2018: Another Year of Decline in Anti-State Violence
Islamabad
2018 saw a remarkable reduction of 45 percent in the
militant attacks in Pakistan. A...
Analysis
Analysis of Audio messages of two militant leaders
Last week two militants released their audio messages. On May 9, head of Al-Qaeda Dr. Ayman
Al-Zawahir released an audio message for Syrian conflict while...
Taliban’s consolidation of power
Americans may be regretting death of previous Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in a drone strike
near Pak-Iran border in May 2016. The new Emir...
EVENTS
In-House Session on Kashmir
PICSS organized an Interactive session with visiting Activists from Occupied Kashmir on Thursday, November 23, 2017, In which Sabzar Bashir Sheikh
Advocate Occupied Jammu Kashmir High...
Ambiguity about US Intentions impediment in peace: PICSS Round table on...
Round Table discussion on the present situation of Afghanistan and future peace options under arrangements Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security(PICSS) an Islamabad based...
GENERAL
Militant Groups
Despite Threats, Militants Could Not Manage to Attack During Moharram
Despite an heightened threat of violence on the eve of Ashura (9th and 10th of Moharram), no major incident of violence particularly of sectarian...
Considerable Escalation in Suicide Attacks in 2013
Islamabad:
Statistics issued by the Conflict Monitoring Center show a considerable rise in suicide attacks in Pakistan during the year 2013, which was the deadliest...
Intelligence Bureau (IB) in the Limelight: Apparent Tussle between Agencies!
In the recent past, Intelligence Bureau (IB) has come in the limelight for variety of reasons. In one of the instances, IB has been...
What’s behind Pakistan’s Sudden Silence on Drones
Pakistan’s government has gone dead silent on drone attacks despite its rhetorical reaction to first such strike after Nawaz Sharif sworn in as Prime...
Russia-China-Pakistan initiative: Afghanistan`s last hope
The Moscow led initiative enjoys greater confidence and appeal among the stakeholders, including Afghanistan. As the Russia China Pakistan led initiative on Afghanistan takes...
Implementing National Action Plan; An Assessment
Pakistan’s new counter-terrorism policy measure known as National Action Plan (NAP) has yielded mixed results. The NAP is another policy instrument utilized by Pakistani...