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Annual Report 2014-15 Special Issue (Number 83)


Annual Report 2014-15Special Issue - Number 83

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Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad, is an autonomous, not-for-profit, civil society organization dedicated to promoting policy-oriented research, awareness, and human development.

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'Iran’s Nuclear Program: The Deal, Prospects and Implications' was the transcript of a presentation by Dr. Nazir Hussain delivered at the seminar held at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad. The document discussesed the background as well as the future prospects of the deal.

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Dr. Nazir Hussain, associate professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

#InternationalRelations #GlobalIssues&Politics #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours

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'Silk Road Economic Belt: Towards an Enabling Environment for Shared benefits' was prepared by DG-IPS Khalid Rahman for a seminar on 'Silk Road Economic Belt' held in Urumqi, China, under the auspices of Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences.

Author:

Khalid Rahman, director general, IPS

#InternationalRelations #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours #Economy__________

'Connectivity and Progress: Belt and Road Initiatives and CPEC in the Larger Context' signified the importance of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as well as the countries surrounding Himalayas for the successful realization of China's OBOR (One Belt One Road) initiatives.

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Written for ‘China Daily’, the article 'China’s ties with India and Pakistan' looked at the different dimensions of relations and prospects of cooperation between the three countries while another article ‘CPEC: Regional stability must for reaping connectivity benefits’ stressed on the need of improving regional peace and cooperation for effective connectivity.

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#InternationalRelations #Pakista n&ItsNeighbours__________

Published in ‘The Week, India’, the article ‘Tragedy as a Catalyst’ sheds light on the Peshawar tragedy and where Pakistan stood after it, whereas another article for the magazine ‘The 1965 War and after’ looked at the confrontation from different angles.

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#InternationalRelations #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours__________

'Traditional Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution: An Analysis of Jirga in Pashtoon/Pakhtoon Society' was presented by IPS team member Fehmeeda Khalid in a three day international conference 'Local Representation of Power in South Asia 2014' organized by the Political Science

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‘The Parameter and Paradigm of Chinese Reforms’ deliberated upon the set of reforms that the ruling Communist Party of China is undertaking since the new generation of leadership took over in early 2013. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 12, No. 1)

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Muhammad Zamir, Amb (r), Bangladesh


Turkey’s foreign policy towards the Middle East, particularly in the wake of the developments of past three years in the region, and the shape of things to come in the years ahead, was discussed in ‘The Transformation of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East’. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 12, No. 1)

Author:

M. Sheharyar Khan, assistant professor, National Defense University, Islamabad

#InternationalRelations #TheMuslimWorld__________

'Europe and the Muslim World: Some Issues and Approaches' endeavored to discuss Europe’s policy towards

the Muslim World, exploring the question whether it has followed only the American lines or has there been any independent approach too. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 12, No. 1)

Author:

Bakare Najimdeen, IPS associate

#InternationalRelations #Islam&theWest__________

'Multilateral Trade Negotiations: Doha to Bali and Beyond' analyzed the opening provided after the Bali ministerial of WTO and the building scenarios in this connection. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 12, No. 1)

Author:

Fasih Uddin, former chief economist, Govt. of Pakistan and Member IPS-NAC

#InternationalRelations #GlobalIssues&Politics #Economy__________

'FATA: Beyond Military Operation' explored the length and breadth of a fundamentally important issue: long-term peace and stability in Pakistan’s tribal areas beyond the ongoing military operation. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 12, No. 1)

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IPS Task Force (Khalid Rahman, director general, IPS, Brig (r) Said Nazir, Sr. IPS Associate, Fehmeeda Khalid, assistant research coordinator, IPS)

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Research at IPS is conducted under three major themes: Pakistan Affairs, International Relations and Faith and Society. These themes are further sub-divided into specialized study areas like economy, energy, education, security, foreign policy, Pakistan’s neighbors, Islam and the West, the Muslim world, globalization and other global issues.

The research carried out at IPS is primarily published in its flagship bi-annual journal Policy Perspectives. The journal, which is edited by DG-IPS Khalid Rahman, is recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and is also available online through Pluto Journals on JStor (www.jstor.org) and on Factiva and affiliated international databases through Asianet-Pakistan.

The Institute’s research is also presented and disseminated in the form of policy briefs, presentations and reports by IPS faculty in different national and international seminars, conferences and other academic events.

The highlights of research studies at IPS during the year 2014-15 are as follows:

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'The Evolution in Global Power Balance and Pak-China Relations' covered the bilateral relationship between

Islamabad and Beijing in view of the evolving regional and global scenario. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 11, No. 2)

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M. Akram Zaki, member IPS-National Academic Council and former secretary general, Ministry of Foreign Affairs


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‘The Indian Ocean and the Rise of a Multi-polar World Order: The Role of China and India’ gave a snapshot of recent developments and emerging strategic environment between China and India, particularly viz-a-viz the Indian Ocean. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 11, No. 2)

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Maria Bastos, Assistant Professor, School of Governance ad Society, University of Management and Technology, Lahore

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'Natural Monopoly, Public Trust and Vested Interests:

Department of Government College University, Lahore.

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Fehmeeda Khalid, assistant research coordinator, IPS

#PakistanAffairs #Society&Culture__________

The e-book ‘Khawateen, Khandan aur Parliman: Pakistan mai qanoon sazi ke rujhanat’ is the Urdu translation of IPS publication ‘Legislation on Women and Family in Pakistan: Trends and Approaches’, which is based on the study conducted by a specially constituted IPS task force, which reviews various legislative works on the issues concerning women and family in Pakistan

Editors:

Khalid Rahman, director general, IPS and Syed Nadeem Farhat, senior researcher, IPS


The insightful academic pieces selected and translated from various issues of Policy Perspectives and published as 'Aaj ka Maghrib aur Muslim Dunya' reflect upon the situation of Islam and Muslims in the West, Western school of thought, policies and measures for the Islamic world, and their consequences.

Authors:

Prof. Khurshid Ahmad, chairman, Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad and former senator, Dr. Shireen Mazari,

member National Assembly and former director general, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, David Belt, National Defence Intelligence College, Washington D.C, U.S.A, Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, vice president (academic), International Islamic University, Islamabad and former professor of politics, Hampton University, U.S.A, Dr. Zahid Bukhari, executive director, Center for Islamic and Public Policy (CIPP), Washington D.C, U.S.A, Dr. Robert W. Jensen, associate professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, U.S.A, M. Akram Zaki, former ambassador, former secretary general, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Govt. of Pakistan, Dr. Kemal Argon, Hartford Seminary, U.S.A, Khalid Rahman, director general, Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, Prof. Asad Abu Khalil, professor of political science, Dept. of Political and Public Administration, California State University, U.S.A, Prof. Farid Esack, professor of Islamic Studies, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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Under its translation project, IPS aims to satisfy several questions regarding Islam arising in this era of globalization by translating the classic works done by Islamic scholars into English for wider understanding. The past year saw substantial work done under this project, especially for the publications of ‘Issues in Islamic State and Society’, ‘War and Peace in Islam’, and ‘Islam the Way of Life’.

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Ahmad Imam Shafaq Hashemi, senior research fellow, IPS

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'Developments in Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan and the Region' viewed the future scenarios in and around Afghanistan, and the regional implications, considering the drawdown of US/NATO forces and also taking into account the new regime in the war-torn country. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 12, No. 1)

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Amb (r) Ayaz Wazir, Sr. IPS associate


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Continuing with its tradition of providing research-based policy advice to the government prior and after its yearly budgetary exercise, IPS' pre-budget report 'Federal Budget 2015-16: Setting the Priorities' was followed by post-budget analysis 'Federal Budget 2015-16: A Review'. While the first one stressed on improving governance and policy planning to ensure a meaningful budgetary exercise, the later emphasized on the government to adopt growth-oriented approach.

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Based on a seminar's proceedings, a brief ‘Development Initiatives in FATA (II): Oil and Gas Sector – Prospects and Strategies’ suggested that optimal exploitation of sizeable oil and gas reserves in FATA can help the country get rid of energy shortage.

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#PakistanAffairs #Economy #Energy__________

A situation brief ‘Electoral Reforms in Pakistan’ came at a time when the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms (PCER) had completed a year (since July 25, 2014) and its work was expected to gain new impetus after settlement of accusations and doubts. The brief presented the background, mandate, objectives, and one-year performance of the committee.

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Syed Nadeem Farhat, research coordinator, Tauqeer Hussain, assistant research coordinator

#PakistanAffairs #Governance #Society&Culture__________

A policy brief ‘Prevention of Electronic Crimes’ briefly reviewed the draft of cyber-crime bill and brought various perspectives on the draft law together. It was based on the outcomes from the seminar 'Perspective on Cyber Crime Bill, 2015' held at IPS. The brief also contained reflections from an earlier IPS seminar on cyber law held in 2012.

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Syed Nadeem Farhat, research coordinator, IPS


Case of Power Sector in Pakistan' dwelved deep into the theoretical debate as to how the vested interests have formidable stronghold in Pakistan’s challenged Power Sector and why privatization of DISCOs becomes a desired step. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 11, No. 2)

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Naheed Zia Khan, professor, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi

#PakistanAffairs #Economy #Energy __________

‘Pakistan’s Power Sector: Tracking the First Year’s Progress of the Present Government’ dealt with the immediate policy priorities of the present government and its resultant impact. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 11, No. 2)

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Ashfaq Mahmood, former secretary, Ministry of Water and Power and member IPS steering committee on energy


‘EU in Transition or a Failed Project?’ looked comprehensively at the challenges faced by the European Union – considered by and large the model for regional integration – in terms of continuity of the integration process and the roadblocks popping up in its way. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 11, No. 2)

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#InternationalRelations #GlobalIssues&Politics__________

‘Towards Responsible Citizenry’ discussed at length the need for preparing concerned and responsible citizens in today’s world, the conceptual framework that Islam provides in this connection, and the practical way forward for a country like Pakistan. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 11, No. 2)

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#Society&Culture #IslamicThought__________

The role of the United Nations as an intergovernmental body for promotion of peace, and relationship with grassroot Peace Movement world over is discussed in the essay ‘The United Nations and the Peace Movement. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 11, No. 2)

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Unto Vesa, Emeritus research fellow, University of Tampere, Finland


'Competition without Zero-Sum Outcome: China’s Role in a Changing World' focused on the country’s emerging role in the global order as an economic power, and challenges it might pose to the present system due to its inefficacy in maintaining global peace and economic stability. (Policy Perspectives, Vol 12, No. 1)

Two issues of IPS bi-annual journal Maghrib aur Islam (no. 41 & 42) came out during the period. ‘Mashriq-e-Wusta: Maghrib ki Policiyan aur Arab Bahar’ (Middle East, Policies of the West and Arab Spring) discussed the situation of Middle-East after the Arab Spring and subsequent Western policies in the wake of uprising, while ‘Mashriq-e-Wusta: Ghaza aur Hamas’ (Middle East: Gaza and Hamas) comprised the writings about Hamas which generally escape the attention of Urdu readers.

Editors:

Prof. Dr Anis Ahmad, Asst. Editor: Muttaqin ur Rahman, Supporting Editor: Munazza Siddiqui

#TheMuslimWorld #Islam&theWest #Faith&Society #GlobalIssues&Politics

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Another bi-annual journal of IPS ‘Nuqta-e-Nazar’ also had two issues published in the period (no. 36 & 37). The journal is dedicated to introducing, reviewing and commenting upon newly published Urdu books in Pakistan on the subjects of Islam, culture, history, Muslim world and related issue.

Editor:

Dr Safir Akhtar

#PakistanAffairs #IslamicThought #Faith&Society #Islam&theWest #GlobalIssues&Politics


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In 1979, the Institute of Policy Studies was founded at a time when there was no such research institution outside the public sector in Pakistan, or in the whole Muslim world, that could examine policies critically and recommend viable alternatives based on its evaluations, reasoning and foresight. On the contrary, there was no dearth of such institutions in America and Europe, some of which were associated with political parties while the others operated independently, reviewing government policies from a non-government perspective, evaluating them impartially and advocating for their rectification and refinement, hence playing a pivotal role in the country’s growth and development.

At that time, even the inception and realization of such independent institution in Pakistan, let alone its sustainability, looked like a preposterous dream. Our firm and unwavering faith in Allah however paid off, and now, by the grace and blessings of the Almighty, the Institute has completed 36 years of its existence, services and valuable contributions.

Ever-since the first day of its inception, our vision was to work professionally, not beholding the viewpoints of any

specific political group, religious faction or a funding entity, but to deliver objectivity through unprejudiced analysis, unbiased opinions and recommendations for the workable policy alternatives. In fact it was made sure since the very beginning that IPS remains a forum having representations and participation from all those multifarious schools of thought who have their loyalties firmly attached to Islam and Pakistan. The suggestions and recommendations put forward by IPS were never supposed to be the final verdicts, but the propositions for other feasible and worthy options which had to be spelled out before the nation.

Thus, the main objective of IPS has remained to address the opinion makers and policy circles, as well as to educate the common man over key issues. The Institute's primary addressees include government departments, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, political parties, legislators, etc., whereas media, both the mainstream as well as the new-age, is also the Institute’s target given its influential role in opinion and policy making. It also helps to reach out to the common people, encouraging them to play their indirect part in policy making and opinion curating, as they are the

IPS Ethos

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ultimate beneficiary, or the victim, of all policies.

All along its journey of 36 years, IPS has ensured that it runs as an autonomous institution. Indigenous endowment means were established to safeguard the Institute's sustainability and financial independence, the courtesy of which it has relied on primarily its own resources. The Institute, thus, has never been dependent on anyone and its open and transparent accounts duly affirm this assertion.

The Institute has never sought any financial support from the government or any international donor. It however remains open for commissioned research projects, albeit ensuring beforehand that all such endeavors are within the parameters of the Institute’s

predefined principles, not compromising its independence or integrity and ensuring a win-win scenario for all concerned stakeholders.

We also encourage like-minded contributors - individuals, groups and organizations - to join hands with IPS and support the Institute, intellectually, financially and morally, to pursue its goals of making Pakistan a prosperous, empowered, Islamic, democratic, federal welfare state – a dream that was central in formation of this nation-state.

Professor Khurshid AhmadFounding Chairman, IPS

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ultimate beneficiary, or the victim, of all policies.

All along its journey of 36 years, IPS has ensured that it runs as an autonomous institution. Indigenous endowment means were established to safeguard the Institute's sustainability and financial independence, the courtesy of which it has relied on primarily its own resources. The Institute, thus, has never been dependent on anyone and its open and transparent accounts duly affirm this assertion.

The Institute has never sought any financial support from the government or any international donor. It however remains open for commissioned research projects, albeit ensuring beforehand that all such endeavors are within the parameters of the Institute’s

predefined principles, not compromising its independence or integrity and ensuring a win-win scenario for all concerned stakeholders.

We also encourage like-minded contributors - individuals, groups and organizations - to join hands with IPS and support the Institute, intellectually, financially and morally, to pursue its goals of making Pakistan a prosperous, empowered, Islamic, democratic, federal welfare state – a dream that was central in formation of this nation-state.

Professor Khurshid AhmadFounding Chairman, IPS

(Excerpt from his speech at the annual meeting of IPS-National Academic Council, August 8, 2015)

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“Every crisis should be seen as a challenge and every challenge offers opportunities to thrive. It thus depends on us to unearth the

hidden opportunities and then strive to avail them to the best of our abilities. Even Pakistan became a reality amidst the most unfavorable

circumstances and its forthcoming anniversary should serve as a reminder for adopting the same spirit, determination and best of

intentions as done by it's founder’s years ago".

Message from Prof. Khurshid Ahmadon 68th independence day of Pakistan

(August 2015)


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Completing its 36th year in 2015, IPS has continued to play a role in local and international policy arenas by providing a platform for dialogue and discussions, generating meaningful applied research, advising workable solutions and offering viable alternatives over key issues; establishing itself over the years as an important source of knowledge-based decision-making for multifarious stakeholders.

Guided by its ’National Academic Council’ comprising senior academicians and experts guiding and overseeing the research work at IPS – the Institute’s scholarly endeavors have so far yielded around 260 publications, more than 1500 research reports and above 1200 academic proceedings in the shape of seminars, conferences, roundtables and symposiums.

The Institute continued to produce significant research-based content in 2014-15 as well. Two issues of Policy Perspectives – the Institute’s flagship bi-annual journal recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan – featured a range of articles on multifaceted issues concerning Pakistan and the world today. Two issues each of the other IPS’ bi-annual journals Maghrib aur Islam and Nuqta-e-Nazar were also published during the same period.

Another significant development was the arrangement with Pluto Journals – a UK-based research publisher – according

to which the Institute's flagship bi-annual journal Policy Perspectives is now being published and distributed online by Pluto via Ithaca/JSTOR – one of the world’s largest virtual platform for quality research and publications subscribed by more than 11500 libraries and institutions across the globe.

IPS organized a number of seminars and conferences during the year which generated or furthered significant discourses over a number of important issues. The international developments influencing the region or the national scene remained an active focus of dialogues at IPS, especially Pak-China relations in the wake of the historic China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) launch.

In fact, during the 2014-15 period IPS was overwhelmed with policy research, dialogue, publications and interactions vis-à-vis China’s increasing role in shaping the future of Pakistan, especially on its economic, security and foreign policy fronts.

Four research papers published in the two issues of Policy Perspectives this year were on China. The year also saw IPS hosting a few important chinese delegations including two from the International Department of the Central Committee, Communist Party of China (IDCPC). DG-IPS was also invited to speak in two important conferences in China. IPS Press also published an autobiography of Ambassador (r)

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Mohammed Yunus – a veteran diplomat who has witnessed the formative years of Pak–China relations.

The country’s economic situation was by-and-large addressed at IPS in the rigorous pre and post-budget exercises comprising a number of in-house sessions, public seminars, interaction with leading economists, trade and industry stakeholders, and parliamentarians. These deliberations led to the preparation and dissemination of policy recommendations and analysis to concerned ministries and departments, which were also covered extensively in the national press with more than 40 appearances of news, interviews and articles.

The other most important area of research and dialogue at IPS remained the energy sector of Pakistan with four major policy dialogues taking place: 1. ‘Towards an Ideal Fuel Mix for Pakistan: Streamlining the Priorities’, 2. ‘Coal from Thar to Gadani’, 3. ‘Emerging Energy Scenario: Issues and Priorities’ and 4. ‘Development Initiatives in FATA – Oil & Gas Sector: Prospects and Strategies’.

Besides, the situation and future of FATA in the wake of the ongoing military operation, the proposed cyber-crime bill, e-democracy and e-governance, mainstream and religious education in Pakistan were some of the key areas touched

upon in various discourses in relation to the domestic situation.

IPS was also represented in various national and international platforms during the period in which ‘Uniting for Peace: Building Sustainable Peace through Universal Values’ and ‘The Situation of Afghanistan after NATO’ – both held in Turkey – and the '6th Think Tank Forum of the Islamic Countries' held in Islamabad merit a special mention.

IPS LEAD – the learning excellence and development program of IPS – too, had a very engaged year. The venture organized and co-organized a total of 18 programs in 2014-15, capacitating over 600 young professionals, teachers and students from across the country. The narratives and ideas generated during the training programs helped in producing a research paper ‘Towards Responsible Citizenry’ authored by DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.

IPS Press ventured into book distribution of other publishers, too, including Karachi University Press, which has a long history of publishing the works of highly acclaimed scholars and faculty members of University of Karachi. Apart from generating some funds for IPS endowment, the initiative will also further the Institute’s objectives to promote the culture of research in Pakistan.


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Completing its 36th year in 2015, IPS has continued to play a role in local and international policy arenas by providing a platform for dialogue and discussions, generating meaningful applied research, advising workable solutions and offering viable alternatives over key issues; establishing itself over the years as an important source of knowledge-based decision-making for multifarious stakeholders.

Guided by its ’National Academic Council’ comprising senior academicians and experts guiding and overseeing the research work at IPS – the Institute’s scholarly endeavors have so far yielded around 260 publications, more than 1500 research reports and above 1200 academic proceedings in the shape of seminars, conferences, roundtables and symposiums.

The Institute continued to produce significant research-based content in 2014-15 as well. Two issues of Policy Perspectives – the Institute’s flagship bi-annual journal recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan – featured a range of articles on multifaceted issues concerning Pakistan and the world today. Two issues each of the other IPS’ bi-annual journals Maghrib aur Islam and Nuqta-e-Nazar were also published during the same period.

Another significant development was the arrangement with Pluto Journals – a UK-based research publisher – according

to which the Institute's flagship bi-annual journal Policy Perspectives is now being published and distributed online by Pluto via Ithaca/JSTOR – one of the world’s largest virtual platform for quality research and publications subscribed by more than 11500 libraries and institutions across the globe.

IPS organized a number of seminars and conferences during the year which generated or furthered significant discourses over a number of important issues. The international developments influencing the region or the national scene remained an active focus of dialogues at IPS, especially Pak-China relations in the wake of the historic China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) launch.

In fact, during the 2014-15 period IPS was overwhelmed with policy research, dialogue, publications and interactions vis-à-vis China’s increasing role in shaping the future of Pakistan, especially on its economic, security and foreign policy fronts.

Four research papers published in the two issues of Policy Perspectives this year were on China. The year also saw IPS hosting a few important chinese delegations including two from the International Department of the Central Committee, Communist Party of China (IDCPC). DG-IPS was also invited to speak in two important conferences in China. IPS Press also published an autobiography of Ambassador (r)


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Mohammed Yunus – a veteran diplomat who has witnessed the formative years of Pak–China relations.

The country’s economic situation was by-and-large addressed at IPS in the rigorous pre and post-budget exercises comprising a number of in-house sessions, public seminars, interaction with leading economists, trade and industry stakeholders, and parliamentarians. These deliberations led to the preparation and dissemination of policy recommendations and analysis to concerned ministries and departments, which were also covered extensively in the national press with more than 40 appearances of news, interviews and articles.

The other most important area of research and dialogue at IPS remained the energy sector of Pakistan with four major policy dialogues taking place: 1. ‘Towards an Ideal Fuel Mix for Pakistan: Streamlining the Priorities’, 2. ‘Coal from Thar to Gadani’, 3. ‘Emerging Energy Scenario: Issues and Priorities’ and 4. ‘Development Initiatives in FATA – Oil & Gas Sector: Prospects and Strategies’.

Besides, the situation and future of FATA in the wake of the ongoing military operation, the proposed cyber-crime bill, e-democracy and e-governance, mainstream and religious education in Pakistan were some of the key areas touched

upon in various discourses in relation to the domestic situation.

IPS was also represented in various national and international platforms during the period in which ‘Uniting for Peace: Building Sustainable Peace through Universal Values’ and ‘The Situation of Afghanistan after NATO’ – both held in Turkey – and the '6th Think Tank Forum of the Islamic Countries' held in Islamabad merit a special mention.

IPS LEAD – the learning excellence and development program of IPS – too, had a very engaged year. The venture organized and co-organized a total of 18 programs in 2014-15, capacitating over 600 young professionals, teachers and students from across the country. The narratives and ideas generated during the training programs helped in producing a research paper ‘Towards Responsible Citizenry’ authored by DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.

IPS Press ventured into book distribution of other publishers, too, including Karachi University Press, which has a long history of publishing the works of highly acclaimed scholars and faculty members of University of Karachi. Apart from generating some funds for IPS endowment, the initiative will also further the Institute’s objectives to promote the culture of research in Pakistan.

Call for Papers

POLICY PERSPECTIVESPolicy Perspectives is a peer-reviewed biannual journal with occasional special issues for disseminating the research carried out by IPS and its associates. The journal is distinctive in combining original research papers with reflective studies and analysis on varied themes and issues. Contributions to the journal appeal to a wide

academic and professional readership, and reach an interdisciplinary and international audience.

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Being published for the last 12 years, the journal is recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and accepts contributions from scholars, experts and practitioners on subjects related to security,

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DG-IPS attended the '6th Think Tank Forum of the Islamic Countries' themed ‘Addressing Multidimensional Security Challenges’, held in Islamabad, where he talked on ‘Development and Human Development: An Ideal Approach for Muslim Societies’ (March 7-8, 2015). The two-days conference was organized jointly by TASAM (Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies) and the Pak-China Institute, Islamabad.

#InternationalRelations #TheMuslimWorld #Islam&theWest #IslamicThoughts

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On the invitation of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan (CEC), DG-IPS Khalid Rahman visited Uzbekistan (March 25-30, 2015) as an International observer to observe the country’s presidential elections held on March 29, 2015. He was among the eight Pakistanis to become part of international observation mission that consisted of around 300 observers from across the world.

#InternationalRelations #GlobalIssues&Politics #TheMuslimWorld

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DG-IPS Khalid Rahman visited Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the symposium "The Situation of Afghanistan after

NATO" organized by Turkish research institution GASAM (South Asia Strategic Research Center). There, he shared his paper 'Political Stability and Security Challenges in Afghanistan’, apart from partaking in a meaningful discussion forum (May 6-7, 2015).

#InternationalRelations #GlobalIssues&Politics #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours #TheMuslimWorld

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An insightful presentation ‘Belt and Road Initiatives and CPEC in the larger Context' was delivered by DG-IPS, who was visiting Kunming, China on the invitation of Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences to participate in the 3rd conference of China-South Asian Think-Tank Forum (CSATTF) which was titled 'Building Belt and Road: Towards a Community of Shared Interest' (June 12-13, 2015).


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IPS was represented by assistant research coordinator Muhammad Yaseen Naseem in 'National Dialogue on Pakistan Studies Curriculum' on the invitation of Pakistan Study Center, University of Peshawar (August 3-5, 2014).

#PakistanAffairs #Eductaion #Society&Culture

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IPS encourages international academic exchanges and stays actively engaged in such activities throughout the year, be it in the form of IPS’ representation in external scholarly events such as seminars, conferences, etc., or by hosting delegations from other national and foreign institutions.

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IPS was represented by DG-IPS Khalid Rahman in the seminar 'Building China Pakistan Community of Shared Destiny in the New Era' held in Islamabad (Aug 6, 2014). The seminar viewed the mutual intellectual collaboration between China and Pakistan as an encouraging sign in bringing strategic thinking from both countries on the same page.

#InternationalRelations #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours #PakistanAffairs #Security&ForeignPolicy

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Lead Coordinator IPS Irfan Shahzad participated in the 25th general conference “Uniting for Peace: Building Sustainable Peace through Universal Values” organized jointly by International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and Sakarya University, Turkey in Istanbul (August 11-15,

2014). Shahzad presented a co-authored paper “Security, Peace & Development in Central Asia: Caught between many Silk Roads” along with Dr. Akbota Zholdasbekova from Kazakhstan in the conference.

#InternationalRelations #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours #GlobalIssues&Politics

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DG-IPS Khalid Rahman presented a policy paper 'Competition without Zero-Sum Outcome: China’s Role in a Changing World' in the three-day conference 'The Party and the World Dialogue 2014' held under the theme of 'China’s New Reforms: the Role of the Communist Party of China (CPC)' in Beijing, China (September 3-5, 2014). The conference was organized jointly by China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS) and China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD).


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On the invitation of Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), DG-IPS visited Norway to participate in the second advisory board meeting held in connection with their ongoing project ‘Private Islamic Charity and Approaches to Poverty

Irfan Shahzad, Lead Coordinator IPS, delivered a presentation “The Development of Gwadar Port and its Trade Potential” in a roundtable titled “Gwadar: Prospects of Trade and Energy Corridor” organized by the Department of International Relations, National Defense University (NDU), Islamabad (November 6, 2014).

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IPS team member Fehmeeda Khalid represented the institute in a three day International conference titled 'Local Representation of Power in South Asia 2014' where she delivered a presentation 'Traditional Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution: An Analysis of Jirga in Pashtoon/Pakhtoon Society'. The conference was

organized by the Political Science Department of Government College University, Lahore (November 12-14, 2014).

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Irfan Shahzad, Lead Coordinator IPS, spoke on the topic of “Economic Impact of Illicit Trade” in a seminar titled “Role of media in Curbing Illicit Trade in Pakistan”. The seminar was organized by Pakistan Broadcast Journalists’ Association (November 27, 2014).

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and RoundtablesIPS carries out wide range of activities throughout the year including seminars, symposiums, conferences and roundtables on multidimensional topics to aid its studies as well as to disseminate the findings of its research. The outcome of these activities is then shared with the policy makers, analysts, political leaders, legislators, researchers, academia, civil society organizations, media and other stakeholders.

A total of 25 such proceedings were carried out by the Institute in 2014-15. A brief overview of these activities is as follows:

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In continuation of its series of programs addressing diverse aspects concerning Pakistan’s tribal areas, a seminar ‘Development Initiatives in FATA (II) – Oil and Gas Sector: Prospects and Strategies’ was held at IPS (September 19, 2014). The seminar reviewed the large number of oil and gas projects in FATA and stressed that the oil and gas reserves in the tribal belt can start a new era of development and prosperity in Pakistan.

Speakers:

Dr. Gulfraz Ahmed, former secretary, ministry of petroleum and natural resources, Professor Dr. Fazle Rabbi, nominee

coordinator in KPK for Oil & Gas Exploration in FATA, Ambassador (r) Ayaz Wazir, Brig (r) Said Nazir Mohmand and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman

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A roundtable ‘Iran’s Nuclear Program: The Deal, Prospects and Implications’ was held (September 24, 2014). The session viewed that the resolve over Iran’s nuclear program may take some time due to the changing geo-strategic dynamics of the Middle East.

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Dr. Nazir Hussain, associate processor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Air Cdre (r) Khalid Iqbal, security analyst and member IPS National Academic Council, DG-IPS Khalid Rahman


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The seminar ‘Towards an Ideal Fuel Mix for Pakistan: Streamlining the Priorities’ (October 16, 2014) emphasized the need for focusing on indigenous resources for power


Session on CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) with delegates of CCCWS-IDCPC, China (April 19, 2015)

generation to solve the energy crisis in Pakistan.

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Mirza Hamid Hassan, former secretary Water & Power and chairman IPS Tawanai (energy) program, Dr. Muhammad Bilal Khan, principal, Centre for Energy Systems, National University of Science & Technology, Hammad Hashmi, technical advisor, USAID, and Ameena Sohail, IPS associate and energy lawyer


The seminar 'FATA: Beyond Military Operation' termed mainstreaming of FATA and giving its inhabitants stake in their governance as the only rational way forward post military operations (October 20, 2014).

Speakers: Ambassador (r) Ayaz Wazir, Saleem Safi, analyst, Nasir Dawar, FATA journalist and Brig. (r) Said Nazir, senior IPS associate.

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Experts in the seminar ‘Pak-Iran Relations’ viewed that bilateral ties between Iran and Pakistan were critical for the region’s peace, stability and economic growth, stressing that the two countries should proactively overcome the challenges in their way (November 11, 2014).

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Ghani Jafar, editor & senior research fellow, Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies, Ambassador (r) Khalid Mahmood, chairman, Institute of Strategic Studies,

Ambassador (r) Ayaz Wazir, Ambassador (r) Asif Ezdi, Dr. Nazir Hussain, associate processor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Air Cdre (r) Khalid Iqbal, security analyst and member IPS National Academic Council, Cdr (r) Dr Azhar Ahmad and Mirza Hamid Hassan, former Secretary Water & Power, member IPS National Academic Council.

#InternationalRelations #GlobalIssues&Politics #Security&ForeignPolicy #TheMuslimWorld

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If exploited efficiently, the Thar coal was termed game changer and sufficient for Pakistan’s energy needs in the seminar ‘Coal: From Thar to Gadani’ (December 3, 2014). The incompetence, corruption and lack of interest in the power corridors however were termed the major hurdles in the utilization of this invaluable resource.

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Usman Aminuddin, former federal minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Mirza Talib Hassan, former director general, Geological Survey of Pakistan, Ashfaq Mehmood, former Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power, Mirza Hamid Hasan, former Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power, DG-IPS Khalid Rahman and Sr. IPS associate Ameena Sohail.


The session on 'Interpreting Islam, Modernity and Women Rights in Pakistan' urged the government to find common ground and build consensus over women's role in Pakistani society (December 24, 2014).

Tanks Association’ – an initiative of China Centre for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS) to bring leading policy research organizations of the countries concerned with ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ and ‘Maritime Silk Road Initiative’ on a single platform to share their inputs (April 19, 2015).

Speakers:

Guo Yezhou, vice president of International Department of the Central Committee, Communist Party of China (IDCPC), Sun Haiyan, deputy director general, Bureau of Public Information and Communication, Yuan Ruidong, director, Bureau of South and Southeast Asian Affairs, IDCPC, Xu Xu, director, China Centre for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), IDCPC, Zhou Rongshui, second secretary, IDCPC, Nie Shengquan, interpreter, CCCWS-IDCPC, DG-IPS Khaild Rahman and lead coordinator IPS Irfan Shahzad.

#InternationalRelations #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours #Security&ForeignPolicy #PakistanAffairs #Economy #GlobalIssues&Politics

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An interactive session 'Islamophobia in Contemporary Global Politics' emphasized Muslim thinkers and leaders to approach the issue of Islamophobia in political terms and start by decolonization of minds so that they can represent their identity and cultures as their original selves (May 4, 2015).

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Dr. Salman Sayyid, University of Leeds, UK, Professor Khurshid Ahmad, chairman IPS and Professor Dr. Anis Ahmad, vice chancellor, Riphah International University.

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A session ‘Perspective on Cyber-Crime Bill, 2015' deliberated upon the merits and demerits of the proposed cyber-crime bill at length, urging on the need of adopting more balanced, comprehensive and technically sound approach in finalizing the legislation (May 13, 2015).

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Professor Khurshid Ahmad, chairman IPS, Major (r) Tahir Iqbal, member NA Standing Committee on IT and Telecom and Wahaj us Siraj, convenor ISP Association of Pakistan.


Economists and experts in a pre-budget seminar 'Budget 2015-16: Setting the Priorities' stressed on improving governance and policy planning to ensure a meaningful budgetary exercise for the country (May 15, 2015).

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Professor Khurshid Ahmad, chairman IPS, Dr. Nahid Zia Khan, dean, Social Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Mirza Hamid Hassan, former secretary, Ministry of Water and Power and member IPS National Academic Council (NAC), Dr. Wajid Pirzada, CEO, Roots, Dr. Shimail Daud Arain, former president, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI), M Riyazul Haque, former additional secretary, Govt. of Punjab, ex-member, National Tariff Commission of Pakistan and member IPS NAC.

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Dr. Anita Weiss, professor and head of department of International Studies, University of Oregon, U.S.A

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IPS conference 'Emerging Scholarship on China in Pakistan' staged emerging doctoral scholars studying 'China' with senior diplomats, experts and practitioners who had been directly or indirectly involved in matters related to China in Pakistan (January 26-27, 2015).

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Amb (r) Akram Zaki, former senator and member IPS-National Academic Coucil, Amb (r) Khalid Mehmood, Abdul Salik Khan, director general, East Asian and Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Rizwan, assistant professor, Centre for International Peace and Stability, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Brig (r) Said Nazir, Air Cdre (r) Khalid Iqbal, Cdr (r) Dr Azhar Ahmed and emerging scholars Fouzia Amin, Aasia Khattak, Usman Ghani, Talat Shabbir and Muhammad Munir.

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'Emerging Energy Scenario: Issues & Priorities' was another IPS seminar which stressed the need to invest in effective policy planning for the energy sector and learn from the lessons and shortcomings of the past which have resulted in the present energy crisis, especially the

chronic circular debt issue (March 19, 2015).

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Syed Akhtar Ali, member (Energy) of the Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms, Muhammad Arif, president, Energy Lawyers’ Association of Pakistan (ELAP), Mirza Hamid Hasan, former Secretary Water & Power and Chairman of IPS’ Tawanai (energy) program, Sr. IPS associate Ameena Sohail, Amanullah Khan, former president, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.

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A session with US lawyers on their study 'Inventing Terrorists' revealed that over 70 per cent terrorism conviction cases in United States were entrapped through ‘preemptive prosecution’ while around 20 per cent of the cases were inflated by the government itself (April 9, 2015).

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Stephen Downs, US lawyer, Kathy E. Manley, US Lawyer and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman

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A session with six-member Chinese delegation from IDCPC (International Department of the Central Committee, Communist Party of China) was held at IPS on the eve of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan. Apart from discussing several critical issues associated with the CPEC, the head of delegation Guo Yezhou invited DG-IPS to be part of ‘Silk Road Think

The session ‘Education in Balochistan’ reflected upon the present state of education in the province, reviewing various initiatives taken by the incumbent government and urging for the recognition of their well-intended efforts made in this regard. (May 19, 2015).

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Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan Barech, advisor to CM Balochistan on Education, Nadir Gul Barech, CEO, Balochistan Rural Support Program (BRSP) and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.

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The seminar 'Pakistan’s Nuclear Program: Context and Prospects' looked at the program's background and the country's approach in handling it, concluding that Pakistan was a safe, secure and responsible nuclear state which despite being provoked at times, has always acted as a responsible nation (June 3, 2015).

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Ambassador (r) Masood Khan, Pakistan’s former representative in the UN, Air Cdre (r) Khalid Iqbal, security analyst and senior IPS associate and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.

#PakistanAffairs #Security&ForeignPolicy #GlobalIssues&Politics

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The post-budget session ‘Federal Budget 2015-16: A Review’ urged the government to rethink and revise its fiscal

policies for the forthcoming year, advising it to adopt a rather balanced, pragmatic and growth oriented approach (June 9, 2015).

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Professor Khurshid Ahmad, senior economist, ex-senator and chairman IPS, Fasih Uddin, former chief economist, government of Pakistan, Mirza Hamid Hasan, former secretary, Ministry of Water and Power, Malik M Irfan, taxation expert, Dr. Rashid Aftab, director, Riphah Institute of Public Policy and lead coordinator IPS Irfan Shahzad.

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A session on 'E-Democracy' discussed several prevailing and developing models of democracy around the world, especially focusing on the emerging trend of e-democracy, which is enabling participatory democracy through technology in many parts of the world today (August 11, 2014).

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Dr. Zahid Parvez, director of Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, UK

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An interactive session on 'Journey from Natural to Artificial Intelligence' gave a detailed insight on the subject, conferring about the history, stages and future of the age of

information technology (October 3, 2014).

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Waseem Asrar Ahmad, IT Expert.

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The session on ‘E-Governance in Punjab' underlined the need of technological interventions in modern governance, maintaining that E-voting based on biometric identification of voters is very much possible in Pakistan (October 15, 2014).

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Burhan Rasool, director, Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), Government of Punjab, and advisor, Center for Technology in Governance of the Information Technology University, Lahore

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A session with Afghan intellectual Dr. Ghulam Farouq Azam discussed the emerging scenario in Afghanistan following the drawdown of NATO forces. The session was attended by a select gathering of IPS associates representing different sections of Pakistan's intelligentsia (October 21, 2015).

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Dr. Ghulam Farouq Azam, chairman, Movement for Peaceful Transformation of Afghanistan, Amb (r) Ayaz Wazir, Amb (r) Arif Ayub, Amb (r) Rustam Shah Mohmand, Amb (r) Asif Ezdi, Masud A. Daher, former secretary, Government of Pakistan, Dr Tahir Amin, director,

National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Dr Rifaat Hussain, chairman, Department of Government and Public Policy, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Dr Nazir Hussain, associate professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Dr Rashid Aftab, director, Riphah Institute of Public Policy, Barrister Sadia Abbasi, Brig (r) Said Nazir, former president RCCI Amanullah Khan, Editor Daily Islam Mulla Khel and Afghan intellectual Juma Khan Sufi.


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Dr. Najam Abbas, a senior fellow at the East West Institute, addressed a session ‘Afghanistan Post NATO Withdrawal and the role of China' in which he shared his insightful views on building scenarios vis-à-vis Afghanistan as well as the regional situation. He also deliberated upon the present and potential effectiveness of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the matter (January 2, 2015).

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Dr. Najam Abbas, senior fellow at the East West Institute, Amb. (r) Ayaz Wazir, Cdr (r) Dr. Azhar Ahmad and Sqdr. Ldr (r) Tariq Abdul Majid


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The analysts addressing the session ‘Indian Held Kashmir's Assembly Elections 2014 and Beyond’ reviewed the 2014 polls in Jammu and Kashmir and interpreted them as per their

perceived symbolic significance as well as in the backdrop of the region’s electoral history and the prevailing political landscape of the state (January 22, 2015).

Speakers:

Awais Bin Wasi, research scholar, Brig (r) Said Nazir and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman

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A session 'The Idea of Madrassa Education Board, Progress and the Way Forward' looked at the role of Pakistan Madrassa Education Board in light of its vision, mission, objectives and the challenges faced today. It concluded that the policies regarding madrassa education must be devised from academic perspective, and not through the security lens (February 18, 2015).

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Dr Aamir Tuaseen, chairman, Pakistan Madrassa Education Board (PMEB), Prof Dr Habib-ur-Rehman Asim, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Dr Moeen-ud-Din Hashmi, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Maulana Mohammad Rafique Shinwari and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.

#PakistanAffairs #IslamicThoughts #Faith&Society #Society&Culture #Governance

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An in-house session discussed prevailing on-ground situation in Afghanistan, including the news of ISIS emergence which was regarded over-emphasized by the media. The second part of session discussed the status and problems faced by Afghan refugees in Pakistan (February 19, 2015).

Speakers:

Naseer Ahmed Nawidy, Centre for Strategic and Regional

Studies (CSRS), Kabul, Kamalludin Kamal, CSRS, Kabul, Sr. IPS associate Brig (r) Said Nazir, Sr. IPS associate Dr. Cdr (r) Azhar Ahmed, and DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.

#InternationalRelations #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours #Security&ForeignPolicy #TheMuslimWorld

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Chinese scholar Dr Tu Huazhong gave a presentation titled ‘Pakistan Studies in China: Reviews and Prospects’. He opined that while there has been an air of amity and

cooperation between the two countries for over six decades, there was a large vacuum in the academic arena to know each other (April 23, 2015).

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Dr Tu Huazhong, research assistant, Institute of South Asian Studies, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Kunming

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In the past year, IPS hosted a number of foreign and local delegation’s visits and deliberated with them upon ongoing and emerging scenarios as well as on other topics of mutual interest. A list of such interactions is briefed under:

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Headed by its vice director general Dr Luan Jianzhang, a delegation from IDCPC (International Department of the Central Committee, Communist Party of China) visited IPS and discussed matters of shared interests like economic prospects, regional security, intellectual exchanges and China’s relations with Pakistan and India (October 23, 2014).

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A visiting delegation from Foreign Affairs office of Guangdong, China, which was headed by its director general Fu Lang, stressed on cementing Pakistan-Guangdong ties to enhance the economic and commercial cooperation as well as people-to-people interactions between the two regions (October 27, 2014).

#InternationalRelations #Pakistan&ItsNeighbours #Security&ForeignPolicy #Governance #Economy #Society&Culture

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Trustees of Erbakan Foundation, Turkey, Mr. Mehmet Altinoz and Mr. Dogan Bikin visited IPS and had a detailed meeting with DG-IPS Khalid Rahman (March 7, 2015).

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A delegation of Indian Foreign Service trainees (2014 batch) visited IPS under Dr. Piyush Singh, first secretary (Political), Indian High Commission, Islamabad. The guests had a detailed heart-to-heart discussion with the Institute's team in which they urged for building trust between Pakistan and India and suggested various potential areas of cooperation between the two countries (March 20, 2015).

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Delegation from IDCPC, China (October 23, 2014)

team. The interaction underscored the need of removing misconceptions about CPEC (China- Pakistan Economic Corridor) in both China and Pakistan (March 20, 2015).

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An Indonesian delegation from University of Darussalam Gantor, headed by Dr Hamid Fahmi Zarkasyi, vice rector, Academic Affairs, and comprising Dr Setiawan Bin Lahuri, vice rector, Administrative and Financial Affairs, Dr Khoirul Umam, dean, Faculty of Economics and Management, and Eko Nur Cahyo, head, Department of Islamic Economics and Laws, visited IPS and discussed matters of mutual interest with Chairman IPS Prof Khurshid Ahmad (April 17, 2015).


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A delegation of 45 ‘khateebs’ attending a course of Da’wah Academy, International Islamic University, Islamabad, visited IPS for a briefing on ‘The role of think-tanks in policy making’. The briefing was followed by an interactive session (October 17, 2014).

#PakistanAffairs #Society&Culture #Governance #IslamicThoughts

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Khalil and Hafiz Sajid Anwar (April 1, 2015).

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University of Punjab University of Peshawar University of Management and Technology (UMT),

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Kabul Pakistan Madrassa Education Board

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Collaboration with Pluto Journal for e-distribution of IPS flagship journal Policy Perspectives through the platforms of JStor/Ithaca

(http://www.jstor.org/r/pluto/pp) E-distribution of IPS publications through Amazon

Kindle - a series of e-book readers enabling users to shop for, download, browse and read e-books and other digital media via wireless networking.

E-publishing of IPS publications on Scribd – an online digital library

(https://www.scribd.com/ips_islamabad) Collaboration with UK based Islamic Bankers

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Media and Communication

The outreach department of IPS reaches out to the Institute’s target audience – policy makers, opinion makers, common citizens and other stakeholders - with a view to inform, inspire and influence them not only for their awareness raising, capacity building and encouragement of adopting the role of a responsible citizen, but also to collaborate and contribute towards IPS programs and services which ultimately aim at

the betterment of society.

IPS Outreach operates via three sub-sections:

1. Media and Communication2. IPS LEAD3. IPS Press

The public communication arm of IPS outreach is responsible for communicating and disseminating Institute’s multifarious information to the relevant audiences including the government, media, academia, civil society, etc.

The dissemination of IPS’ quarterly newsletters and monthly e-updates to important stakeholders from diverse sections of society has been one efficient tool for the Institute’s outreach.

During the last year, IPS was also frequently represented in national and international print and electronic media by means of op-eds, articles, news, talk show participations and interviews by its intellectuals and scholars on important issues.

IPS social media presence during the last year was also augmented considerably with the notable increase in Institute’s Facebook and Twitter followers which consequently raised the number of visitors on IPS’ English and Urdu websites. IPS also marked its presence on Scribd, Flickr, Dailymotion and Linkedin during the given period.

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(CICIR) China-South Asian Think-Tank Forum (CSATTF) GASAM (South Asia Strategic Research Center) TASAM (Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies) Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway Frontier Works Organization (FWO) Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce &

Industry (FPCCI) Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(RCCI) Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) National Assembly’s Standing Committee on IT Planning Commission of Pakistan/Ministry of Planning Balochistan Rural Support Program (BRSP) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad University of Karachi

University of Punjab University of Peshawar University of Management and Technology (UMT),

Lahore Centre for Strategic and Regional Studies (CSRS),

Kabul Pakistan Madrassa Education Board

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Collaboration with Pluto Journal for e-distribution of IPS flagship journal Policy Perspectives through the platforms of JStor/Ithaca

(http://www.jstor.org/r/pluto/pp) E-distribution of IPS publications through Amazon

Kindle - a series of e-book readers enabling users to shop for, download, browse and read e-books and other digital media via wireless networking.

E-publishing of IPS publications on Scribd – an online digital library

(https://www.scribd.com/ips_islamabad) Collaboration with UK based Islamic Bankers

(IslamicBanker.com) to share and promote IPS research and publications on Islamic banking, economics and finance in OIC and other countries.


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The dissemination of IPS’ quarterly newsletters and monthly e-updates to important stakeholders from diverse sections of society has been one efficient tool for the Institute’s outreach.

During the last year, IPS was also frequently represented in national and international print and electronic media by means of op-eds, articles, news, talk show participations and interviews by its intellectuals and scholars on important issues.

IPS social media presence during the last year was also augmented considerably with the notable increase in Institute’s Facebook and Twitter followers which consequently raised the number of visitors on IPS’ English and Urdu websites. IPS also marked its presence on Scribd, Flickr, Dailymotion and Linkedin during the given period.

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IPS LEAD – the learning, excellence and development program of Institute of Policy Studies - aims at creating a knowledge economy through human development and organizational excellence. In the past year, the venture capacitated over 600 trainees by offering a wide range of workshops and training courses through its panel of experts focusing especially on young professionals and students.

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The team of IPS LEAD and its young associates facilitated Karachi-based NGOs Omair Sana Foundation and Shahid Afridi Foundation in organizing a trip to IDP camps in Bannu (July 13, 2014). Accompanied by renowned cricketer Younis Khan, senior journalist Talat Hussain, and national football team coach Aslam Khan, the young associates took active part in distribution of food items and Eid gifts for 400 IDP families.

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IPS LEAD organized a series of workshops on ‘Peace, Advocacy and Social Entrepreneurship’ in collaboration with Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA). The total of six two-day workshops focused on promotion of peace and harmony, stressing upon the power of an individual in nurturing a culture of tolerance and acceptance in the society. (August 27-28 and 29-30, September 3-4 and 22-23, October 2-3 and 31, 2014).

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Ammar Zafrullah, country manager, PYCA, Areeba Shahid, trainer, Afshar Iqbal, trainer

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IPS LEAD collaborated with Youth Impact – a non-profit organization – to produce Markhor 2014 – Pakistan’s second annual wilderness based youth leadership conference held at Mukshpuri top, Nathiagali (September 24-28, 2014). The conference yielded a statement ‘Markhor Declaration’ as an outcome of the policy debates held among the participants which were conducted by DG-IPS Khalid Rahman.

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IPS LEAD signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based Islamic Banker (www.islamicbanker.com) to set out a framework for collaboration and facilitate international efforts to foster job creation and support inclusive economic development through Islamic mode of business and finance (January 20, 2015).

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A 10-day Personal and Institutional Development Workshop (#PIDW2015) organized by IPS LEAD imparted leadership, soft skills and personality development training


Ten-Day Personal and Institutional Development Workshop (Jan 29-Feb 10, 2015)

to over 100 young professionals, fresh graduates and entrepreneurs from across the twin cities (January 29 - February 10, 2015). The workshop, which was supported by World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), featured several professional trainers and mentors who shared their invaluable life experiences, including the way they faced various challenges while keeping their integrity and values intact. The other partner organizations involved in workshop's planning and execution included Youth Impact and MYMACOM while Pakistan Tribe was the digital media partner for the event.

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Basheer Juma, Partner, Ernst & Youngs (Pakistan and Afghanistan), Prof. Dr. Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Vice Chancellor, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Sardar Khalid Mahmood, Director, HR and Learning Centre, Mobilink, Khalid Rahman, director general, IPS, Wahaj us Siraj, CEO, NayaTel (Pvt) Ltd, Rafatullah Khan, registrar, Riphah International University, Abdul Samad, CEO, Youth Impact, Yasir Masood Afaq, CEO, MymaCom, Ikram ul Haque, CEO, Centric Consulting, Syed Hassan Aftab, additional director HR, International Islamic University, Islamabad and trainers Farooq Sufi, Nabeel Imtiaz, Nisar Moosa, and Haris Mahmood.

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The 4th successive batch of Chinese Language Course (CLC) successfully completed the training offered by IPS LEAD (April-August, 2015). Conducted by an experienced native Chinese trainer Li Yi, the four-month weekend course enabled the participants to understand, speak, read and write the language efficiently.

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A psychology-based personality identification workshop ‘Eagle Eye’ was organized by IPS LEAD (May 5, 2015). The workshop, which was a bonus learning experience offered to IPS LEAD’s alumni free-of-cost, coached the participants about the most efficient ways to deal with different type of personalities.

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IPS LEAD organized a five-day ‘Training of Trainers’ (ToT) for the Youth Empowerment Cell of BRSP - Baluchistan Rural Support Program (May 17 to 21, 2015). The training was imparted on the topics of life skills, health and hygiene and teaching methodologies to selected 25 teachers from different schools and madrassas of Quetta and Pishin districts.

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Yasir Masood Afaq, Rafia Tahseen and Kanwar Muhammad Jawaid

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Islamic Bankers Balochistan Rural Support Program (BRSP) Time Management Club (TMC)

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IPS Press

IPS Press is the publishing and bookselling arm of IPS, which along with the Institute’s own publications, also publishes works of national and foreign authors and institutions independently. It also plans to publish the Pakistan and South Asia reprint editions of several international publications.

The important activities that IPS Press carried out during the year are as under:

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In an exclusive ceremony held at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, IPS Press launched the book 'Awakened China Shakes the World and is Now Pakistan's Mainstay: Memoirs of a Diplomat' (November 26, 2015). The book is a record of life-long memories and experiences of the author Ambassador (r) Mohammed Yunus, who is regarded among the pioneers of the relationship between China and Pakistan due to his historic and eventful diplomatic assignments in China from 1953 to 1982.

The selected excerpts of the book were later translated in Urdu and published in Daily Ummat, Karachi (www.ummat.com.pk) in 26 episodes.

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As per an agreement with Karachi University Press (KUP), IPS Press is exclusively distributing and marketing books published by University of Karachi's Bureau of Compilation, Composition and Translation (BCC&T) all across Pakistan as well as internationally.

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The books published by IPS Press in the period include:

Awakened China Shakes the World and is now Pakistan's Mainstay: Memoirs of a Diplomat

Author: Ambassador (r) Mohammed Yunus Aaj ka Maghrib aur Muslim Dunya Editors: Khalid Rahman, Muttaqin-ur-Rehman Aaj Nahi Tou Kabhi Nahi Author: Muhammad Basheer Juma Asr-e-Hazir aur Shariat-e-Islami

(Mahazrat-e-Shariyat) – Paperback edition Author: Dr Mahmood Ahmed Ghazi Aurat, Maghrib aur Islam Editor: Sarwat Jamal Asmai

IPS Press stall at the Annual Book Fair of National Book Foundation (April 22-26, 2015)


Islam, Its Meaning and Message Editor: Prof. Khurshid Ahmad Kamyab Zindagi 2 - Apni Soch Ko Nikhariye Author: Khalid Rahman Khawateen, Khandan aur Parliman (e-book) Authors: Khalid Rahman, Syed Nadeem Farhat Maghrib aur Islam (Issue No. 41) - Mashriq-e-Wusta:

Maghrib ki Policiyan aur Arab Bahar (Middle East, Policies of the West and Arab Spring)

Editor: Dr. Anis Ahmad

Maghrib aur Islam (Issue No. 42) - Mashriq-e-Wusta: Ghaza aur Hamas’ (Middle East: Gaza and Hamas)

Editor: Dr. Anis Ahmad Nuqta-e-Nazar (Issue No. 36) Editor: Dr. Safir Akhtar Nuqta-e-Nazar (Issue No. 37) Editor: Dr. Safir Akhtar

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In an exclusive ceremony held at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, IPS Press launched the book 'Awakened China Shakes the World and is Now Pakistan's Mainstay: Memoirs of a Diplomat' (November 26, 2015). The book is a record of life-long memories and experiences of the author Ambassador (r) Mohammed Yunus, who is regarded among the pioneers of the relationship between China and Pakistan due to his historic and eventful diplomatic assignments in China from 1953 to 1982.

The selected excerpts of the book were later translated in Urdu and published in Daily Ummat, Karachi (www.ummat.com.pk) in 26 episodes.

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Awakened China Shakes the World and is now Pakistan's Mainstay: Memoirs of a Diplomat

Author: Ambassador (r) Mohammed Yunus Aaj ka Maghrib aur Muslim Dunya Editors: Khalid Rahman, Muttaqin-ur-Rehman Aaj Nahi Tou Kabhi Nahi Author: Muhammad Basheer Juma Asr-e-Hazir aur Shariat-e-Islami

(Mahazrat-e-Shariyat) – Paperback edition Author: Dr Mahmood Ahmed Ghazi Aurat, Maghrib aur Islam Editor: Sarwat Jamal Asmai


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Islam, Its Meaning and Message Editor: Prof. Khurshid Ahmad Kamyab Zindagi 2 - Apni Soch Ko Nikhariye Author: Khalid Rahman Khawateen, Khandan aur Parliman (e-book) Authors: Khalid Rahman, Syed Nadeem Farhat Maghrib aur Islam (Issue No. 41) - Mashriq-e-Wusta:

Maghrib ki Policiyan aur Arab Bahar (Middle East, Policies of the West and Arab Spring)

Editor: Dr. Anis Ahmad

Maghrib aur Islam (Issue No. 42) - Mashriq-e-Wusta: Ghaza aur Hamas’ (Middle East: Gaza and Hamas)

Editor: Dr. Anis Ahmad Nuqta-e-Nazar (Issue No. 36) Editor: Dr. Safir Akhtar Nuqta-e-Nazar (Issue No. 37) Editor: Dr. Safir Akhtar

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Launching ceremony of the book by Amb (r) Mohammed Yunus (November 26, 2014)


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National Academic Council(2014-16)

Research at IPS is guided by its National Academic Council - an assembly of renowned and senior academicians and experts from across the country, representing diverse disciplines. The council is constituted in a way that ensures continuity and change with each member being inducted for a period of three years; around 30 people remain members of the consultative body at a time while around one-third out of those are retired every two or three years and replaced with the new ones.

The very idea behind establishing the Council was to seek the counsel of experts from a variety of policy streams to guide and review the Institute’s research program. IPS regularly consults the members of this august body, shares with them

all the works and progress of the Institute’s research projects and acquires their feedback and guidance for improvement. It however remains to be the responsibility of IPS team to determine the topics in the light of the recommendations of NAC members.

The relationship and interaction of IPS with its members is not confined only to its periodical meetings, instead, the Institute benefits from their academic contributions throughout the year and regularly invites them in its programs to ensure their active participation.

The present composition of the Council comprises following esteemed personalities:


IPS National Academic Council

A click from the annual meeting of IPS-National Academic Council (August 8, 2015)



{ }Ehsan ul Haq, Gen (r)Former Chairman,

Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee { }Fasih UddinFormer Chief Economist,Government of Pakistan { }Hasan Sohaib Murad, Dr.

Rector, University of Management& Technology, Lahore { }Javeid Iqbal, Prof. Dr.

Vice Chancellor,University of Baluchistan

{ }Khalid Iqbal, Air Cdr (r)Former Assist. Chief of Air Staff,

Pakistan Air Force { }Masud A. DaherFormer Secretary,

Government of Pakistan

Mirza Hamid HasanFormer Secretary,

Ministry of Water and Power { }Mohammad Said, Dr.Former Member,

Senate of Pakistan

{ }Khurshid Ahmad, Prof.Chairman,

Institute of Policy Studies { }Abdul HameedEx. Chairman,

Pakistan Academy of Letters { }Abida Taherani, Prof. Dr.Vice Chancellor,

University of Sindh { }

{ }Ahmer Bilal SoofiAdvocate, Supreme Court

of Pakistan, Former Minister { }Akbar Saeed Awan,Maj. Gen. (r)

Analyst { }Amanullah KhanChairman, Neutech Group

& Former President, RawalpindiChamber of Commerce & Industry

{ }Anis Ahmad, Dr. Prof.Vice Chancellor, RiphahInternational University

Adnan Sarwar, Dr.Dean, Social Sciences,University of Peshawar



{ }Saadia Abbasi, BarristerFormer Member

Senate of Pakistan { }Saeed Ahmed QureshiFormer Secretary General,

Ministry of Finance { }Sara Safdar, Prof. Dr. Member, Public ServiceCommission, Peshawar { }Shamshad Ahmad Khan

Former Secretary,Ministry of Foreign Affairs

{ }Zahid MalikEditor-in-Chief,

Pakistan Observer { }Zahid ul Rashdi, MaulanaSecretary General, PakistanShariat Council and Director,

Al-Sharia Academy,Gujranwala

{ }Zahoor Ahmad Swati, Prof. Dr.Vice Chancellor, University of

Agriculture Peshawar { }Khalid RahmanDirector General,

Institute of Policy Studies

{ }Munib-ur-Rehman Mufti, Prof.President Tanzeem-ul-Madaris

Ahle Sunnat Pakistan { }M Akram ZakiFormer Secretary General,Ministry of Foreign Affairs { }M Riyazul Haque

Former Additional Secretary,Govt. of Punjab and

Ex- Member,National Tariff Commission.

{ }

Rafique Ahmad, Dr.Advisor Centre for South Asian

Studies, Punjab University { } Rustum Shah Mohmand,Amb (r)

Former diplomat { }Riaz Hussain Najfi, AllamaPresident, Wafaq-ul-Madaris,

Al-Shia { }

Qibla Ayaz, Dr. Prof.Dean, Faculty of Islamic

and Oriental Studies,Peshawar University

{ }S. M. ZafarSenior Advocate, Supreme Court

& Former MemberSenate of Pakistan


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Key Contributors

Aamir Tuaseen, Dr, chairman, Pakistan Madrassa Education Board (PMEB) | Aasia Khattak, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Abdul Salik Khan, director general, East Asian and Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Abdul Samad, CEO, Youth Impact | Afshar Iqbal, trainer, Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) | Amanullah Khan, former president, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) | Ameena Sohail, energy lawyer | Ammar Zafrullah, country manager, Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) | Anis Ahmad, Dr, Prof, vice chancellor, Riphah International University and member IPS-NAC, | Anita Weiss, Dr, Prof, Head of Department of International Studies, University of Oregon, U.S.A | Areeba Shahid, trainer, Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) | Arif Ayub, Amb (r), | Ashfaq Mahmood, former secretary, Ministry of Water and Power | Asif Ezdi, Amb (r), | Ayaz Wazir, Amb (r) | Azhar Ahmad, Cdr (r) Dr, | Bakare Najimdeen, lPS associate | Basheer Juma, partner, Ernst & Youngs (Pakistan and Afghanistan) | Burhan Rasool, director, Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), Government of Punjab, and advisor, Center for Technology in Governance of the Information Technology University, Lahore | Farooq Sufi, trainer | Fasih Uddin, former chief economist, Govt. of Pakistan and Member IPS-NAC | Fazle Rabbi, Prof Dr, nominee coordinator in KPK for Oil & Gas exploration in FATA | Fehmeeda Khalid, assistant research coordinator,

IPS | Fouzia Amin, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Ghani Jafar, editor & senior research fellow, Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies | Ghulam Farouq Azam, Dr, chairman, Movement for Peaceful Transformation of Afghanistan | Gulfraz Ahmed Dr, former secretary, ministry of petroleum and natural resources | Habib-ur-Rehman Asim, Dr, Prof, International Islamic University, Islamabad | Hammad Hashmi, technical advisor, USAID | Haris Mahmood, trainer, Youth Impact | Ikram ul Haque, CEO, Centric Consulting | Irfan Shahzad, Lead Coordinator, IPS | Juma Khan Sufi, afghan intellectual | Kamalludin Kamal, Centre for Strategic and Regional Studies (CSRS), Kabul | Kanwar Muhammad Jawaid, trainer | Kathy E. Manley, US Lawyer | Khalid Iqbal, Air Cdre (r), security analyst and member IPS-NAC | Khalid Mahmood, Amb (r), chairman, Institute of Strategic Studies | Khalid Rahman, director general, IPS, | Khurshid Ahmad, Prof, senior economist, ex-senator and chairman, IPS | Li Yi, Chinese trainer | M Akram Zaki, former secretary general, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, | M Riyazul Haque, former additional secretary, Govt. of Punjab, ex-member, National Tariff Commission of Pakistan and member IPS-NAC | M Sheharyar Khan, assistant professor, National Defense University, Islamabad | Malik M Irfan, taxation expert | Maria Bastos, assistant professor, School of Governance and Society, University of Management and Technology, Lahore | Masood Khan, Amb


(r), Pakistan’s former representative in the UN, | Masud A. Daher, former secretary, Government of Pakistan | Maulana Mohammad Rafique Shinwari | Mirza Hamid Hassan, former Secretary Water & Power and chairman IPS Tawanai (energy) Program | Mirza Talib Hassan, former director general, Geological Survey of Pakistan | Moeen-ud-Din Hashmi, Dr, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad | Mohammad Asif, senior trainer, human psychology and clinical research | Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Dr, Prof, vice chancellor, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University | Mohammed Yunus, Amb (r) | Muhammad Arif, president, Energy Lawyers’ Association of Pakistan (ELAP) | Muhammad Bilal Khan Dr, principal, Centre for Energy Systems, National University of Science & Technology | Muhammad Munir, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Muhammad Yaseen Naseem, assistant research coordinator, IPS | Muhammad Zamir, Amb (r) | Mulla Khel, editor, Daily Islam | Muttaqin ur Rahman, | Nabeel Imtiaz, trainer | Nadir Gul Barech, CEO, Baluchistan Rural Support Program (BRSP) | Naheed Zia Khan, prof, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi | Najam Abbas, Dr, senior fellow at the East West Institute | Naseer Ahmed Nawidy, Centre for Strategic and Regional Studies (CSRS), Kabul, | Nasir Dawar, FATA journalist | Nazir Hussain Dr, associate professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad | Nisar Moosa, trainer | Rafatullah Khan, registrar, Riphah International University | Rafia Tahseen, trainer, Mymacom | Rashid Aftab, Dr, director, Riphah Institute of Public Policy | Rifaat Hussain, Dr, chairman, Department of Government and Public Policy, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) | Rizwan, Dr, assistant professor, Centre for International Peace and Stability, National University of Science and

Technology (NUST) | Rustam Shah Mohmand, Amb (r), | Sadia Abbasi, barrister, | Safir Akhtar, Dr, editor, Nuqta-e-Nazar | Said Nazir, Brig (r) | Saleem Safi, senior journalist and analyst | Salman Sayyid, Dr, University of Leeds, UK | Sardar Khalid Mahmood, Director, HR and Learning Centre, Mobilink | Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan Barech, advisor to CM Baluchistan on education | Sarwat Jamal Asmai, editor, Islam, Its Meaning and Message | Shimail Daud Arain, Dr, former president, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI) | Stephen Downs, US lawyer | Syed Akhtar Ali, member (Energy), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms | Syed Hassan Aftab, additional director HR, International Islamic University, Islamabad | Syed Nadeem Farhat, research coordinator, IPS | Syed Shafaq Hashemi, senior research fellow, IPS | Tahir Amin, Dr, director, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University | Tahir Iqbal, Major (r), member NA Standing Committee on IT and Telecom | Talat Shabbir, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Tariq Abdul Majid, Sqd. ldr (r), | Tauqeer Hussain, assistant research coordinator, IPS | Tu Huazhong, Dr, research assistant, Institute of South Asian Studies, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Kunming | Unto Vesa, Emeritus research fellow, University of Tampere, Finland | Usman Aminuddin, former federal minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources | Usman Ghani, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Wahaj us Siraj, convener ISP Association of Pakistan | Wajid Pirzada, Dr, CEO, Roots | Waseem Asrar Ahmad, IT Expert | Yasir Masood Afaq, CEO, MymaCom | Zahid Parvez, Dr, director of Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, U.K.

Aamir Tuaseen, Dr, chairman, Pakistan Madrassa Education Board (PMEB) | Aasia Khattak, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Abdul Salik Khan, director general, East Asian and Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Abdul Samad, CEO, Youth Impact | Afshar Iqbal, trainer, Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) | Amanullah Khan, former president, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) | Ameena Sohail, energy lawyer | Ammar Zafrullah, country manager, Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) | Anis Ahmad, Dr, Prof, vice chancellor, Riphah International University and member IPS-NAC, | Anita Weiss, Dr, Prof, Head of Department of International Studies, University of Oregon, U.S.A | Areeba Shahid, trainer, Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) | Arif Ayub, Amb (r), | Ashfaq Mahmood, former secretary, Ministry of Water and Power | Asif Ezdi, Amb (r), | Ayaz Wazir, Amb (r) | Azhar Ahmad, Cdr (r) Dr, | Bakare Najimdeen, lPS associate | Basheer Juma, partner, Ernst & Youngs (Pakistan and Afghanistan) | Burhan Rasool, director, Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), Government of Punjab, and advisor, Center for Technology in Governance of the Information Technology University, Lahore | Farooq Sufi, trainer | Fasih Uddin, former chief economist, Govt. of Pakistan and Member IPS-NAC | Fazle Rabbi, Prof Dr, nominee coordinator in KPK for Oil & Gas exploration in FATA | Fehmeeda Khalid, assistant research coordinator,

IPS | Fouzia Amin, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Ghani Jafar, editor & senior research fellow, Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies | Ghulam Farouq Azam, Dr, chairman, Movement for Peaceful Transformation of Afghanistan | Gulfraz Ahmed Dr, former secretary, ministry of petroleum and natural resources | Habib-ur-Rehman Asim, Dr, Prof, International Islamic University, Islamabad | Hammad Hashmi, technical advisor, USAID | Haris Mahmood, trainer, Youth Impact | Ikram ul Haque, CEO, Centric Consulting | Irfan Shahzad, Lead Coordinator, IPS | Juma Khan Sufi, afghan intellectual | Kamalludin Kamal, Centre for Strategic and Regional Studies (CSRS), Kabul | Kanwar Muhammad Jawaid, trainer | Kathy E. Manley, US Lawyer | Khalid Iqbal, Air Cdre (r), security analyst and member IPS-NAC | Khalid Mahmood, Amb (r), chairman, Institute of Strategic Studies | Khalid Rahman, director general, IPS, | Khurshid Ahmad, Prof, senior economist, ex-senator and chairman, IPS | Li Yi, Chinese trainer | M Akram Zaki, former secretary general, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, | M Riyazul Haque, former additional secretary, Govt. of Punjab, ex-member, National Tariff Commission of Pakistan and member IPS-NAC | M Sheharyar Khan, assistant professor, National Defense University, Islamabad | Malik M Irfan, taxation expert | Maria Bastos, assistant professor, School of Governance and Society, University of Management and Technology, Lahore | Masood Khan, Amb


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(r), Pakistan’s former representative in the UN, | Masud A. Daher, former secretary, Government of Pakistan | Maulana Mohammad Rafique Shinwari | Mirza Hamid Hassan, former Secretary Water & Power and chairman IPS Tawanai (energy) Program | Mirza Talib Hassan, former director general, Geological Survey of Pakistan | Moeen-ud-Din Hashmi, Dr, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad | Mohammad Asif, senior trainer, human psychology and clinical research | Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Dr, Prof, vice chancellor, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University | Mohammed Yunus, Amb (r) | Muhammad Arif, president, Energy Lawyers’ Association of Pakistan (ELAP) | Muhammad Bilal Khan Dr, principal, Centre for Energy Systems, National University of Science & Technology | Muhammad Munir, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Muhammad Yaseen Naseem, assistant research coordinator, IPS | Muhammad Zamir, Amb (r) | Mulla Khel, editor, Daily Islam | Muttaqin ur Rahman, | Nabeel Imtiaz, trainer | Nadir Gul Barech, CEO, Baluchistan Rural Support Program (BRSP) | Naheed Zia Khan, prof, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi | Najam Abbas, Dr, senior fellow at the East West Institute | Naseer Ahmed Nawidy, Centre for Strategic and Regional Studies (CSRS), Kabul, | Nasir Dawar, FATA journalist | Nazir Hussain Dr, associate professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad | Nisar Moosa, trainer | Rafatullah Khan, registrar, Riphah International University | Rafia Tahseen, trainer, Mymacom | Rashid Aftab, Dr, director, Riphah Institute of Public Policy | Rifaat Hussain, Dr, chairman, Department of Government and Public Policy, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) | Rizwan, Dr, assistant professor, Centre for International Peace and Stability, National University of Science and

Technology (NUST) | Rustam Shah Mohmand, Amb (r), | Sadia Abbasi, barrister, | Safir Akhtar, Dr, editor, Nuqta-e-Nazar | Said Nazir, Brig (r) | Saleem Safi, senior journalist and analyst | Salman Sayyid, Dr, University of Leeds, UK | Sardar Khalid Mahmood, Director, HR and Learning Centre, Mobilink | Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan Barech, advisor to CM Baluchistan on education | Sarwat Jamal Asmai, editor, Islam, Its Meaning and Message | Shimail Daud Arain, Dr, former president, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI) | Stephen Downs, US lawyer | Syed Akhtar Ali, member (Energy), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms | Syed Hassan Aftab, additional director HR, International Islamic University, Islamabad | Syed Nadeem Farhat, research coordinator, IPS | Syed Shafaq Hashemi, senior research fellow, IPS | Tahir Amin, Dr, director, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University | Tahir Iqbal, Major (r), member NA Standing Committee on IT and Telecom | Talat Shabbir, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Tariq Abdul Majid, Sqd. ldr (r), | Tauqeer Hussain, assistant research coordinator, IPS | Tu Huazhong, Dr, research assistant, Institute of South Asian Studies, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Kunming | Unto Vesa, Emeritus research fellow, University of Tampere, Finland | Usman Aminuddin, former federal minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources | Usman Ghani, emerging scholar on China in Pakistan | Wahaj us Siraj, convener ISP Association of Pakistan | Wajid Pirzada, Dr, CEO, Roots | Waseem Asrar Ahmad, IT Expert | Yasir Masood Afaq, CEO, MymaCom | Zahid Parvez, Dr, director of Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, U.K.


IPS TeamAny organization’s success is driven by its teamwork and the team of IPS has been an absolute asset for the organization in this regard. IPS greatly values the contributions of its team members who were instrumental in carrying the Institute's work forward in the reported period.

Research: Irfan Shahzad, Abdullah Faizi, Azeem Khalid, Fatima Habib, Fehmeedah Khalid, Hafiz Tauqeer Hussain, M. Waqas Awan, Mairaj-ul-Hamid, Mohammad Ilyas, Rashida Hameed, Salman Tahir, Syed Mutaqeen ur Rahman, Syed Nadeem Farhat, Waqar un Nisa, Yaseen Naseem.

Outreach and Publications: Naufil Shahrukh, Adeel A.

Khokhar, Farhan Syed, Hafiz Muhammad Rashid, Iqra Rehman, Khawar Sultan, Saeed Gohar.

Admin and Finance: Afzaal Naveed, Aamir Shahzad, Abdul Majeed, Abdul Masih, Abid Hussain, Abid Khan, Adil Iftikhar, Adnan Kareem, Anis ur Rehman, Ehsan Ullah, Faheem Raza, Jahanzeb Khan, Khizar Zaman, M. Faheem Ashraf, M. Nasir Ali, M. Waheed Ahmad, Muhammad Aksar, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Jawad, Muhammad Latif, Muhammad Naseer, Raja Farrukh Zeb, Rana Umaid Ali Khan, Rashid Mehmood, S. Azhar Ali, S. M. Naqi Nasir, Shabbir Hussain, Shiraz Gul, Tahir Hussain Abbasi, Tariq Mehmood, Vishal Masih.


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IPS maintains its credibility, integrity and independence by relying on its indigenous resources. The major chunk of the Institute’s income is formed by its endowment-based resources while it also generates revenue through its publication sale, donations, training

workshops, commissioned research projects and collaborative ventures.

The financial inflow and outflow of IPS based on the audited accounts for the fiscal year 2014-15 is as follows:

Financials (2014-15)


INFLOWEndowment Income

81%

Project Support Income

2%

Publication Sales9%

IPS Lead5%

Sponsorship & Donations

2%

Other Income1%


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IPS consistently strives to adopt and follow the best standard practices, a fact that was evident when its NPO certification was renewed for the third time by Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) auditors in July 2014 for a period of another three years.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan Centre for

Philanthropy is an independent organization with a mandate to promote the volume and effectiveness of philanthropy for social development in Pakistan. The PCP NPO certification regime seeks to evaluate NPOs on standardized parameters of internal governance, program delivery and financial management.

PCP Certi�cation


OUTFLOW

Salaries Research Staff39%

Salaries Admin Staff29%

Utilities4%

Travelling & Communication

Expenses5%

General Admin Expenses

8%

Endowment Expenses3%

Study & Research Cost8%

Outreach & Marketing Expenses

3%

Staff Welfare1%


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