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Ms. Tooba Khurshid


Areas of Research:

South Asia, Kashmir

Ms. Tooba Khurshid is working as a Research Associate at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad since February 2011. She received her Master’s (2010) degree in Defence & Strategic Studies from the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Her previous professional experience includes her work with National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) from July 2010-Jan 2011 as an Internee. She is also a co-founder of the National Educational and Development Organization (NEDO). Her Area of research is Security environment of Middle East, with a special focus on developments in Syria. Her research interests also include; contemporary dynamics of Middle East.

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Issue Brief on “Rising Indian Transgression on Line of Control and Working Boundary”

Seven Pakistani soldiers were martyred on November 13, 2016 as a result of India's deadliest provocation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the...

Issue Brief on “Lobbying for Kashmir”

On August 16, 2016, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed twenty two parliamentarians as 'emissaries' to lobby for the Kashmir cause globally and highlight the...

The Middle East and South Asia. Malcolm B. Russell

The Middle East and South Asia is a volume of The World Today Series, published and updated annually. This series provides both a short...

Issue Brief on “71st United Nations General Assembly Session (UNGA): What to Expect for...

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif arrived at New York on September 19, 2016 on his most important visit to attend the 71st session of...

Issue Brief on “Fresh Hopes for Resolution of Kashmir Dispute”

On August 29, 2016, newly elected President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Muhammad Masood Khan presented a six-point proposal for the success of...

Seminar on “Human Rights, Youth and the Issue of Jammu and Kashmir”

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), organised a seminar on "Human Rights, Youth and the Issue of Jammu and Kashmir" on May 11,...

India Occupied Kashmir (IOK) Elections 2014: Future of Jammu and Kashmir Issue

Abstract: The cost of the unresolved issue of Jammu and Kashmir has become intolerable for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as they are subject...

Muhammad, Mujeeb Afzal, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian Muslims (Karachi: Oxford University Press,...

Muhammad, Mujeeb Afzal, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian Muslims (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2014), 451. Tooba Khurshid The rise of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has...

Issue Brief on “Fifth Generation Intifada in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK)”

India reacted aggressively to a recent statement of Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif that “Pakistan is waiting for the day when Kashmir becomes its...

Book Launch on “Secrets of the Kashmir Valley”

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) organised a launch of the book “Secrets of the Kashmir Valley” by Farhana Qazi on May 30,...