At least eight Iranian border guards were killed in clashes with armed rebels Wednesday on the frontier with Pakistan, Iranian state television IRIB said on its website. It said the clashes broke out in the Mirjaveh region of Sistan-Baluchistan province, without giving details. Iranian media reports that the Jaish al-Adl militant group, accused by Tehran…
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Pakistan launched the Pakistan’s Action to Counter Terrorism (PACT) project to help the government implement the National Action Plan (NAP). The UNODC’s project will be the first of its kind to help Pakistan’s efforts in fighting terrorism. The EU funded three-year…
A roundtable discussion with visiting delegation of Centro Studi Internazionali (Ce.S.I), Italy, was held on 24 April 2017 at PICSS office in Islamabad. Ce.S.I delegation was led by Professor Andrea Magelletti, Chairperson Ce.S.I and included Mr Gabriele lacovino and Ms. Francesca Manenti. PICSS team was led by Major General (retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak and included…
AGAHI and Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) have agreed to jointly execute the following activities in aide of setting up Pakistan’s First Foresight Lab towards achieving the common objective of creating an improved understanding on Futures framework and its application for policy designs after thoroughly exercising and publishing Pakistan State of…
The Moscow led initiative enjoys greater confidence and appeal among the stakeholders, including Afghanistan. As the Russia China Pakistan led initiative on Afghanistan takes off tomorrow at Moscow with its third session, the war in Afghanistan is well in its 16th year, with hardly any visible optimism about the fate of this unfortunate country. The…
Executive Summary On 28th March 2017,The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) organized a one day seminar, titled “Governance and Security Issues of Karachi: Can there be More Federal Ownership – A Debate” at Marriot Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan. The seminar was aimed at generating a debate on issues, options and future prospects related…
Americans may be regretting death of previous Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in a drone strike near Pak-Iran border in May 2016. The new Emir or chief of ‘Emirat-e-Islami Afghanistan’ has proved himself politically smart and wise. Mullah Haibatullah Akund’s leadership is instrumental in bringing back many key commanders and groups who had defected from…
First month of 2017 saw slight rise in number of militant attacks and resultant deaths in Pakistan. According to monthly security report by an Islamabad-based independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), 41 militant attacks were reported across the country in which 47 people were killed and 175 were injured. 34…
Violence Declines To Decade Low-PICSS Annual Security Assessment Report PICSS Annual Security Assessment Report 2016 provides an overview of the year, national and provincial security profiles, geo-political developments in the region, and emerging threats and challenges to Pakistan. 2016 was another year with downwards trend in anti-State violence bringing the overall trends below the level…
For the first time a Comprehensive Database on terrorism in public domain Islamabad: A comprehensive digital database on terrorism has been launched containing statistics of terrorist attack in Pakistan for the last fifteen years. The database is prepared by an Islamabad based independent Think Tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). Database was…