The Way Forward Amb. (R) Asif Durrani 04TH OCT, 2021. 05:21 PM SHARE THIS POST ON The book entitled “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward” co-edited by Dr Huma Baqai and Dr Nausheen Wasi, is a substantive contribution to the ongoing debate on Afghanistan. Although it is a work encompassing events before the Taliban’s [...]

  Islamabad: Eminent Journalist Zahid Hussain has said that after the Doha agreement had taken place, it was very clear that it would be the end of the American war in Afghanistan. Hussain was speaking at the launching ceremony of the book ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan relations: pitfalls and the way forward’ edited by Dr. Huma Baqai from [...]

Pakistan-Afghanistan relations: Pitfalls & Way Forward’ launched By News desk  - October 1, 2021 Zubair Qureshi Speakers including former diplomats, foreign policy experts and defence analysts have termed the takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban a watershed event and turning point in Pakistan’s foreign policy towards the war-torn country. They expressed these views while addressing the [...]

Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward ” – Book Launched at ISSI Islamabad; 30 Sep 2021 – The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Pakistan organised a Book Launch on ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward,’ authored by Dr Huma Baqai, Associate Professor Social Sciences, IBA Karachi and Dr Nausheen [...]

US-China Rivalry: Impact on South Asia Huma Baqai            September 9, 2021 The US-China strategic rivalry has huge repercussions and implications for Pakistan. The US has both propped up India and invested in it to counterbalance China. Security and diplomatic cooperation in coordination between India and the US have been rising [...]

Prolonged lockdowns and repetitive closures of educational institutes have piled up pressure on the majority of students and teachers alike, with many still not able to adjust to the new normal — online classes. The government, since the first lockdown in March last year, has intermittently opened and closed educational institutions across the country to [...]

NEW FRONT IN THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT FOREIGN Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s interview to CNN has drawn mixed reactions. His comment on media war and deep pockets sparked a debate, many jumped to his defence calling his statement as legitimate criticism of Israel. Foreign Minister’s statement that they [Israelis] are very influential people and that they [...]

MIDDLE EAST AT WAR THE UN is now fearing a full-scale war over the fate of the city that lies at the heart of the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel occupied East Jerusalem in 1967 and annexed it in 1980, the Israeli way of colonization that continues unabated to-date. The latest spell of tensions started to simmer [...]

PAK-SAUDI RELATIONS: AN INEVITABLE RESET https://pakobserver.net/pak-saudi-relations-an-inevitable-reset-by-huma-baqai/ PAK-Saudi relations are an example of one of the strongest and most stable relations in the world. Saudi Arabia has been an important pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy since its inception. It strongly supported Pakistan in its wars with India in 1965 and 1971. It has been providing key [...]

US-CHINA RIVALRY: IMPACT ON SOUTH ASIAN POLITICS https://pakobserver.net/us-china-rivalry-impact-on-south-asian-politics-by-huma-baqai/ US-China rivalry has become a dominant theme of international relations for the past two years now. COVID-19 has given it a lot of tailwind. Initially, the verdict was in favour of China. However, many think US is back in the game. The rivalry shapes both strategic debates [...]

https://pakobserver.net/pak-india-ties-seize-the-moment-huma-baqai/ PAK-INDIA TIES: SEIZE THE MOMENT FRESH information from quarters that matter, provide more clarity about the sustainability of the thaw between the two arch-rivals of South Asia. As per this very credible source, it is India that approached Pakistan in December 2020, with an open offer to reduce tensions and an invitation for backchannel talks [...]

US exit from Afghanistan: Onus for peace is on Taliban | By Huma Baqai By the desk of Huma Baqai April 21, 2021 US EXIT FROM AFGHANISTAN: ONUS FOR PEACE IS ON TALIBAN THE twentieth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 will have a special significance this time if all goes as planned. It will [...]

Towards Conflict Resolution and Lasting Peace   Stephen P. Cohen, an expert on South Asian Politics and former Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, writes in his book Shooting for a Century: The India-Pakistan Conundrum that Pakistan and India are doing the unthinkable and that is shooting at each other in the Twenty-First century, across one of [...]

Pakistan-Russia relations: A win-win | By Huma Baqai April 14, 2021 PAKISTAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS: A WIN-WIN PAKISTAN and Russia do not have a history of conducive relationship. The new emerging geostrategic realities of the region have led to the new convergence between the two estranged states. Both the countries are gradually working towards building strategic trust, [...]

By the desk of Huma Baqai https://pakobserver.net/pakistan-india-march-to-peace-hoping-again-by-huma-baqai/ PAKISTAN-INDIA MARCH TO PEACE: HOPING AGAIN YET once again, because of the recent developments, South Asian media, especially that of Pakistan and India, is ripe with discussions about the thaw between the two protagonists of the region. The attempts at normalization are also quite normal between Pakistan and [...]

REVIVAL OF QUAD AND THE US-CHINA RIVALRY By the desk of Huma Baqai The QUAD forum was initially formed to coordinate relief efforts post 2004 tsunami, and then re mained mostly inactive for years. It is an informal alliance as there is no firm agreement to help member countries in the security sphere. In 2007, [...]

https://pakobserver.net/jumpstarting-the-afghan-peace-process-by-dr-huma-baqai/ March 16, 2021 JUMPSTARTING THE AFGHAN PEACE PROCESS AFGHANISTAN is under a spell of unabated violence, all sides are in conversations yet once again to jumpstart the stalled peace process. Talks, shuttle and backdoor diplomacy is in full swing. The issues ahead for the Taliban and Afghan government are not easily resolvable and no [...]

By the desk of Huma Baqai -March 9, 2021 https://pakobserver.net/us-iran-stand-off-by-dr-huma-baqai/ US-IRAN STAND-OFF MIDDLE East is heating up and making headlines once again. There is an escalation of tension between Tehran and Washington following a US air-strike on Syria, allegedly housing pro-Iranian militia . Apparently, Iran retaliated by attacking a sprawling air base in Iraq that [...]

International Women's Day! https://epaper.pakobserver.net/?s=2021/03/08 Dr Huma Baqai Highlighted in Exclusive Report by Pakistan Observer Women in Leadership World Achieving an equal future in COVID-19

https://pakobserver.net/the-surprise-pakistan-india-agreement-on-loc-ceasefire/ -March 2, 2021 Dr Huma Baqai THE first Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement between Pakistan and India was signed in 2003. It came after 2001-02 military standoff between the two countries. The post-Kargil agreement was signed by President Musharraf and Prime Minister Vajpayee. It held on for next ten years. This agreement was seen by many [...]

Indian media campaign to malign Pakistan By the desk of Huma Baqai February 23, 2021 ONE of the biggest menaces to democracy in recent times is Fake News. The Collins Dictionary has announced “Fake News” as a word of 2017. According to Social Science Research Council 2020, Disinformation was defined as international falsehood or distortions [...]

Aman-2021: The Face of Pakistan’s Indian Ocean Policy February 12, 2021 Huma Baqai THE Pakistan Navy will host the largest multinational maritime exercise with 43 international navies arriving the nations coast. It is the seventh edition of Aman (peace). Pakistan Navy initiated this exercise in 2007, with only 8 participants. This initiative highlights the importance [...]

The chessboard of US-Iran relations: Obama, Trump, Biden By The desk of  Dr. Huma Baqai February 2, 2021 https://pakobserver.net/the-chessboard-of-us-iran-relations-obama-trump-biden/ Dr Huma Baqai EARLIER this year, President Biden said the international system is coming apart. He prom ised to salvage America’s reputation, and said he is in a hurry. “There will be no time to lose”, [...]

US-China rivalry: A Game of Chicken https://pakobserver.net/us-china-rivalry-a-game-of-chicken/ January 26, 2021 Dr Huma Baqai THE US global hegemony, of which President Biden is now being seen as a savior, is just seventy-eight years old. Being the leader of the “free world” worked well for the US, both during and post-cold war world, the ideological divide served [...]

Biden’s Inauguration: Dr Huma Baqa January 20, 2021   https://pakobserver.net/bidens-inauguration/ Huma Baqai Biden’s Inauguration: The transfer of power and presidential inaugurations in the US are usually jubilant celebrations, in the world’s oldest democracy. However, this time it is very different, and not because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The inauguration after the infamous Capitol Hill attack has become [...]

Biden’s Presidency: Not a bed of roses January 14, 2021 https://pakobserver.net/author/news-desk/ Dr Huma Baqai BIDEN will take over a morbid and humbled America, where a pandemic has killed at least 400,000 people, and a sluggish economy that has left millions jobless. However, Biden’s top task as he prepares to take office on January 20, 2021, [...]

Published in Hilal ISPR Magazine, November 2020 https://www.hilal.gov.pk/eng-article/envisioning-a-sustainable-afghan-peace-process/NDYyNQ==.html Envisioning a Sustainable Afghan Peace Process After many decades, there is hope in the air. It is no coincidence that the intra-Afghan negotiations began closely on the heels of the nineteenth anniversary of 9/11 attacks. The current negotiations that have brought the Afghan government and the Taliban [...]

Not Ignoring the Key to Peace! https://www.hilal.gov.pk/hilal_her/index.html The conflict in Afghanistan is the world’s most lethal one, involving United States and Taliban on the same battleground. The nineteen-year-old conflict has killed more than 2400 U.S. troops; 12,000 are still stationed in the country. According to the Watson Institute of Brown University, 58,000 security personnel and [...]

The geostrategic implications of COVID-19 https://www.geo.tv/latest/285178-the-geostrategic-implications-of-covid-19 The most common prediction about COVID-19’s geostrategic implication is the rising competition between the US and China. Global orders have a tendency to change gradually at first, and then all at once. The gradual de-seating of the US by China had already started. The million-dollar question is, will the [...]

Dr. Huma Baqai (IR Expert): It is not only the Indian Muslims but entire India is in protest against the discriminatory citizenship bill passed by Indian government. It is against the democratic laws, humanitarian laws and international laws as well. The bill is against all the minorities living in India for generations. The students and civil [...]

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Dr. Huma Baqai (IR Expert): It is appreciable that Indian public has finally realized that India's political leadership is leading India towards its destruction and tarnishing India's  secular face.PM Imran Khan has rightly warned the world regarding alarming situation at LoC. It is highly possible that BJP led government can commit any misadventure at LoC to [...]

Dr. Huma Baqai (IR Expert): International  community must step in to ensure the refugees are safe and protected. As far as Pakistan is concerned, it hosted around 4.5 millions of Afghan refugees. Bangladesh limits the Rohingya refugees to camps, whereas Pakistan provided The Afghan refugees the rights like its own citizens. The world must notice [...]

Asian Management Forum on “Challenges of Inclusive Growth and Sustainability” organized by Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia in collaboration with Sukkur IBA University, Association of Management Development Institutions in Pakistan and University of Management and Technology at Sukkur IBA University on September 26 and 27, 2019.

Participated and presented a paper on “Pakistan’s Quest for Cooperation and Regional Stability in South Asia, Middle East and Central Asia”, in Margalla Dialogue 2019 on “Peace and Development in South Asia, Middle East, Central Asia (SAMECA)”, organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute on November 13-14, 2019

Participated and presented a paper on “New Cold War: Evolving Military and Political Alliances”, in the international seminar on “Strategic Coercion: Global Dynamics on South Asia” organized by Centre for Peace, Security and Developmental Studies, Karachi on March 12, 2019.

Participated and presented a paper on “Great Power Rivalry in Indian Ocean Region”, in the “International Maritime Conference” and a workshop on “National Security Dynamics – Emerging  

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http://www.radio.gov.pk/01-10-2019/analysts-seek-global-cooperation-in-stopping-human-rights-violations-in-iok Dr. Huma Baqai (Expert on International Relations): Prime Minister Imran Khan clearly asked the international community to stand up for justice and humanity. The response of the international community so for is shameful as it is not urging India to stop human rights violations in Held Kashmir. The Kashmir issue has been internationalized but [...]

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/reversing-the-great-game-pakistans-pivot/  

http://www.radio.gov.pk/24-09-2019/kashmir-is-a-flashpoint-between-two-nuclear-armed-countries-any-confrontation-could-result-in-massive-catastrophe-analysts Dr. Huma Baqai (IR Expert): It is not a very pleasing development for Pakistan that Trump supported Modi in Houston gathering which indicates the United States tilt towards India. During his address to Indian Diaspora, Trump's silence on Kashmir issue shows his agreement with Modi's action of abrogating article 370.The meeting between U.S President [...]

https://www.radio.gov.pk/expertview/1552

https://www.radio.gov.pk/16-09-2019/analysts-urge-new-delhi-to-lift-curfew-from-occupied-kashmir Dr. Huma Baqai (Expert on International Relations): Indian Supreme Court has ordered Modi-led regime to restore normality in Occupied Kashmir keep in mind national interests of India. The statement of Indian Chief Justice is really encouraging. The issue of abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution has not been discussed by Indian Chief [...]

http://www.radio.gov.pk/15-09-2019/pm-to-forcefully-raise-kashmir-issue-at-ungas-session-analysts

https://www.radio.gov.pk/10-09-2019/analysts-urge-international-community-to-mediate-between-pakistan-india-over-kashmir-dispute-to-avoid-any-global-catastrophe Analysts urge international community to mediate between Pakistan

https://www.radio.gov.pk/07-09-2019/regional-economic-interdependence-key-to-lasting-peace-analysts   Regional economic interdependence key to lasting peace

http://www.radio.gov.pk/28-08-2019/kashmir-banay-ga-pakistan-kashmir-is-a-bilateral-issue-not-only-between-india-and-pakistan-but-peace-of-whole-region-depends-on-it-analysts Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan

Modi government has committed a historic blunder in Kashmir

India should not misconstrue Pakistan’s desire for peace as weakness http://www.radio.gov.pk/expertview/1430

https://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/will-iran-capitulate-or-counter/

http://pakistanpolitico.com/u-s-iran-tensions-the-ambit-of-the-iranian-response/

http://www.radio.gov.pk/22-07-2019/pak-us-positive-engagement-vital-for-regions-peace-analysts Pak, US positive engagement vital for region's peace: Dr. Huma

http://www.radio.gov.pk/21-07-2019/pm-khans-us-visit-will-help-reset-bilateral-ties-analysts PM Khan’s US visit will help reset bilateral ties

http://www.radio.gov.pk/18-07-2019/icj-verdict-validates-pakistans-stance-that-india-is-financing-terrorist-activities-to-destabilize-pakistan ICJ verdict validates Pakistan

http://www.radio.gov.pk/15-07-2019/naya-pakistan-housing-project-a-roadmap-for-stability-and-growth-analysts Naya Pakistan Housing project

http://www.radio.gov.pk/14-07-2019/purpose-of-opening-kartarpur-corridor-is-to-establish-peace-analysts Purpose of opening Kartarpur Corridor is to establish peace, Dr Huma

Accountability essential for prosperous Pakistan http://www.radio.gov.pk/08-07-2019/accountability-essential-for-prosperous-pakistan-analysts

https://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/a-modi-cum-of-change/

International community has shown confidence in Pakistan.  Pakistan is in safe handsand this fact further endorsed by United Nations by declaring it home station. This status will also attract foreign investment and regain the confidence of investors. Improved security situation is the Prerequisite to secure investment. The new status will have huge multiplying effects and [...]

As founding members of SCO, China and Russia are willing to work with all member states for peace, security and development of regional countries. Pakistan’s SCO membership will provide an opportunity to expand its bilateral relations on sovereign equality and mutual respect with all member states. It is significant that Prime Minister Imran Khan has [...]

Prof. Dr. Huma Baqai The issue of Kashmir is the basis of concern. India with Pulwama attacked used to create tension and war mongering which has affected India negatively. Pak China Economic Corridor is another cause of tension, though India has been invited to participate in this project. But India repeatedly denied. There were no war [...]

FATA merger into KP will open new horizons of progress and development

Dr Huma Baqai

Dr. Huma Baqai (Expert on International Relations):

Pak-Iran Relations Imperative for Regional Peace

Participated and presented a paper on “New Cold War: Evolving Military and Political Alliances”, in the international seminar on “Strategic Coercion: Global Dynamics on South Asia” organized by Centre for Peace, security and Developmental Studies, Karachi on March 12, 2019.

Participated and presented a paper on “Regional Connectivity, Imperative for Economic Development”, in the national conference on “Pakistan-China Economic Cooperation: Next Level” organized by China-Pakistan Study Centre, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad on March 6, 2019.

Participated and presented a paper in the national conference on “Socio-Political Reformation of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto”, organized by Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto (SMBB) Chair, University of Karachi, on November 8, 2018.

Participated and presented a paper on “Communication Chas in Family Businesses” in the “Family Business Conference” organized by BBCL Pvt. Ltd, in Karachi on November 8, 2018.

Participated in the round table conference on Impact of Youth in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy, organized by BARGAD Organization for Youth Development in Lahore on May 23, 2018.

Participated and presented a paper on “Great Power Rivalry in Indian Ocean Region”, in the “International Maritime Conference” and a workshop on “National Security Dynamics – Emerging Maritime Challenges and Opportunities”, on February 10, 2019 and January 8, 2019, respectively. Both were organized by National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) in Karachi

Participated and presented a paper on “Investing in Peace: Economic Interdependence in South Asia”, in a conference on “South Asia: Role of Major Powers” organized by IPRI in Islamabad on December 11-12, 2018.

 Participated and presented a paper in the national conference on “Socio-Political Reformation of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto” held in Karachi on November 8, 2018.

 Participated in the round table conference on Impact of Youth in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy, organized by BARGAD Organization for Youth Development in Lahore on May 23, 2018.

http://hilal.gov.pk/index.php/layouts/item/3445-pakistan-india-u-s-the-troubled-triangle  

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https://pakobserver.net/ghanis-peace-offer-talks-taliban/ Dr Huma Baqai PAKISTAN, China and the American military commanders, time and again, have insisted that Afghan war could only end in a negotiated settlement with the Taliban and not through force. More recently, the Taliban also said that the US must recognize that the Afghan conflict cannot be solved militarily. President Obama, in [...]

Pakistan’s Foreign Policy in Changing Regional and Global Dynamics published by Pakistan Army Green book, November, 2017, Page no. 130 to 140. ISSN 2303-9973.

Paradigm shift in Karachi’s Conflict Matrix: A Case Study, by Dr. Huma Baqai and Maria Hassan, published by Pakistan Perspective, , Pakistan Study Center, University of Karachi, July - December 2017, Page no. 117 to 135, Vol 22, No. 2, ISSN 1810-5858.

Secularism: An Option for Pakistan, published in 2 No. 3 [Special Issue - January 2011] in International Journal of Business and Social Science. http://www.ijbssnet.com/journals/Vol._2_No._3_[Special_Issue_-_January_2011]/22.pdf

Download Published in: 04-05 October 2013 Pakistan held its 8th elections on 11th May, 2013, with an unprecedented turnout of 60% with both youth and women participating. It is also first time in Pakistan’s history since partition that an elected government completes its term to hand over power to another elected government. This is seen [...]

Extremism and Fundamentalism: Linkages to Terrorism Pakistan's perspective, published in 1 No. 6 June 2011 in International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol._1_No._6;_June_2011/26.pdf

Ethics in International Relations: A Need for an Indigenous Approach, published in 1, No. 4, No. 1, pg. no. 89-96, November 2012 in Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Japan

New Trends and Paradigm Shifts in Pakistan and Pakistan-India Relations: Pakistan's Perspective, published in Transforming South Asia, Imperatives for Action, 2014, New Delhi, page no. 177- 197, ISBN 978-93-81904-98-5. Republished in Journal of International Relations and Foreign Policy, 1(1), pp. 55-68, June, 2013, New York, United States. http://jirfp.com/journals/jirfp/Vol_1_No_1_June_2013/PDF  

Pakistan in Transition towards a Substantive Democracy, Review of History and Political Science, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 75-88, ISSN:2333-5718, March, 2014, published by Journal of American Research Institute for Policy Development, New York, United States http://rhpsnet.com/journals/rhps/Vol_2_No_1_March_2014/4.pdf

https://pakobserver.net/worse-than-cold-war/   Dr Huma Baqai THE largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers in history happened as a response to nerve agent attack in the UK, in show of solidarity that represents the biggest concerted blow to the Russian intelligence networks in the west since the Cold War. Raj Shah, a White House spokesperson, said, [...]

https://pakobserver.net/ghanis-peace-offer-talks-taliban/

https://pakobserver.net/the-bajwa-doctrine/   THE Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a leading British think tank, has titled Pakistan’s push back to the United States as the “Bajwa Doctrine.” In fact, it says, the doctrine is biting back hard against threats issued by the American Administration. It also says Pakistan appears far more confident than it was in [...]

Published in Pakistan Observer https://pakobserver.net/peace-recipe-india-pakistan/ The crux of President Trump’s South Asia Policy is “India is in” and “Pakistan is out.” This turnaround is embedded in the shift in Washington focus from being Asia specific to Indo specific to counter the new power dynamics of South Asia, where US now views China more than just [...]

Published in Express Urdu Newspaper https://www.express.pk/story/1091941/1/  عالمی سطح پر بہت سے پلیٹ فارم اور فورم موجود ہیں جہاں دنیا بھر کے ممالک کی نمائندگی ہوتی ہے اور ہر کوئی ایک دوسرے کے تجربات سے سیکھنے کی کوشش کرتا ہے لیکن سوئیٹزرلینڈ کے شہر ڈیووس میں ہونے والا ورلڈ اکنامک فورم (World Economic Forum) خاص اہمیت [...]

Pak - US Ties: A Realignment Published by Pakistan Observer: https://pakobserver.net/pak-us-ties-realignment/ PAKISTAN and US relations are a text book case of political realism. Since 1947, the construct of convergence between the two states is ambiguous. The engagement is compulsion driven. On more than one occasion, both the states have pursued divergent interest trajectories sabotaging each other’s [...]

The News International gave complete coverage. Please visit website for further information below. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/279435-media-should-aim-to-be-accurate-instead-of-being-first-to-report-breaking-news    

  https://pakobserver.net/pakistan-at-davos/ Dr Huma Baqai CREATING a shared future in a fractured world was the theme of the World Economic Forum which was held on January 25th, 2018 at Davos, Switzerland. The positive thing about Pakistan was that the view put forward was not fractured. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Mr. Bilawal Bhutto, the [...]

China’s Peacemaker Role in Afghanistan                                    By: Huma Baqai https://pakobserver.net/chinas-peacemaker-role-afghanistan/ North Korean is not the only country where China’s influence can bring about profound behavioral change. A very important conflict prone country can be prodded towards pro peace initiatives if China has more space in the equation. It is Afghanistan. China is the only neutral [...]

Pak Afghan Dosti By: Dr. Huma Baqai   A group of media anchors and analysts visited Afghanistan, early December as a part of track II diplomacy initiative supported by the regional peace and stability program of, Freiderich Ebert Stiftung (FES) – a German political think-tank which has been running the Pak-Afghan Track II project since [...]

By Dr. Huma Baqai Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s present indictment is a function of his own doing. However, the predictions of Pakistan being in a state of perilous uncertainty seem to be over-stretched. The transition is streamlined and smooth. For now, the continuity of the Sharif grip is assured. Nawaz may not be the [...]

Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/pakistan-us-relations-no-exit/ The title of Daniel S. Markey’s book “No exit from Pakistan, America’s tortured relationship with Islamabad”, was published in 2004. It holds more true today than ever before. Pakistan in its 70 years’ relation with US has swung from being the most sanctioned ally to a non-NATO ally. Pak-US relations [...]

Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/pak-afghan-border-fencing-2/ When Berlin wall was torn down a quarter-century ago, there were 16 border fences around the world. Presently, there are 65 either completed or under construction. In Belfast, they are called peace lines and are 99 in number that separate Catholic and Protestant communities. Israel’s wall is called the apartheid wall. [...]

Published in South Asia: http://southasia.com.pk/Images/archives/2017/sa-april17.pdf

Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/bab-dosti-reopens-long/ PAKISTAN has reopened Bab-i-Dosti also called the Friendship Gate at Chaman on humanitarian grounds in Ramazan, after 22 days of closure on the request of Afghan authorities. The border was closed on May 5 after Afghan forces martyred 11 Pakistanis, including a soldier and injured many others. The Afghan border police [...]

Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/one-belt-one-road-global-lens/ The One Belt One Road Chinese initiative that was proposed in 2013, had a global curtain raiser through its first ever international co-operation conference held in Beijing on May 14 and 15, 2017, indeed had a global ring. It was attended by 1500 people from more than 130 nations. 28 countries [...]

Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/the-iran-phobia/ President Donald Trump, in the recently concluded, much debated and criticized, Arab-Islamic-American Summit has made a long term financial commitment to fuel sectarian hostilities in the Middle East. Even if it makes a lot of commercial sense for the United States with the creation of jobs, jobs, jobs for the Americans, [...]

Tackling the Rashomon Effect in Afghanistan By Dr. Huma Baqai and Qudsia Khaliq Published in Hilal Magazine: http://hilal.gov.pk/index.php/layouts/item/2804-tackling-the-rashomon-effect-in-afghanistan The international community for good reason is yet once again stepping up efforts to find a peaceful solution to bring Afghanistan out from the 16 years long conflict with the Taliban. This is largely because the fragile [...]

New Surges in Afghanistan By Huma Baqai Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/new-surges-afghanistan/ The Pentagon chief says Taliban were “surging” in Afghanistan. The Taliban had a good year last year; they are trying to have a good one this year. Right now I believe the enemy is surging. The new policy that is to be presented [...]

Charity and Terror Financing By Huma Baqai Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/charity-terror-financing/ The link between charity and terror financing is also a phenomenon which jelled in the eighties. Many charitable and service organizations emerged that served as fronts for international terrorist groups, providing them funding, material, recruits and more. Authorities globally have failed to take [...]

Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/sixth-population-and-housing-census-2017/ The last census in Pakistan was conducted in 1998 since then there are mere estimates that Pakistan works with for policy making. Constitutionally Pakistan is bound to conduct census every 10 years. The March 2017 census are taking place after a gap of two decades. They were delayed twice, this [...]

Published in Pakistan Observer: http://pakobserver.net/eco-summit-potentials-and-pitfalls/ Pakistan in the midst of fighting a terror wave and experiencing the worst phase of relations with both India and Afghanistan, hosted a day-long ten nation Economic Cooperation Organization summit. The summit adopted Islamabad declaration and vision 2025, a plan to expand trade and prosperity among member states. Turkey, Pakistan [...]

By Dr. Huma Baqai (Published in Pakistan Observer) POST the latest break-down in India-Pakistan relations even normalization seen distinct where soldiers on both sides are targeted and killed and the hostilities are now not just confined to the LoC. Pakistan-India relations are much more than a bilateral conflict which blows hot and cold over Kashmir. [...]

(Published in Hilal Magazine and Global Village Space) What’s ticking between Pakistan and India is not the nuclear bomb, but the water bomb. For years international relations strategists have warned that wars in the future would be over resources. Water: a diplomatic weapon Post-recent tensions in South Asia, Prime Minister Narendera Modi suspended meetings of [...]

Download Author: Dr. Huma Baqai Published at: International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 2 No. 3, Special Issue – January 2011 Religious Extremism and Exclusivity are on the rise in Pakistan. Religion triggered violence has claimed over three thousands lives in the last two decades and disrupted thousands more and continues to haunt [...]

Download Author: Dr. Huma Baqai Published at: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 1 No. 6; June 2011 Extremist is a label used for those individuals or groups, who generally resort to violence in order to impose their beliefs, ideology or moral values on others. The term implies to those factions and individuals [...]

A Study of Non Traditional Sources of Conflict in South Asia which exacerbate existing conflicts. Buy Online Author: Dr. Huma Baqai Number of pages: 114 Published at: 2011-05-12 Conflict remains a South Asian reality with a unilateral focus on territorial security. Nonetheless, an attempt has been made in this book to look into the non-traditional [...]

Download Author: Dr. Huma Baqai Number of pages: 8 Nuclear weapons have emerged as a major threat to mankind today. The new dimensions and dynamics of the nature of the conflict have made them even more potent. The emergence of conflict between state and non-state actors and defiant states… defiant to existing International Order and [...]

Download Author: Dr. Huma Baqai Number of pages: 4 Democracy, which seemed to have triumphed in 1990’s is experiencing intense pressure from within and without after the events of 9/11 and the subsequent wars that took place in Afghanistan and Iraq. Security Challenges, War on Terror, Economic Recession, the spring of Middle East have all [...]

Download Author: Dr. Huma Baqai Number of pages: 1 Science is like religion. It has the potential of being used as an ideological weapon by people with ill intention. People/public usually because of their limited knowledge of science will hesitate from asking piercing questions of pseudo- scientific demagogues. The scientific jargons are impressive giving casual [...]

ISLAMABAD: Prominent political analyst Dr. Huma Baqai urged media to act in a responsible manner while discussing sensitive issue of Pak-India relations. Talking to Radio Pakistan while commenting on progress in talks between Pakistan and India, she termed the atmosphere of talks between the two countries as slightly better. She said Indian establishment is showing [...]

Download Author: Dr. Huma Baqai Number of pages: 6 Published in: October 24th-25th, 2011 Punjab University’s Pakistan Study Centre in collaboration with Department of History organized a two-day international conference on “Pakistan: Challenges to Democracy, Governance and National Unity”. More than forty delegates from Germany, France, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, United States and eminent scholars from [...]

Download Author: Dr. Huma Baqai Number of pages: 6 Published in: October 24th-25th, 2011 Punjab University’s Pakistan Study Centre in collaboration with Department of History organized a two-day international conference on “Pakistan: Challenges to Democracy, Governance and National Unity”. More than forty delegates from Germany, France, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, United States and eminent scholars from [...]

While the US’s aggression against Pakistan has to be condemned in the most unequivocal of terms, we cannot deny the fact that we have to strengthen our country internally. We have to usher in genuine, unfettered democracy and strengthen our institutions to stand up to coercive pressures from big powers like the United States. This [...]

Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for expediting the process of social development to bring peace and prosperity particularly in Karachi. The theme of the moot was “Law and Order issues in Karachi” organised by Commecs Institute of Business and Emerging Science (CIBES) at its city campus here on Saturday. Speakers were Zubair Motiwala, [...]

As part of the 4th WIBCON (Women in Business Conference), an ‘International Women Leaders’ Summit’ was organised by the Pakistan Society for Training and Development (PSTD), on January 26, at the Karachi Marriott Hotel. The day-long event comprised a series of speeches and panels, conducted by Pakistani high-achievers such as Ayesha Tammy Haq and Dr [...]

New Delhi, Mar 10: There is a paradigm shift in the way relations with India are seen in her country, and it was high time that India understood this change, Member of a leading Pakistan think tank said here today. “Relations with India are no longer seen in my country through the prism of PaK-US [...]

Download Author: Sanjay Kumar Number of pages: 3 Published in: March 27th, 2012 When geography and history become prisoners to politics, it’s destiny that becomes the real victim. A realisation is dawning on South Asian countries that by pandering to narrow political vision they have invited misery, backwardness and suffering for their own people. Their [...]

Pakistan’s Parliament has unanimously approved a set of 14 recommendations to reset ties with the US. The most highlighted recommendations are on reopening of NATO supply routes to neighbouring Afghanistan and an end to US-sponsored drone attacks inside Pakistan. Every political party in Parliament is for better relations with the US. However, the recommendations indicate [...]

Pakistan never wants an arms race in the region and its nuclear programme is only to ensure its security and maintain a strategic balance in the region, PML-Q Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said on Thursday. He was addressing the inaugural session of day-long seminar on “FMCT Problems and Prospects”, organised by Rabita Forum [...]

MARBLEHEAD — The quarrel between India and Pakistan has long been one of the hottest disputes on the planet. Over the past half-century, both have been frequently at sword’s point and twice at war. Today, with terrorism and nuclear weapons in the mix, the rivalry is increasingly worrisome. It’s an argument bitter enough to make [...]

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Drew attention to the four wars fought by these countries over last century, with constant propaganda and tension between the two nations. Questioning the effectiveness of the latest round of peace negotiations since the Mumbai terrorist attack, she argued that “this time Pakistan is more willing to resolve the issues between the two countries… as [...]

Download Published in: Newsline September, 2012 Pakistan faced yet another embarrassing moment on the revered night of the 27th Ramazan, when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) backed suicide bombers attacked the Kamra air base and battled the military for over five hours before they were out maneuvered. The international media immediately highlighted the connection that does not [...]

Download ISSN:2186-8492, ISSN:2186-8484 Print Vol.1: Number 4 Published in: November, 2012 1. EFFECT OF TREATMENT ON SELF-CONCEPT OF NIGERIAN PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Dr. F.E. Otta Department of Psychological Foundation, Abia State University, Uturu, NIGERIA. 2. SELF CONCEPT AND VOCATIONAL INTEREST AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (ADOLESCENTS) Dr. F.E. Otta Department of Psychological Foundations, Abia [...]

Extremism and Fundamentalism Fundamentalism is not a new phenomenon and is common to many religions. Today’s dilemma is to comprehend how fundamentalism got linked to extremism and terrorism. The fact is that all terrorists may not be fundamentalist, but given the need and opportunity, fundamentalists and extremists will opt for terrorism, if they think it [...]

The BS in Social Sciences and Liberal Arts is a 4-year degree program in the Social Sciences with major offerings in Political Science, Psychology, and Media & Communication Studies. The program is designed to develop in students the theoretical, historical, and experiential knowledge necessary to understand how we interact with our social world through local [...]

On 23 March 1940, Mutharma Fatima Jinnah organized a huge gathering of women at the women Islamia College. She and Begum Hafeez Uddin made historical addresses asking the Muslim women of the sub-continent to gather under the flag of Muslim League and demand a separate identity. The Quaid’s views on women rights are also very [...]

Download Published in: 04-05 October 2013 Pakistan held its 8th elections on 11th May, 2013, with an unprecedented turnout of 60% with both youth and women participating. It is also first time in Pakistan’s history since partition that an elected government completes its term to hand over power to another elected government. This is seen [...]

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KARACHI, Pakistan: The 5th LADIESFUND® Entrepreneurship Conference (LEC 2014) hosted by Dawood Global Foundation (DGF) was held in Karachi, according to a press release. The head of UN Women National Committee Canada (NCC) Almas Jiwani was the chief guest at the LEC2014 whereas mountaineer Samina Baig was the keynote speaker at the event which was [...]

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To say that the sprawling main campus of the IBA was impressive would be a wee bit modest. As we entered the precincts of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Karachi, we were left awestruck by the impressive visual impact of the academic and administrative blocks. Our first stop was the Administrative Block, [...]