Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Push for Climate Justice”
Background
Pakistan has long been considered one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world. While Pakistan is one of the lowest...
Issue Brief on “Celebrating 50 Years of Pakistan-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations”
Introduction
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Islamabad and Hanoi. The 50 years journey is dotted with mutual respect, understanding, and the...
Issue Brief on “Lebanon-Israel Maritime Deal”
On 27 October, 2022, Lebanon and Israel reached a US-brokered agreement to end a long-running dispute over their maritime border by officially laying out...
Issue Brief on “Kashmir Conflict and Relevance of UNSC Resolutions”
The myth - so religiously peddled by India that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on Kashmir are no more relevant was once...
Issue Brief on “Rethinking the Policy Capacity of Pakistan to Adopt Blue-Green Infrastructure”
Background
The notion of incorporating nature into urban planning is becoming quite popular in cities throughout the world, mainly due to aggravating impacts of climate...
Issue Brief on “Combatting disinformation and Islamophobia”
Disinformation and rising Islamophobia have emerged as serious challenges in the contemporary world. Muslim populations across the globe are affected by this phenomenon and...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Population Explosion and the Youth Bulge”
Introduction
Pakistan is globally recognised as a country facing challenges in controlling its population growth. Its alarming population growth rate of 2.4pc per annum, which...
Issue Brief on “Food Security in MENA amidst the Russian-Ukraine Crisis”
From the richest to the poorest countries, rising food prices continue to be the cause of much destruction, especially in the aftermath of Covid-19....
Issue Brief on “Pakistan Exits the FATF Increased Monitoring List – What’s Next?”
On October 21, 2022, President of the FATF Raja Kumar announced Pakistan's removal from the financial watchdog's "Increased Monitoring List" (IML) also known as...
Issue Brief on “UNDP Report “One Year in Review-Afghanistan since August 2021” – Takeaways”
Cascading crisis and a crippled economy are the new realities of Afghanistan. The recently released report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) builds...
