArifAhmadKhan.

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December 21:ReceivedMr. Abdul RasheedTurabi,Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami,Azad JammuandKashmir.

December02:ReceivedMs. JenniferLouiseCOLE, Political Counsellor, British HighCommission,Islamabad.

November 28: Received Ambassador SunWeidong,EmbassyofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaIslamabad.

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December 31:Meeting with Maj. Gen. (R)MianAbdulQayoom.

December 31: Dr. Rashid Ahmed Siddiqi,Associate Professor presenting his bookDeterrenceStabilityinNuclearSouthAsia.

December 23: Hosted MPA students fromCOMSATS I n s t i t u t e o f I n fo rma t i onTechnology,Attock.

December 23: Received AmbassadorTehmina Janjua, Pakistan's PermanentRepresentativetotheUnitedNations,Geneva.

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May28:Meetingwiththeof�icialsofHannsSeidelFoundation,Islamabad.

May28:MeetingwithMr.KristofW.Duwaerts,HannsSeidelFoundation,Islamabad.

December11:Ms.PerweeshChaudhary,HSF-ISSI distinguish scholar with Mr. Kristof W.Duwaerts,HannsSeidelFoundation,IslamabadandAmbassadorMasood,DirectorGeneral,ISSI.


CHAIRMANISSI

1. AghaHilaly June-16,1973toJune-30,1979

2. SulemanA.Ali July-01,1980toFebruary-02,1987

3. RiazPiracha February-16,1987toJanuary-27,1989

4. NiazA.Naik April-14,1991toSeptember-12,1994

5. AghaMurtazaPooya September-13,1994toApril-11,1997

6. Admiral(Retd.)IftikharA.Sirohey April-09,1997toOctober-24,1998

7. SartajAziz October-24,1998toDecember-28,1998

8. TanvirAhmadKhan December-29,1998toSeptember-06,2000

9. AghaShahi January-08,2001toJanuary-22,2005

10. Inam-ul-Haq September-23,2005toSeptember-04,2008

11. TanvirAhmadKhan December-13,2008toApril-08,2011

12. Ambassador(R)GulHaneef June-01,2011toNovember-21,2013

13. AmbassadorKhalidMahmood November-21,2013todate.

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DIRECTORGENERALISSI

1. RossMasoodHussain June-14,1973toMarch-16,1976

2. S.IrtazaHussain March-17,1976toJuly-31,1978

3. Maj.GeneralNishatAhmed August-01,1978toOctober-20,1978

4. Brig(Retd.)NoorA.Husain October-21,1978toDecember-31,1986

5. Lt.Gen®KamalMatinuddin January-01,1987toFebruary-22,1989

6. RossMasoodHusain February-23,1989toMay-31,1990

7. Dr.Miss.K.F.Yusuf July-08,1990 toOctober-31,1990

8. Lt.Gen.(Retd.)S.ZakirAliZaidi November-01,1990toMay-31,1993

9. Lt.Gen.(Retd.)M.ZulfqarAkhtarNaz. July-18,1993toAugust-22,1993

10. Mr.NiazA.Naik August-23,1993toNovember-09,1993

11. Maj.Gen.(Retd.)M.Akbar November-10,1993toJanuary-14,1996

12. M.WaliullaKhanKhaishgi July-07,1997toOctober-04,1999

13. Dr.ShireenM.Mazari August-15,2000toMay-14,2008

14. TanvirAhmadKhan May-16,2008toMarch-02,2011

15. AshrafJehangirQazi March-03,2011toMarch-02,2013

16. Dr.RasulBakhshRais August-01,2013toDecember-30,2014

17. Amb.MasoodKhan February-13,2015todate

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EditorialAdvisoryBoard

SarahF.Cliffe,Director,CenteronInternationalCooperation,NewYorkUniversity.

ClaudeRakisits,SeniorFellow,SchoolofForeignService,GeorgetownUniversity,WashingtonDC.

KarlInderfurth,SeniorAdviser,CentreforStrategicandInternationalStudies,UnitedStates.

Samina Yasmeen, Professor, Political Science & International Relations, the University ofWesternAustralia.

ShaziaZRa�i,formerSecretary-General,ParliamentariansforGlobalAction(PGA).

Daniel S. Markey, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor in International Relations, AcademicDirector,GlobalPolicyProgram,PaulH.NitzeSchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies,JohnsHopkinsUniversity.

IanTalbot,ProfessorofModernBritishHistory,UniversityofSouthampton.

VictoriaScho�ield,UnitedKingdom.

Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshal Fund of the United States,Washington,DC.

BarnettR.Rubin,SeniorFellowandAssociateDirector,CenteronInternationalCooperation,NewYorkUniversity.

YeHailin,Director,CenterforSouthAsiaStudies,ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,Beijing.

LisaCurtis,SeniorResearchFellow,AsianStudiesCenter,DavisInstituteforNationalSecurityandForeignPolicy,TheHeritageFoundation,Washington,DC.

YunusSamad,ProfessorofSouthAsianStudies:DivisionofSocialScienceandCriminalJustice,UniversityofBredford.

HasanAskariRizvi,ProfessorEmeritus,DepartmentofPoliticalScience,Universityof thePunjab,Lahore.

Saeed Shafqat, Professor and Director, Centre for Public Policy and Governance (CPPG),FormanChristianUniversity,Lahore.

Moonis Ahmar, Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi,Karachi.

Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Prof Ishtiaq Ahmad Associate Professor, School of Politics andInternationalRelations,Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad.

TahirAmin,ViceChancellor,BahauddinZakariyaUniversity,Multan.

Riffat Hussain, Professor, Government and Public Policy, School of Social Sciences andHumanities,NationalUniversityofSciencesandTechnology(NUST),Islamabad.

MuhammadIslam,Professor,DepartmentofSocialSciences,IqraUniversity,Islamabad.

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Muhammad Amir Rana, Director/President, Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS),Islamabad.

IlhanNiaz,AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofHistory,Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad.

ZulfqarKhan,ProfessorandHead,DepartmentofStrategicandNuclearStudies,NationalDefenceUniversity(NDU),Islamabad.

Ejaz Akram, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, LahoreUniversityofManagementSciences(LUMS),Lahore.

RubinaSaigol,IndependentResearcher,Lahore.

ShabanaFayyaz,AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofDefenceandStrategicStudies,Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad.

FarhanHanif Siddiqui,AssociateProfessor, School of Politics and InternationalRelations,Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad.

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