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Mir Sher Baz Khetran


Research Fellow

Areas of Research:

Russia, Afghanistan and Central Asia

Mir Sher Baz Khetran works as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI), Islamabad. He has done MS.c Political Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University in 2005 and also holds a Law degree.

Khetran joined the Institute in 2009. Apart from regularly contributing to the Institute’s publications, he is also the author of Crisis in Balochistan: A way forward. His area of research is Balochistan and Central Asia.

Other Publications:

 

Mail khetran@issi.org.pk

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Policy Emphasis on Geo-economics”

By virtue of its geographical location, Pakistan holds geostrategic significance on the world map. The country possesses direct access to the warm waters of...

Issue Brief on “The State of Air Pollution in Pakistan”

The air quality in Pakistan’s major urban centers has considerably deteriorated over the past five years. Lahore and other cities regularly feature in the list of...

Issue Brief on “Ehsaas Rashan Madad Program: Government’s Economic Relief Package for the Poor”

In order to reduce the impact of rising inflation on the poor people, Prime Minister Imran Khan, on November 3, 2021, announced a relief package worth...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Response to Climate Change Issues at Middle East Green Initiative...

Prime Minister Imran Khan attended the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit, where he shared his perspectives on the challenges faced by the developing countries due to...

Issue Brief on “Food Security Challenges for Pakistan “

Globally, the issue of food insecurity has taken the central stage of policymakers. Nearly a billion people across the world experience the effects of food insecurity...

Issue Brief on “An Appraisal of Pakistan’s Bulging Population”

On September 24, 2021, Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing Kissan Card distribution ceremony in Dera Ismail Khan stated that, "If population grows at the current pace,...

Issue Brief on “Climate Refugees in Pakistan”

In 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that the greatest single impact of climate change could be on human migration, with millions of...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan-Uzbekistan Relations”

Prime Minister Imran Khan paid an official visit to Uzbekistan on July 15-16, 2021, at the invitation of Mr Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of...

Issue Brief on “China’s Afghan Policy Post US Withdrawal”

According to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Kabul, China plays an active role for resolving the Afghanistan issue via political means and...

Islamabad paper on “CPEC in Balochistan Impact and Prospects”

AbstractThe China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a source of new avenues of opportunities for Balochistan ─ the largest province of Pakistan in terms of...