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...

PAKISTAN SECURITY ASSESMENT 2017

Pakistan, in last 2-3 years, has made a notable stride in fighting terrorism in the country manifested in the reduction of terrorist attacks and...

2017 – Balochistan witnesses surge in militant attacks. Overall security saw...

Unlike previous two years, the year 2017 could not saw a significant reduction in anti-State violence. Instead, the year saw more suicide attacks than...

PICSS Annual Security Report 2017 Media Coverage

PICSS is one of leading think tanks in Islamabad which monitors anti-State violence and related activities in Pakistan. Recently it released its Annual Security...

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...

Pakistan and US in Hard Talks

Pakistan and US in Hard Talks:                                     ...

Govt Indecisive about Dealing JuD

Govt Indecisive about Dealing JuD On 17 Oct, an official of Punjab home department told a Provincial Review Board (PRB) comprising judges of the Lahore...

Civil-Military Tussle Intensified

Civil-Military Tussle Intensified Civil-military tussle further intensified when Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa addressing a seminar on 11 October, commented on Pakistan’s economic issues and...

Wide Open Civil-Military Cracks

Wide Open Civil-Military Cracks Some latest developments have shown visible cracks between civilian government and the military leadership suggesting tense relationship between the two...

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...

New US South Asian Policy; Military Solution to Cure Afghan issue!

On 21 August, US President Donald Trump announced new US South Asian policy. President Trump cleared the way for the deployment of thousands more...

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...

Tension between Pakistan, Iran, and Trump’s visit of K.S.A.

A day after Rohani won his second term as president of Iran, at least five mortar shells fired from Iran landed into Chaghi area...

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...

Terror Financing in Pakistan

Terror funding of militant groups operating in Pakistan or from Pakistan is a serious concern for Pakistani authorities and international community. For Pakistani authorities,...