Quarterly Newsletter No.
99
Quarter in Focus
The year's last quarter featured a plethora of
activities deliberating upon various policy
matters of national and international signifi-
cance. The top highlight among those was the
international seminar on 'Grey Hybrid Conflict'
which was co-organized by IPS and Defence
Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) as part
of International Defence Expo and Seminar
(IDEAS 2018) in Karachi. The event was then
followed by two more sessions on the subject in
Karachi – in collaboration with Pakistan Institute
of Management (PIM) – and Islamabad
studying the issue from geo-political, CPEC and
Pakistani perspectives.
The annual meeting of IPS' National Academic
Council (NAC) was another major activity which
was set to serve as a major source of concepts
for the Institute’s endeavors for the forthcoming
year.
'Maritime Affairs' remained the Institute's
prevalent theme in the latter part of the period
with hosting of the first board meeting of the
newly formed Maritime Study Forum, active
collaboration in a five-day maritime winter
school in Karachi, IPS' GM Operations'
participation in 10-day Maritime Security
Workshop at Naval War College, Lahore and a
brainstorming session with emerging scholars
in Islamabad exploring research ideas
pertaining to maritime affairs.
The rich academic debates during the sessions
on the dynamics of pluralism and exclusionism
between Islam and the West; the Iranian
perspective over evolving geo-strategic
dynamics; Pakistan's strategy over Kashmir
issue; and two memorial seminars commemo-
rating Dr Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi and Justice
AR Cornelius were also well received in the
capital’s intelligentsia.
The quarter also witnessed the signings of two
MoUs of IPS with National Institute of Maritime
Affairs (NIMA) and Jammu and Kashmir
Liberation Cell (J&KLC), Government of Azad
Jammu & Kashmir aimed at fostering policy
research and advocacy in relevant areas.
IPS Press - the publishing arm of the Institute –
also launched a number of publications
including Hydro-Diplomacy: Preventing Water
Wars Between Nuclear-Armed Pakistan and
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January - March 2019
Annual Meeting of IPS-National Academic Council
Expressing grave concerns over the ongoing
governance crisis despite the change in
government, senior policy practitioners,
academicians and experts underscored
morality, rule of law and meritocracy as key
areas to focus upon if the nation is to move
forward positively. They also urged for
home-grown solutions for economic revival.
Speaking at the annual meeting of IPS-Nation-
al Academic Council – an assembly of eminent
‘Emerging Geo-Political Environment and the Threat of Grey
Hybrid Conflict: Pakistan’s Perspective’
Although not
new, the concept
of ‘Grey Hybrid
Warfare’ has
resurged off-late
in a redefined
form that is
aided by the
evolution of
Gen Zubair Mahmood Hayat technology, and
‘Interplay of Pluralism and Exclusionism: Dynamics of
Relations Between Islam and the West’
The global economy today and Western
capitalist imperialism are synonymous. In
past, the Western powers colonized Asian,
African, American and Australian lands,
burgled their resources and killed hundreds of
thousands of people for the cause, and the
practice sadly is still continued in the Muslim
world today, overtly or covertly, one way or
the other. The Muslim world must realize this
and struggle to liberate itself from this modern
imperialism.
This was the crux of the Dr Mumtaz Ahmad
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intellectuals, scholars, academicians and
experts from across Pakistan brought together
by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad
to deliberate upon matters of national
significance annually – all the key opinion
leaders were unanimous in their views asking
the government to improve its governance,
devise consistent and long-term policies over
matters of national significance, and adopt
indigenous remedies to come out of the
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encompasses hybrid tools like economic
coercion, sanctions, propaganda, political
pressures, cyber tactics, and engineered
coups.
The notion was shared by General Zubair
Mahmood Hayat NI(M), Chairman, Joint Chiefs
of Staff Committee, while addressing a
seminar titled ‘Emerging Geo-Political
Environment and the Threat of Grey Hybrid
Conflict: Pakistan’s Perspective’ which was
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Memorial
Symposium titled
‘Interplay of
Pluralism and
Exclusionism:
Dynamics of
Relations
Between Islam
and the West’,
which was held Dr Sami Al-Arian
at IPS on
November 1, 2018 and was attended by a
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‘Current Geo-Strategic Dynamics: A Perspective from Iran’
Stressing on fostering and fortifying bilateral
relations between the neighboring Iran and
Pakistan, Dr Sayed Kazem Sajjadpour, the
president of Iranian think-tank IPIS – Institute for
Political and International Studies, identified
economy and diplomacy as two key areas to
immediately focus upon.
Sajjadpour was sharing his views while
addressing a session titled ‘Current Geo-Strate-
gic Dynamics: A Perspective from Iran’ which
was held at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS),
Islamabad, on December 12, 2018. He was
heading a delegation from his institution while
visiting IPS as part of a MoU signed between the
two think tanks in 2016 with a view to carry out
Book Launch: Hydro-Diplomacy - Preventing Water
War Between Nuclear-Armed Pakistan and India
Urging Pakistan and India to solve water issues
through hydro-diplomacy and in accordance
with Indus Water Treaty, former diplomats and
water experts enunciated the fears of war
between the two countries if the matters
pertaining to water sharing of the mutual rivers
were not resolved .
They were speaking at the book launch
ceremony of the book Hydro-Diplomacy:
Preventing Water War Between Nuclear-Armed
Pakistan and India authored by Ashfaq
Mahmood, former federal secretary, Water and
Power, and published by IPS Press – the
publishing arm of the Institute of Policy Studies
(IPS), Islamabad – on 22 October 2018.
The ceremony was addressed by Sardar
Masood Khan, president, Azad Jammu and
Kashmir, as chief guest whereas other
speakers included Amb (r) Shafqat Kakakhel,
Mirza Hamid Hasan, former secretary, Water
and Power and the chairman of IPS’ steering
committee on Water, Energy & Climate
Change, DG-IPS Khalid Rahman and the
author Ashfaq Mahmood.
President Sardar Masood Khan praised the
author’s solution-oriented approach, stating that
the book was backed by the author’s rich
experience, exposure and his mastery in the
discipline.
joint studies and conferences on
regional issues and fostering
dialogue among scholars, experts
and policy makers of the two
countries.
Sajjadpour, who termed strong
ties between Iran and Pakistan
crucial for regional stability, said
that the international politics was
evolving at a rapid pace and the
power corridors were beginning to switch from a
unipolar hegemony to multipolar entities. The
phenomenon, in the view of speaker, was
furnishing more space for regional players, who
too now had a greater role to play in shaping
their regional scenario.
Elaborating the notion, Sajjadpour pointed that
Iran and Pakistan were very important countries
in South Asia without involving whom the
regional issues would not be resolved. He then
stressed on the need of increased cooperation
between Iran and Pakistan stating that the
development would not only benefit the two
countries directly but will also play a vital role in
ensuring regional peace and stability.
Speaking of the gravity of the water conflict
between the nuclear armed neighbours, the
AJK president said that the Indian violations
were hurting Pakistan in terms of water quality,
water depletion, food security and climate
change, and the scale of this damage could be
envisaged through the fact that per capita water
in the country had dropped from 2172cm to
1306cm between 1990 and 2015, an estimate
that is authenticated by international bodies
such as World Resource Institute and UNDP.
Highlighting the importance of commitment,
knowledge-based approach, third-party
mediation and strengthening of institutions that
was needed for the issue’s resolve, Khan
stressed that Pakistan should be smart enough
to know Indian tactics of delay – such as
presenting Pakistan-India tensions as a
smokescreen to complete its hydro-projects,
which included Baglihar, Wullar Barrage,
Kishanganga dams – at a faster pace.
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On the question of Iran’s growing relations with
India, Sajjadpour explained that the relations
between the two countries were never and will
never be a bond against Pakistan. He backed
his argument presenting the example of Iranian
Chabahar port, the development of which
according to him, was not supposed to under-
mine or compete with Pakistan’s Gwadar port at
any length. The two ports, he said, would in fact
be better off complementing each other instead
of competing, as such a scenario will only boast
a win-win situation for all the stakeholders.
Speaking of the US’ role in South Asia, the
Iranian intellectual said that Iran and Pakistan
has suffered immensely at the hands of the US
domination, and the sectarian politics and divide
in Iran was just one example of the global
power’s interference in the region. He said that
Iran, like Pakistan, wants to establish peaceful
relations with every country, but it was time for
both Tehran and Islamabad to start taking their
own decisions suiting their own interests instead
of letting anyone else set the rules of game for
them.
For further details, visit:
www.ips.org.pk/current-geo-strategic-dynamics-perspective-iran/
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‘Emerging Geo-Political
Environment...’
held at Expo Centre, Karachi on November 27,
2018, as part of IDEAS 2018 in joint-collabora-
tion of Institute of Policy Studies (IPS),
Islamabad, and Defence Export Promotion
Bureau (DEPO).
The session was also addressed by Maj Gen
Ahmed Mahmood Hayat, chairman, DEPO,
Ambassador (r) Munir Akram, Pakistan’s former
permanent representative to the UN, Lt Gen (r)
Naeem Khalid Lodhi, HI(M), Rasulov Sadullo
Shukurboevich, HoD, Institute for Strategic and
Regional Studies, Uzbekistan, who was
presenting the paper on behalf of Ambassador
(r) Vladimir Norov, Head of Institute for Strategic
and Inter-Regional Studies under the President
of Uzbekistan, Dr. Ivan Safranchuk, senior fellow
at the Institute of International Relations
(research division of Moscow State Institute of
International Relations-MGIMO), Lars G. A.
Hilse, a global thought leader and cyber defense
strategist from Germany, Senator (r) Javed
Jabbar, and Barrister Ahmer Bilal Soofi, a
renowned expert of international law.
For further details, visit:
www.ips.org.pk/emerging-geo-political-environment-threat-grey-
hybrid-conflict-pakistans-perspective-2/
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‘Deal of the Century’
A session titled ‘Deal of the Century’ was held at
IPS on October 2, 2018. The session was
addressed by Abdullah Zubair Mir, a research
team member at IPS, who presented his
research work titled ‘Deal of the Century: A
struggle towards peace or more chaos?’
Following Mir’s presentation, the session’s chair
Amb (r) Tajammul Altaf shared his opinion stating
that the purpose of the deal was to facilitate
Israel as it offered nothing in favor of Palestine.
For further details, visit:
www.ips.org.pk/session-deal-century/
Delegation from Australian
High Commission
Delegation from Australian High Commission
comprising Michelle Sullivan, first secretary
(Political) and Bushra Zia, program officer
(Political & Economic) visited IPS on November
8, 2018 and discussed various issues related to
current affairs in the region.
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Interplay of Pluralism
large number of scholars, young researchers
and concerned citizens.
The session was chaired by Prof Dr Anis
Ahmad, vice chancellor, Riphah International
University (RIU), whereas the panel of
speakers included Prof Dr Sami Al-Arian,
director of the Center of Islam and Global
Affairs (CIGA) and a professor at the Istanbul
Zaim University, Prof Dr Robert Jensen from
School of Journalism, University of Texas, Prof
Dr Ulrich Duchrow from the University of
Heidelberg, Germany, Pepe Escobar,
correspondent for Hong Kong/Thailand-based
Asia Times and analyst for Toronto/Washing-
ton-based The Real News, and DG-IPS Khalid
Rahman.
‘Justice AR Cornelius: Services and Contributions to
the Justice System of Pakistan’
Calling Justice AR Cornelius a symbol of integrity,
the speakers at a seminar held to commemorate
him urged law practitioners to learn and follow
the example of former chief justice.
They were speaking at the seminar titled ‘Justice
AR Cornelius: Services and Contributions to the
Justice System of Pakistan’ which was co-orga-
nized by IPS and the Council of Islamic Ideology
(CII)’ on December 28, 2018, following his 27th
anniversary, which was observed very recently.
The seminar was addressed by Barrister
Mohammad Farogh Naseem, federal minister for
Law and Justice, as a chief guest, whereas other
important speakers included Raja Zafar ul Haq,
leader of opposition, Hamid Khan Advocate,
First board meeting of Maritime Study Forum
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Islamabad
hosted on 8 November 2018 the first board
meeting of Maritime Study Forum (MSF), a
national platform formed to bring together
institutions, researchers, experts, policy
makers, practitioners, professionals, business
community and journalists interested to
explore and promote the huge maritime
potential of Pakistan.
The governing body of Maritime Study Forum
elected senior jurist Dr Syed Mohammed
Anwer as its president, Naufil Shahrukh, GM
Operations, IPS as general secretary and
Commodore (r) Akmal Kiyani as Treasurer.
Other members of the board include Execu-
tive President IPS Khalid Rahman, Syed Abu
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Amanullah Kanrani Advocate, president,
Supreme Court Bar Association, Dr Qibla Ayaz,
chairman, CII, DG-IPS Khalid Rahman, Dr Anis
Ahmad, vice chancellor, Riphah International
University, Dr Ikram ul Haq, secretary, CII, and
Prof Dr Shahzad Iqbal Sham, senior research
associate at IPS.
Raja Zafar ul Haq said that he holds high regard
for the people who rose to distinguished ranks on
the back of their integrity and hard-work, and
Justice AR Cornelius was certainly one of them.
He said that the former chief justice was an
original thinker, who despite being a catholic
Christian himself, studied Islam in depth and
advocated to follow its guidelines in the country’s
constitution.
Ahmad Akif, former federal secretary climate
change, Dr Azhar Ahmad, head of social
sciences, Bahria University, Dr Aneel
Salman, renowned economist, Salman
Javed, strategic analyst & digital media
expert, Aneela Shahzad, strategic analyst
and writer.
It may be mentioned that on the request of
the MSF board of governors, Member
National Assembly Najeeb Haroon has
accepted to be its chairman/patron. He is
also the founder and chief executive of
Principal – a leading engineering & construc-
tion firm of Pakistan. He is the highest tax
paying politician of the country.
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‘CPEC Future: Amidst Hybrid Security Challenges & Emerging Business
Opportunities’
Urging everyone to understand the challenges
CPEC was faced with amidst hybrid security
threats, socio-economic experts urged the
countrymen to identify and fulfil their individual
and collective responsibilities not only to secure
the corridor’s future, but also to extract the most
out of its potential.
They were speaking at a seminar titled ‘CPEC
Future: Amidst Hybrid Security Challenges &
Emerging Business Opportunities’, which was
jointly organized by CPEC Economic Forum,
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad, and
Pakistan Institute of Management’s (PIM) Centre
of Excellence at the PIM’s premises in Karachi
on November 28, 2018.
The session was addressed by Ambassador (r)
Munir Akram, Pakistan’s former permanent
representative to the United Nations, Rasulov
Sadullo Shukurboevich, HoD, Institute for
Strategic and Regional Studies, Uzbekistan,
DG-IPS Khalid Rahman, Dr Juniad Ahmad,
founding chairman, National Management
Dr Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi Memorial Session
To commemorate the works and services of
renowned scholar and intellectual Dr. Mahmood
Ahmad Ghazi (1950-2010), Institute of Policy
Studies (IPS) organized a memorial session on
October 8, 2018.
The session was addressed by Justice Dr
Mohammad Al-Ghazali – who is the younger
brother of Dr Ghazi – as a chief guest whereas
the other important speakers of the day included
Dr Waqar Masood, former secretary, Ministry of
Finance, Professor Dr Tahir Mansuri, former vice
Consultants, Dr Shahida Wizarat, dean College
of Economics & Social Development, IOBM,
Abid Sabri, executive director, Pakistan Institute
of Management, and Arshad Qaim Khani,
executive chairman, CPEC Economic Forum.
Amb (retd.) Munir Akram, in his keynote speech,
said that China had progressed more rapidly
than any other country in the history of the world,
and now it was giving opportunities to its partner
countries as well to help them develop. He said
that in line with CPEC objectives, China granted
funds to develop a port in Pakistan which were
later handed over to a Singaporean company.
The onus is now on Pakistan to efficiently
execute the development of the port as well as
other related projects as per the devised plan in
order to take advantage of its strategic position-
ing in the exclusive economic zone.
Talking about some of the areas that Pakistan
needed to focus upon in order to benefit from
CPEC proficiently, the former diplomat said that
the country needs to develop its industrial sector
president, International Islamic University,
Islamabad (IIUI), Dr Ikram ul Haq, secretary,
Council of Islamic Ideology, Islamabad, Dr
Atiq-uz-Zafar Khan, acting director general,
International Institute of Islamic Economics (IIIE),
Dr Shahzad Iqbal Sham, senior research fellow
at IPS, Dr M Farooqui, Dr Sarwar Khan, former
IG Tariq Ahmed Lon and DG-IPS Khalid
Rahman.
Shedding light on Dr Ghazi’s invaluable academ-
ic services, the speakers hailed him as one of the
most eminent and distinguished professor, jurist,
researcher, writer and scholars of his time.
Dr Ghazali talked about Dr Ghazi’s affection for
the books and literature, terming it as one of his
most significant personality traits that
distinguished him from the age fellows since his
childhood.
For further details, visit:
www.ips.org.pk/dr-mahmood-ahmad-ghazi-memorial-session-2/
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with exigency as it was the source of 12 percent
of the country’s revenue. He also pointed at
some Chinese industries which, according to
him, were going down, and hence with proper
planning and execution, presented Pakistan an
opportunity to take the advantage of.
DG-IPS Khalid Rahman pronounced that the
ongoing propaganda against CPEC was one of
many hybrid tactics being used by adversaries to
undermine the project. He said that while the
improved governance in Pakistan could play a
key role in the project’s success, connectivity of
stakeholders was also as much needed for the
cause. He said that it was important for us to
understand what we can achieve both in our
individual as well as collective capacities, as this
realization could pave way to extract the most
out of the CPEC’s potential.
For further details, visit:
www.ips.org.pk/cpec-future-amidst-hybrid-security-challenges-
emerging-business-opportunities-2/
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Quarter in Focus
India by Ashfaq Mahmood, Fundamentals
of Islamic Economics and Finance by Hafiz
Muhammad Yasin & Atiq-uz-Zafar Khan,
the 45th issue of Maghrib aur Islam edited
by Dr Anis Ahmad, year’s third issue of IPS
flagship biannual journal Policy
Perspectives, and finally the third revised
edition of Pakistan's Economic Journey:
Need for a New Paradigm by Fasih Uddin.
IPS Press inaugurated its new display
centre in Nasr Chambers, E-11/3,
Islamabad in the presence of all members
of IPS’ National Academic Council (NAC)
after its annual meeting. It also participated
in the 14th Karachi International Book Fair
(KIBF) along with a number of other
bookselling events in Islamabad, Peshawar
and Lahore.
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‘Current Geo-Political Environment, Hybrid Conflict and Pakistan’
Pakistan is faced with a multidimensional assault
on its sovereignty and it needs to develop full
spectrum deterrence capabilities alongside an
efficient strategy if it is to answer the hybrid
challenges faced.
This was the premise of the talk by Ambassador
(r) Munir Akram who was speaking at the
session titled ‘Current Geo-Political Environ-
ment, Hybrid Conflict and Pakistan’, which was
organized by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS),
Islamabad on November 29, 2018. The other
speakers present on the occasion included
Ambassador (r) Zamir Akram, Ambassador (r) Ali
Sarwar Naqvi, Mirza Hamid Hasan, former
secretary, Water and Power, and DG-IPS Khalid
Rahman, while Dr Adnan Sarwar, HoD,
International Relations, National University of
Modern Languages (NUML) was moderating the
session.
Ambassador (r) Akram, while delivering a
keynote speech, said that Pakistan was
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Annual Meeting of IPS-NAC
current economic crisis.
The NAC annual meeting was held on October
13, 2018. The meeting was attended by
Shamshad Ahmad Khan, former federal
secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassa-
dor (retd) Rustam Shah Mohmand, Khalid
Rahman, executive president & director general
of IPS, Saeed Ahmad Qureshi, former deputy
chairman, Planning Commission of Pakistan,
Masud Daher, former federal secretary, Fasih
Uddin, former chief economist of Pakistan,
Mirza Hamid Hasan, former secretary, Water
and Power, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman,
president, Tanzeem-ul-Madaris Pakistan,
Muhammad Qasim Bughio, ex-chairman,
Pakistan Academy of Letters, Syed Abu Ahmad
Akif, former federal secretary, Cabinet Division,
Air Cdr (r) Khalid Iqbal, and Dr Syed M. Anwer,
eminent jurist and member Islamic Ideology
Council.
encountering
hybrid
challenges from
top to bottom
and east to
west, the most
common
weapons of
which included
terrorist attacks,
economic and
political blackmailing, fueling of false propagan-
da, spreading of anarchy and disappointment
among the masses, and cyber-attacks, all of
which aimed at igniting the social unrest. He said
that Pakistan has been a victim of such hybrid
attacks since long, with the war of 1971 being
the first instance of such kind which resulted in
the separation of East Pakistan.
The speaker also pointed some of the areas that
were being targeted in the ongoing hybrid war
against Pakistan. He said that on one hand there
were false rumors and misunderstandings being
propagated against Pakistan nuclear capabilities
and safety, on the other hand India and US were
proactively pursuing a nuclear cooperation deal
among them. He said that Pakistan was also
being blamed for providing safe heavens to
Taliban, whereas in real their original hideouts
were all situated in Afghanistan.
The uprising in Kashmir, according to the former
diplomat, was another notable blame that was
being laid on Pakistan to put pressure, whereas
‘Kashmir: Today and Tomorrow’
Pakistan has assumed a front line position in
advocating for the Kashmir cause ever since the
conflict started, it however needs to hone its
diplomacy and strategy in a bit to present the
case to international community cogently.
This was the crux of the roundtable session titled
‘Kashmir: Today and Tomorrow’, which was held
at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad
on December 11, 2018. The session was chaired
by Ambassador (r) Arif Kamal whereas the
discussants included Dr Imtiaz Khan from
George Washington University, Washington D.C.,
Dr Farhan Mujahid Chak from Qatar University,
Doha, Ambassador (r) Tajammul Altaf, DG-IPS
Khalid Rahman, Brig (r) Said Nazir and Air Cdr (r)
Khalid Iqbal.
Sharing insights over the Kashmir issue, Dr
Imtiaz said that despite assuming a leading role
in Kashmir cause and showing consistent
solidarity with Kashmiris, Pakistan, unfortunately,
has not been able to present the real perspective
before the international community convincingly.
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the Kashmiri struggle was in fact indigenous and
in reaction to the Indian oppression. The speaker
termed the 2004 Musharraf-Vajpayee agreement
a big blow for the Kashmir cause in this regard,
which, according to him, made Pakistan accept
not to let its territory be used for acts of
‘terrorism’ against India, without taking into
account the acts of terrorism committed by India
against Pakistan and Kashmir.
CPEC was highlighted as another area by the
senior diplomat which was among the major
targets of hybrid assault. The speaker said that
the project was being and will be opposed by
India and US to stop China from becoming the
two-ocean power (South China Sea and Indian
Ocean). This tug-of-war may result in quite a bit
of unrest in this region and we must be prepared
to respond to the resultant threats.
Speaking of Pakistan’s vulnerabilities against the
hybrid threats, Akram said that Balochistan was
an important target of hybrid threats which is
evident from the fact that India not only provides
asylum to Baloch rebels but also presents them
on their media to propagate its false narrative.
The placement of advertisements for Baloch
freedom on buses in Geneva was another
instance of a hybrid attack on Pakistan’s
sovereignty but sadly we didn’t do much to
ensure such things won’t happen in future again.
For further details, visit:
www.ips.org.pk/current-geo-political-environment-hybrid-conflict-
pakistan-2/
He said that the recent surge in Kashmir struggle
is already making India frustrated and it has been
forced to change its strategies in the region
rapidly. The ratio of rapes and killings of innocent
Kashmiris in IHK has also increased considerably
off late. The situation however presents an
opportunity for Pakistan to propagate the
Kashmir’s perspective efficaciously, which can be
done by making a comprehensive national policy
over the matter that is inclusive of clearly defined
goals and efficient diplomatic, advocative and
cogent strategies to highlight the issue at the
international scale.
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Sharing Insights
IPS signs MoU with National Institute of Maritime Affairs
A memorandum of understanding was penned
down between Institute of Policy Studies (IPS),
Islamabad and National Institute of Maritime
MoU with Jammu &
Kashmir Liberation Cell
A memorandum of understanding was signed
between IPS and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation
Cell (J&KLC) on November 15, 2018, providing a
framework to cooperate and coordinate with each
other in the areas of mutual interest.
The agreement, which was signed by Naufil
Shahrukh, general manager operations, IPS, and
Mansoor Qadir Dar, secretary, J&KLC, will pave
way for the two institutions to carry out joint
activities including fostering of dialogues among
scholars, experts and policy makers especially in
the areas of Kashmir’s history, politics and conflict,
sharing of intellectual resources , conducting
trainings on diversified subjects, offering joint
diploma and certificate courses, publishing projects,
and dissemination of yielded research and analysis.
Inauguration of new IPS Press
Display Centre
The inauguration ceremony of the new outlet of
IPS Press - the publishing and bookselling arm of
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad - was
held on October 13, 2018.
Affairs (NIMA) on November 1, 2018 to carry
out joint research over maritime and other
multi-disciplinary issues.
The MoU – which was signed by Rear Admiral
(r) Mukhtar Khan HI(M), director general, NIMA
and Khalid Rahman, director general, IPS – will
pave way for collaboration between the two
institutions for joint research and organization of
seminars, conferences and roundtables in the
areas of maritime affairs.
IPS' GM Ops attends Maritime Security Workshop-2018
IPS’ GM Operations Naufil Shahrukh, who is
also the general secretary of recently
launched Maritime Study Forum (MSF) was
officially invited to participate in the second
Maritime Security Workshop
(MARSEW-2018), organized annually by
Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore, from
December 12-20, 2018, under the theme of
'Blue Economy - Prosperous Pakistan'.
The workshop was attended by a select
number of parliamentarians, policy makers,
bureaucrats, business and industry leaders
and representatives of academia, media and
intelligentsia.
Meeting with Uzbek Ambassador H.E. Furkat Siddikov
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IPS represented in int'l seminar
'Challenges, Compulsions and
Opportunities of Coerced States'
On behalf of IPS, the Institute's senior research
associate Ambassador (r) Tajammul Altaf
participated in an international seminar titled
'Challenges, Compulsions and Opportunities of
Coerced States' which was organized by Global
Think Tank Network (GTTN) - an initiative of the
National University of Sciences and Technology
(NUST) - at Serena Hotel, Islamabad on
December 20, 2018.
The participants of the workshop had an
opportunity to attend lectures and take part in
policy-making exercises and discussions on
contemporary maritime issues, alongside
visiting Naval Headquarters in Islamabad, the
creeks near Indian border, and the coastal
belt, which included Gwadar deep water port,
Jinnah Naval Base, Ormara as well as other
important maritime institutions like Karachi
Port Trust, Naval Dockyard and Karachi
Shipyard & Engineering Works, etc.
For further details, visit:
www.ips.org.pk/ips-gm-ops-attends-maritime-security
-workshop-2018/
DG-IPS Khalid Rahman and GM Operations
Naufil Shahrukh called upon Ambassador of
Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan H.E.
Furkat Siddikov on his invitation on 16
November 2018.
The ambassador, on the occasion, was also
presented with the latest publication of IPS
Hydro-diplomacy: Preventing Water War
Between Nuclear-Armed Pakistan and India.
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‘Brainstorming Research Ideas’
Highlighting the returns of a vigorous
policy-making ecosystem that productively
connects research institutions and government
bodies, senior academicians and policy
practitioners deplored the lack thereof in
Pakistan, while urging emerging researchers to
adopt indigenous approaches for their studies in
an attempt to fuel the society’s concurrent
needs.
They were speaking at the session titled
‘Brainstorming Research Ideas’, which held on
October 14, 2018 as part of a series of events
Team Development Session
An IPS' team development session on the topic of
'Good Citizen: Rationalizing Public Policy at Micro
Level' was conducted by Ikram Ul Haque Syed, IPS
Associate and CEO, Centric Consulting, Islamabad
on October 5.
The session, which aimed at creating awareness
about the responsibilities of a good citizen among
the participants, was addressed by renowned
trainer and IPS LEAD associate Syed
Ikram-ul-Haque.
The speaker in his address elucidated the
responsibilities of a good citizen, stating that one
should be tolerant, courageous, helpful, and striving
not only to uplift his own life, but also of the people
around him. In addition, he should also be trying to
play a productive role towards the amelioration of
the society.
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Khalid Rahman, Dr Adnan Sarwar, head of
department, International Relations, National
University of Modern Languages (NUML),
Islamabad, Ambassador (r) Tajammul Altaf, Air
Cdr (r) Khalid Iqbal and Dr Shahzad Iqbal Sham,
senior research associate at IPS.
For further details, visit:
www.ips.org.pk/brainstorming-research-ideas-2018/
Maritime Winter School 2018
IPS collaborated with Maritime Study Forum
(MSF) and National Institute of Maritime Affairs
organized by IPS LEAD – the Learning, (NIMA) to organize a five-day ‘Maritime Winter
Excellence and Development Program of School - 2018’ for young researchers from
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad – December 23-27 at Bahria University, Karachi.
under its initiative ‘Indigenizing Policy Research
in Pakistan’, which aims at apprising and
sensitizing young and emerging scholars over
the need of promoting indigenous narratives and
seeking native solutions to the local problems in
the research being produced in Pakistan.
The session was addressed by Dr Tahir Hijazi,
former Member, Governance & Policy Reforms,
Planning Commission of Pakistan, DG-IPS The programe comprised interactive sessions
along with exposure visits to a number of
‘Living Lively at Work Place’ maritime sector organizations and coastal sites.
The initiative aimed to gather scholars in
maritime affairs and facilitate exchange of
information, expertise and ideas in the pursuit of
exploring and promoting Pakistan’s maritime
potential.
The concluding session was attended and
addressed by Capt (r) Jamil Ahmed Khan, MNA
and parliamentary secretary maritime affairs as
the chief guest.
A delegation of mentors from different
departments of Riphah International Visit of Ulema and Khateebs
University (RIU), Islamabad, visited IPS to
attend a workshop titled ‘Living Lively at Work
from Da'wah Academy
Place’. The workshop, which was arranged A delegation comprising Ulema and Khateebs
by the Tarbiyah Department of the University, attending a training course at Da'wah Academy
was hosted by IPS LEAD – the learning, IIUI visited IPS as part of an exposure trip on
excellence and development program of IPS October 15, 2018.
– on November 16, 2018.
The 22-member delegation was addressed
by DG-IPS Khalid Rahman, who delivered a
lecture on ‘How to tackle workplace stresses’,
urging the participants to love their work while
taking ownership of their official responsibili-
ties.
The two practices, according to the speaker,
would not only add to the personnel’s
proficiency, but will also help motivate him to
overcome his professional deficiencies.
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