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
DAESH’s Operational Capabilities in AF-Pak region
Has ISIS become operational in Pakistan? DAESH or so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility of deadly Quetta blast in which more than 70 people...
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
Jamat-ul-Ahrar the most potent group fighting against Pakistan
On April 17, 2017, Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) revealed in a press briefing that head of Jamat-ul-Ahrar’s media commission...
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...
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...
Radd-ul-Fasaad: Now or Never
While the government has come quite heavily against sectarian violence and religious persecution, it clearly failed to initiate any meaningful initiative to reform our...
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...
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...