Issue Brief on “Need For Reforming the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 (ATA)”
The Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 (ATA) is the primary substantive law that governs counter-terrorism measures by Pakistan. The legislative intent underpinning the ATA was to...
Issue Brief on “Donald Trump’s “Indo-Pacific Strategy”: Trilateral Pact on Infrastructure Initiative”
Addressing Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Washington on July 30, 2018, US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo detailed a plan for a “free and open...
Issue Brief on “Saudi Salwa Canal Project”
“Starting the Salwa Canal. Congratulations to the Saudi people for this wonderful project that will transform the small terrorist state of Qatar into...
Issue Brief on “Syria: Emerging US-Russian Consensus”
Launch of a major military offensive by the Syrian Arab Army in June 2018 to regain control of Dara’a province has broken a year-long...
Issue Brief on “Ceasefire in Afghanistan: Peace Must Be Given a Chance”
On June 5, 2018, President Ashraf Ghani made an unconditional yet temporary ceasefire with the Afghan Taliban effective from June 12-19, 2018. According to...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan-US Relations: Need for a Measured Approach”
Pakistan and US relationship currently stands at a very complicated juncture. There’s a critical divergence of interests between Washington and Islamabad which has left...
Issue Brief on “Malabar Exercise 2018: Implications for Pakistan”
US, India and Japan held the 22nd round of the annual Malabar Naval Exercise from June 7-16, 2018 off the coast of Guam. India...
Issue Brief on “FATF Grey List: Time for Pakistan to Take Bold Steps”
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) formally placed Pakistan on the grey list due to ‘strategic deficiencies’ in its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing...
Issue Brief on “National Action Plan: A Road to Peaceful Pakistan”
In the wake of the US war on terror, Pakistan has borne the brunt of terrorists attacks that have killed more than 70,000 people...
Issue Brief on “Modi’s Maritime Ambitions – Implications for Pakistan”
Traditionally, India has maintained itself as a land focused country and concentrated on developing its land capabilities. However, in the background of the emerging...
