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2017 – Balochistan witnesses surge in militant attacks. Overall security saw marginal improvement but Suicide Bombings increase
Unlike previous two years, the year 2017 could not saw a significant reduction in anti-State violence. Instead, the year saw more suicide attacks than previous two years. An Independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies which also works as a monitoring body of anti-State violence in Pakistan has released provisional statistics for…
PICSS Annual Security Report 2017 Media Coverage
PICSS is one of leading think tanks in Islamabad which monitors anti-State violence and related activities in Pakistan. Recently it released its Annual Security Assessment Report for the year 2017 which received tremendous media coverage in local, national and international media. Following are some of links where PICSS Annual Security Report was published. …
Terror Trend Table since 2001
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In-House Session on Kashmir
PICSS organized an Interactive session with visiting Activists from Occupied Kashmir on Thursday, November 23, 2017, In which Sabzar Bashir Sheikh Advocate Occupied Jammu Kashmir High Court. Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Human Rights Activist from Occupied Kashmir shared the latest situation of Kashmir and public sentiment about freedom struggle. The session was moderated by MD picss Abdullah…
Ambiguity about US Intentions impediment in peace: PICSS Round table on Afghanistan
Round Table discussion on the present situation of Afghanistan and future peace options under arrangements Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security(PICSS) an Islamabad based independent Think Tank. Guest speaker was Petr Zelinka an expert on Afghan Affairs and advisor to ministry of defence Czech Republic. Defence expert Brig Saad Muhammad, former Vice Chancellor Peshawar University…
Pakistan and US in Hard Talks
Pakistan and US in Hard Talks: No Change in US South Asian Policy…
Govt Indecisive about Dealing JuD
Govt Indecisive about Dealing JuD On 17 Oct, an official of Punjab home department told a Provincial Review Board (PRB) comprising judges of the Lahore High Court that keeping Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides under detention was critical for the maintenance of law and order. The board was hearing a…
Civil-Military Tussle Intensified
Civil-Military Tussle Intensified Civil-military tussle further intensified when Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa addressing a seminar on 11 October, commented on Pakistan’s economic issues and rising debt. While addressing a seminar on the interplay of economy and security jointly organized by ISPR and Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, he was quoted by…
Wide Open Civil-Military Cracks
Wide Open Civil-Military Cracks Some latest developments have shown visible cracks between civilian government and the military leadership suggesting tense relationship between the two as an incident of deployment of Rangers personnel in Federal Judicial Complex demonstrated. Reportedly, on 2 October, all visitors including ministers, senior politicians, media-persons, lawyers and litigants were barred from entering…