IPRI :: Islamabad Policy Research Institute

Major Events and Projects (July 2006 - June 2007)

1. International/National Conferences /Discussions Organized by IPRI

a. Ballistic Missiles and South Asian Security An International seminar on “Ballistic Missiles and South Asian Security” was organized by IPRI on 23 August 2006 at Hotel Holiday Inn, Islamabad. The seminar was organised into five sessions, including the ‘inaugural’ and the ‘concluding’ sessions. Mr Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, was the Chief Guest in the Inaugural Session; a total of seven papers were presented on various aspects. Professor Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President IPRI delivered the Welcome Address. The other speakers included: Ms Maria Sultan, Director, South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI), London UK; Mr Zhou Rong, Senior Correspondent, Chinese Guang Ming Daily; Dr Swaran Singh, Associate Professor for Disarmament Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India; Mr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad; Mr Teng Jianqun, Senior Research Fellow, China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA), China and Dr Zafar Iqbal Cheema, Dean Social Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. A brief report on the proceedings of the seminar was prepared and placed in record. A book based on the proceedings of the seminar was also published and disseminated to various think tanks, diplomats, policy makers and government departments.

b. Implications: Israel-Lebanon War 2006 A national seminar on “Implications: Israel-Lebanon War 2006” was organized by IPRI on 31 October 2006 at Hotel Holiday Inn, Islamabad. Professor Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President IPRI delivered the Welcome Address. The speakers included: Justice (Retd) Sheikh Riaz Ahmed, former Chief Justice of Pakistan; Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Lt Gen Kamal Mateenuddin (Retd). A brief report on the proceedings of the seminar was prepared and placed in record.

c. Problems and Politics of Water Sharing and Water Management in Pakistan A two-day national seminar on “Problems and Politics of Water Sharing and Water Management in Pakistan” was organized by IPRI in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation, Germany on 7-8 November 2007 at Hotel Holiday Inn, Islamabad. The seminar was organised into eight sessions, including the ‘inaugural’ and the ‘concluding’ sessions. Dr Riaz Ahmad Khan, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Water and Power, Government of Pakistan was the Chief Guest in the Inaugural Session; a total of 11 papers were presented on various aspects. Professor Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President IPRI delivered the Welcome Address where as brief Opening Remarks were given by Mr Richard Asbeck, Resident Representative Hanns Seidel Foundation. The other speakers included: Dr Zafar Altaf, Former Federal Secretary; Dr Sarfraz K Qureshi, Former Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad; Chaudhry Mazhar Ali, Advisor, Planning and Development Board, Government of Punjab; Dr Zaigham Habib, Consultant Water Resources and Environment; Mr Abdul Hakim, Director, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Lahore; Dr Shahid Ahmad, Consultant ADB, Quetta; Dr Sardar Tariq, Chairman, Global Water Partnership; Engineer Shafqat Masood, Chairman, Indus River System Authority (IRSA); Captain Arif Nadeem, Secretary Irrigation, Punjab; Mr Idris Rajput, Former Secretary Irrigation, Sindh; Mr Fatehullah Khan, Former Chairman IRSA and Mr Abdur Raziq Khan, Former Secretary Irrigation, Balochistan. A brief report on the proceedings of the seminar was prepared and placed in record. A book based on the proceedings of the seminar was also published and disseminated to various think tanks, diplomats, policy makers and government departments.

d. Quest for Energy Security in Asia A two-day international seminar on “Quest for Energy Security in Asia” was organized by IPRI in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation, Germany on 13-14 February 2007 at Hotel Holiday Inn, Islamabad. The seminar was organised into seven sessions, including the ‘inaugural’ and the ‘concluding’ sessions. Mr Mukhtar Ahmad, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Energy was the Chief Guest in the Inaugural Session; a total of 10 papers were presented on various aspects. Professor Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President IPRI delivered the Welcome Address where as brief Opening Remarks were given by Mr Richard Asbeck, Resident Representative Hanns Seidel Foundation. The other speakers included: Dr Sarfraz K Qureshi, Chief Executive, Innovative Development Strategies, Islamabad and Former Director, PIDE; Ambassador (Retd) Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad; Mr Alisher Komilov, Chief Research Fellow, Department of International Relations Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India; Dr Rehana Siddiqui, Professor, Department of Economics, Federal Urdu University of Arts and Sciences, Islamabad; Dr Hongtu Zhao, Associate Research Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of World Economic Studies, CICIR, Beijing, China; Mr Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Research Scholar, The Institute of Energy Economics, Tokyo, Japan; Dr Zafar Altaf, Former Federal Secretary and Chairman, Pakistan Agriculture Research Centre (PARC) and Dr Ulrich Stoehr-Grabowski, Principal Advisor, AEDB-ENERCON-GTZ, Renewable Energy Efficiency Project, Islamabad. A brief report on the proceeding of the seminar was prepared and placed in record.

e. Pakistan and Changing Scenario: Regional and Global A two-day national seminar on “Pakistan Changing Scenario: Regional and Global” was organized by IPRI in collaboration with the USAID-Pakistan Legislative Strengthening Project under the aegis of Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) on 27-28 March 2007 at Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), Parliament Lodges, Islamabad. The seminar was organised into seven sessions, including the ‘inaugural’ and the ‘concluding’ sessions. Mr Mohammad Mian Soomro, Chairman Senate of Pakistan was the Chief Guest in the Inaugural Session; a total of 15 papers were presented on various aspects. Professor Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President IPRI delivered the Welcome Address. The other speakers included: Dr Noor ul Haq, Research Fellow, Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI); Dr Tariq Rehman, Distinguished Professor, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad; Dr Fazal-ur-Rahim Marwat, Associate Professor, Pakistan Study Centre, University of Peshawar; Mr Rizwan Ullah Kokab, Pakistan Study Centre, Punjab University, Lahore; Professor Lal Bakhsh Jiskani, Pakistan Study Centre, University of Sindh, Jamshoro; Dr Syed Jaffar Ahmed, Acting Director, Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi; Professor Sadiq Ali Gill, Director, Area Study Centre, University of Punjab, Lahore; Dr Munir Ahmed Baloch, Director, Area Study Centre, University of Balochistan; Dr Musarrat Jabeen, University of Balochistan; Mr Lutfur Rehman, Radio Pakistan, Peshawar; Ms Uzma Shakeel, Senior Research Fellow, Area Study Centre, University of Karachi; Dr Azmat Hayat Khan; Director, Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar; Dr Muhammad Islam, Professor, Bahria University, Islamabad and Dr Abdul Latif Tunio, Area Study Centre, University of Sindh. This seminar was first of its kind ever held in Pakistan. In the seminar scholars from all Area Study Centres, Pakistan Study Centres and newly created universities in remote areas were invited to present papers on national and international issues. It also provided an opportunity to the scholars to interact with the legislatures and policy makers. A brief report based on the proceedings of the seminar was prepared and placed in record.

f. Pakistan: Strategic Challenges and Prospects A one-day conference on “Pakistan: Strategic Challenges and Prospects” was organized by IPRI in collaboration with Royal United Defence Services Institute (RUSI) on 17 April 2007 in London, UK. The conference was organised into four sessions. Mr Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Minister for Interior delivered the Keynote Address in the first session where as Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, Director RUSI chaired the session. The other speakers included: Dr Jonathan Eyal, Director, International Security Studies, UK; Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President IPRI, Islamabad; Mr Phil Woolas MP, Minister for Local Government and Community Cohesion; Sir Mark Lyall Grant KCMG, Director General (Political), Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Mr Owen Bennett-Jones, BBC World Services; Mr Inam Ul Haq, Chairman, Board of Governors, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad; Mr Brian Cloughley, South Asia Commentator; Dr Lawrence Saez, London School of Economics; Brig (Retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, Director General, National Crisis Management Cell, Islamabad; Vice Admiral Charles Style CBE, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Commitments); Dr Ishrat Hussain, former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and Head of the National Commission for Government reforms.

g. IPRI-CISAC Round Table Discussion A two-day Round Table Discussion was organized by IPRI in collaboration with Committee on International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) on 7-8 June 2007 at P.C Bhurban, Murree. Round table discussion was organised into five sessions. Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President IPRI delivered the Welcome Address where as brief Opening Remarks were given by Prof. Raymond Jeanloz, Chair, CISAC. The other speakers included: Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed, Deputy Chairman, ERRA, Islamabad; Dr. Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, USA; Dr David Franz, Vice President & Chief Biological Scientist, Midwest Research Institute, USA; Dr Anwar Nasim, Convener, National Core Groups on Life Sciences, COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad; Professor Raymond Jeanloz, CISAC Chair, Earth and Planetary Science and of Astronomy, University of California, USA; Mr Muhammad Kamran Akhtar, Director (Dsmt-II), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad; Christopher Chyba, Professor of Astrophysics and International Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Preston University, USA; Dr Pervez Butt, Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Islamabad and Professor Steve Fetter, Dean, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, USA. A brief report on the proceedings of the discussion was prepared and placed in record.

2. Visits by Foreign/Pakistani Scholars. During the period under review following scholars/delegations visited IPRI and held in-house discussions in areas of their expertise: -

a. On the invitation of IPRI, a six-member Kazakhstan media delegation comprising Mrs Baibolova Sholpan, Deputy General Director of International Institute for Modern Politics; Mr Murat Mukhtarovich Auezov, Director General of National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Dr Nursha Askar Kuandykuly, Head of Foreign Policy Studies Department of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies; Mrs Raushan Shulembayeva, Senior Journalist of Kazakhstanskaya Pravda Newspaper; Dosmagambetov Yerlan Sultanovich, President of DOS Corporation and Chairman of Observation Council of Star Media Group and Kalybayev Rauan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of ‘Rahat’ TV Channel visited IPRI on 14 July 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

b. On the invitation of IPRI, a ten-member combined German & Polish media delegation comprising Mr Mathias Gebauer, Journalist of Der Spiegel on line, Germany; Ms Sabine Muscat, Financial Times, Germany; Mr George Khoury, Deulsche Welle/Free Journalist, Germany; Mr Hans Bastian Hauck, German Council of Intellectuals on Foreign Relations, Germany; Ms Kathrin Brockmann, German Council of Intellectuals on Foreign Relations, Germany; Mr Sarmad Hussain, Senior Referent in German Parliament, Germany; Mr Marian Turski, Editor, Politika (Weekly), Poland; Mr Anderj Jonas, Editor Chief Warwas Voice, Poland; Prof Edward Halizak, Director Institute of International Relations, Poland and Mr Krzysto Strachota, Head of Caucaus and Central Asian Department, Poland visited IPRI on 27 July 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

c. A three-member delegation of Academy of World Watch (AWW) Shanghai, China visited IPRI on 17 August 2006 and had an in-house discussion with IPRI scholars.

d. Mr Mana Ranjan Josse, Consulting Editor, People’s Review, Nepal visited IPRI on 12 September 2006 and had an in-house discussion with IPRI scholars.

e. On the invitation of IPRI, a six-member Nepalese media delegation comprising Mr Narendra Prasad Upadhyaya, Chief Editor/Publisher, The Telegraph Weekly; Mr Bhaskar Raj Rajkarnikar, Executive Chairman, Avenues Television Pvt Ltd; Mr Arpan Sharma, Director Public Relations, Nepal Television; Mr Shiva Prasad Nepal, Export Bulletin, Export Council of Nepal; Ms Dipinti Karki, Management Associate, Media, Events & News for Avenues Television and Ms Ila Sharma, Livelihood and Economic Rights. Action Aid International Nepal visited IPRI on 20 September 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

f. A delegation from USA comprising senior officials (approximately 15 members) visited IPRI on 16 October 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

g. On the invitation of IPRI, an eight-member Iranian media delegation comprising Mr Hamid Najafi, Managing Director, English Daily Kayhan International; Mr Mehdi Rehmanian,Managing Director, Persian Daily Sharq; Mr Gholamreza Qalandarian, Managing Director, Persian Daily QODS; Mr Mohammad Taqi Rakhsani, Managing Director, Persian Daily “Zahidan”; Mr Hussain Shakeri, Co-Director, News Agency ISNA; Mr Reza Moghadesi, Deputy Managing Director, Persian Daily Hamshehri; Mr Hamidreza Babaee, Head of International Desk, Fars News Agency and Mr Irfan Pervez, Senior Journalist English Daily, Iran News visited IPRI on 2 November 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

h. On invitation of IPRI, Mr Madhav Kumar Rimal, Chairman of the Pakistan Study Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal visited IPRI on 21 November 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

j. A two-member delegation from The Glencree Center for Peace & Reconciliation, Wicklow, Ireland comprising Mr Peter v. Keenan, Chairman, International Advisory Committee and Mr Ian White, Director, International & Political Program visited IPRI on 30 November 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

k. Mr Ruzetov Batir, Leading Research Fellow, Institute of Strategic Studies, Uzbekistan visited IPRI on 23 November and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

l. A two-member delegation from Institute of International Affairs, Republic of Korea comprising Mr Rhee Hwa-Chun, Deputy Director and Mr Park Raedok, Senior Research Fellow visited IPRI on 1 December 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

m. A team from National Center of Maritime Policy Research (NCMPR), Karachi visited IPRI on 15 December 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

n. A delegation from China Institute for Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) comprising Mr Tao Jian, Vice President, CICIR; Mr Hu Shisheng, Director of the Division for South Asian Studies, Mrs Liang Jianwu, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Studies and Mr Du Bing, Assistant Research Fellow, CICIR visited IPRI on 19 December 2006 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

o. A six-member Chinese delegation from Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) comprising Prof Yu Xintian, President; Mr Zaho Gancheng, Senior Fellow and Director, South Asia Studies; Ms Shao Yuqun, Director, International Exchanges; Mr Wu Yongnian, Senior Fellow, South Asia Studies; Ms Qiang Xiaoyun, Deputy Director, Russia and Central Asia Studies and Mr Zhang Yao, Deputy Director, Russia and Central Asia Studies visited IPRI on 11 January 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

p. On the invitation of IPRI, a four-member French media delegation comprising Mr Alain Chevalerias, Consultant, Centre de Researches sur le terrorisme; Mrs. Agnes Rotivel, Incharge ME & South Asia Le Croix Newspaper; Mr. David Lebrilly, Paris Match Newspaper and Mr Eric De, Radio International France, Pakistan Office visited IPRI on 02 February 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

q. Mr Alisher Komilov, Chief Research Fellow, Department of International Relations, Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies, Tashkent, Uzbekistan visited IPRI on 15 February 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

r. On the invitation of IPRI, a five-member German media delegation comprising Mr. Matthias Gebauer, Spiegel online; Mr. Christoph Reuter, Stern; Ms. Martina Doering, Berliner Zeitung; Mr. Dietrich Alexander, Die Welt and Ms. Kshwar Mustafa, Deutsche Welle visited IPRI on 23 February 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

s. A four-member delegation from China Institute for Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), Beijing, China comprising Mr Cui Liru, President; Mr Hu Shisheng, Director, South Asian Studies; Mr Fu Xiaoqiang, Deputy Director, Centre for Crisis Management and Ms Li Xin, Deputy Director, International Exchange visited IPRI on 3 April 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

t. On invitation of IPRI, a six-member combined Malaysian & Brunei media delegation comprising Mr Datuk Zakaria Bin Abdul Wahab, Deputy Editor in Chief, Bemama (English Newspaper), Malaysia; Mrs Rohanas bt Harun, Head of Department International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaysia, Malaysia; Miss Koh Lay Chin, Specialist Writer, New Strait Times (English), Malaysia; Miss Raja Suhaini bt Raja Aznam, Feature Writer, The Star (English), Malaysia; Ms Chnglis Suang and Mr Norazian Othaman, Assistant News Editor, Borneo Bulletin, Brunei visited IPRI on 4 April 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

u. Brig Naeem A Salik (Retd) visited IPRI on 13 April 2007 and had an in-house discussion on “Indo-US Nuclear Deal” with IPRI researchers.

v. On invitation of IPRI, a six member Russian media delegation comprising Mr Sergey Strokan, Observer Daily Kommersant; Mr Konstantin Makienko, Deputy Director, Centre for Analysis and Strategic Technology (CAST); Mr Ilya Sverdlov, Incharge Political and Economic Section, “The Nevskoe Vremya”; Ms Ologa Golovanova, Correspondent of Interfax News Agency; Mr Evgeny Shestakov, Chief of the International of the “Rossiiskaya Gazeta” and Ms Natalia V Meleknina, Professor MDIMO visited IPRI on 25 April 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

w. Dr Frances H Oneal, Director International Honors Program, Honors Colleges, The University of Alabama, USA visited IPRI on 26 April 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

x. On invitation of IPRI, a seven-member Egyptian media delegation comprising Mr Mohamed Assem El Kersh, Editor-in-Chief English Daily, Newspaper, “Al-Ahram”; Mr Ramadan A Kader, Editor-in-Chief of Egyptian Gazette Daily, English Newspaper; Counselor Dr Mohamed Magdi Morgen, President Afro-Asian Writers Association; Mr Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Mohamed Ibrahim, Deputy Editor in Chief Daily Al-Akhbar; Mr Ibrahim Galaa Ibrahim Gaballah, Deputy Chief Editor of Al-Gamhouria, Supervisor of the Weekly Issue and Mr Hazem Abd-El-Rehman Tawfik, Deputy Editor in Chief, Daily Al-Ahram Newspapers visited IPRI on 03 May 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

y. Dr Philip Gordon, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institutions, Washington D.C. visited IPRI on 17 May 2007 and had an in-house discussion with IPRI scholars.

z. On invitation of IPRI, a four-member Afghanistan media delegation comprising Mr Ahmed Jawed, Reporter Daily Cheragh Afghanistan; Ms Nahid Basharddost, Copy Editor Pajhwok Afghan News; Mr Razwan Murad, Reporter/News Reader Radio Azadi and Mr Syed Ikhtiar Sabawoon, Shamshad TV visited IPRI on 05 June 2007 and had an in-house meeting with IPRI scholars.

aa. A nine member from Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies comprising Brig Brian Dawson, Commander ADC; Capt Brett Dowsing, RAN, Directing Staff; Dr Chris Sneddon, Academic Adviser; Group Capt Mark Kelton, Royal Australian Air Force; Col Peter Singh, Australian Army; Col Dick Stanhope, Australian Army; Capt Phil Warwick, Royal Australian Navy; Col Eisa Al-Dhaheri, UAE Air Force and Col Samuel Lumbantoruan, Indonesian Army visited IPRI on 11 June 2007 and had an-in-house discussion with IPRI scholars.

3. Visits Abroad and Participation by IPRI Representatives/ Delegation in Seminars/Conferences

a. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in the sixth International Kashmir Peace Conference entitled on “South Asian Stability Post President Bush’s Visit” organized by the Association of Humanitarian Lawyers and the Kashmiri American Council/Kashmir Center, Washington, D.C. USA at the Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. USA on 20-21 July 2006.

b. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in a Summer Workshop faculty on Defense, Technology and Cooperative Security in South Asia organized by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo, Sri Lanka held at Sri Lanka on 3-10 September 2006.

c. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in a seminar on “India-Pak Peace Process” organized by Silk Road Studies Programme, Sweden held at Sweden on 16-18 September 2006.

d. On the invitation of The Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, US National Defense University, Washington D.C. and National Defense College, Pakistan Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan, Senior Research Fellow visited Morocco and participated in the Democracy and Governance Working Group meeting held at the Royal Mirage Hotel, Marrakesh from 18-19 September 2006.

e. On the invitation of DGAP’s International Forum on Strategic Thinking and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Mr Rafeh A Malik, Assistant Research Officer visited Norway and participated in the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) 9^th New Faces Conference on “Security in a Globalized World: Towards Regional Cooperation and Strategic Partnerships” held at Oslo, Norway from 20-22 October 2006.

f. On the invitation of the Foreign Ministry of Japan Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik, Research Fellow visited Japan and participated in the Partnership Renewal Programme 2006 held at Tokyo, Japan from 11-18 November 2006.

g. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in an international seminar on “South Asian Situation and Prospects” organized by Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), China held at Shanghai, China on 14-15 November 2006.

h. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in The NDC-NDU (Washington) Strategic Dialogue organized by the National Defence College (NDC) on 7-8 February 2007.

i. On the invitation of NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division Brig Muneer Mahmud (Retd) visited NATO HQ and the Allied Command Operations (ACO) in Belgium from 19-21 February 2007.

j. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in the 27^th meeting of India-Pakistan Neemrana Dialogue organized by Pakistan Security and Development Association (PASDA), Islamabad held at New Delhi, India on 1-5 March 2007.

k. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in an international conference on “NPT” organized by The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA held at Atlanta, USA on 12-13 March 2007.

l. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in IPRI-RUSI Conference on “Pakistan: Strategic Challenges and Prospects” organized by Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies (RUSI), London held at RUSI, Whitehall, London on 17 April 2007.

m. Professor Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema participated in a Symposium on “Foreign Policy of Pakistan” organized by the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore held at Singapore on 24-25 May 2007.

n. On his way back Professor Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema delivered three lectures in Bangladesh from 28-29 May 2007 on the invitations of various Institutions which included National Defense College, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and Dhaka University.

4. Participation of IPRI Scholars in Seminar/Conferences held in Pakistan

· Dr Noor ul Haq, Research Fellow participated in a roundtable moot on “Pak-Afghan Relations: Emerging Scenario” on 11 October 2007 organized by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad.

· Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri, Senior Research Fellow participated in a three day workshop on “Specialized Legislative Research” from 30 November 2007 to 2 December 2007 organized by USAID, Islamabad.

· Dr Noor ul Haq, Research Fellow participated in 1^st International Conference on “Maritimes Threats and Opportunities in the 21^st Century a Global Perspective on Indian Ocean” from 4-6 March 2007 organized by National Center of Maritime Policy Research (NCMPR), Bahria University, Karachi. He presented a paper on “Enhancing Maritime Security: A Historical and Pakistani Perspective”.

· Dr Ahmed Rashid Malik, Research Fellow participated in a workshop on the Anti-Money Laundering Bill on 16 January 2007 organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS) and the Research Society of International Law (RSIL), Lahore held at ISS, Islamabad.

· Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan, Senior Research Fellow participated in an interactive seminar on Migration on 16 January 2007 organized by International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva and IOM, Islamabad in association with the Karachi Council of Foreign Relations Economic Affairs and Law.

· Mr Taukeer H Taki, Assistant Research Officer participated in a symposium on “Charting Peace and Interfaith Harmony the Way Ahead” organized by The Council of Islamic Ideology and Tehrik-e-Akhuwat-e-Islami (TAI), Islamabad on 17 January 2007.

· Mr Rafeh A Malik, Assistant Research Officer participated in an international conference on “Perspectives on Religion, Politics and Society in South Asia” organized by Pakistan Study Centre, University of Punjab on 20 February 2007.

· Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan, Senior Research Fellow participated in an international conference on “Nuclearization of South Asia: Consequences, Challenges and Peace Prospects” organized by Department of Political Science, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur on 11-13 March 2007.

· Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri, Senior Research Fellow participated in an international conference on “Nuclearization of South Asia: Consequences, Challenges and Peace Prospects” organized by Department of Political Science, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur on 11-13 March 2007.

· Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik, Research Fellow participated in a seminar on Pakistan-ASEAN Relations organized by Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad on 15 March 2007.

· Ms Farhat Akram Mughal, Assistant Research Officer participated in an International Social Science conference on “Teaching of Social Sciences in Pakistan: the Search for a Community and a Paradigm” organized by HEC, Islamabad on 28-29 April 2007.

· Dr Ahmed Rashid Malik, Research Fellow participated in one-day Workshop on “Perspectives of Regional Integration in South Asia: Learning from ASEAN Experience” organized by Area Study Centre Far East & South East Asia, University of Sindh, Jamshoro on 26 April 2007.

5. Research and Analysis Activities of IPRI. Research and Analysis activities of IPRI scholars are appended below:

a. Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President, IPRI

Research Articles

(1) ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations’ in South Asian Journal, No. 13, July-September 2006.

(2) ‘Sustaining the Composite Dialogue’, Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace WISCOMP Working Paper II, (A paper presented at the Annual Conflict Transformation Workshop held on Oct 3, 2005), New Delhi, 2006.

(3) ‘Solving the Kashmir Dispute: Is there a way out?’ Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace WISCOMP Working Paper IV, (A paper presented at the Annual Conflict Transformation Workshop held on Oct 3, 2005) New Delhi, India, 2006.

(4) ‘Changing Dynamics of The Kashmir Dispute’ in Margalla Papers 2006, National Defence College, Islamabad, Pakistan.

(5) ‘The Contribution of Track II Towards India-Pakistan Relations’, in South Asian Survey, Vol. 13, No. 2, July-December 2006.

(6) ‘Analyzing the Pakistan-India Peace Process’ in Pakistan Horizon, Vol. 60. No. 2, April 2007.

(7) ‘Nuclear World Order and Nonproliferation, in Strategic Insight (Centre Contemporary Conflict, Naval Post Graduate College, Monterey, California), Vol VI, No. 4, June 2007.

b. Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan

(1) Research Paper

“Indo-US Nuclear Deal: Implications for the Region” IPRI Journal, Winter 2007.

(2) Book Review

W.P.S Sidhu, Bushra Asif, & Cyrus Samii (eds), Kashmir: New Voices, New Approaches (New York International Peace Academy 2006), IPRI Journal Winter 2007.

c. Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri

(1) Research Papers

(a)“Pak-Afghan Relations: Way out of Impasse?”, IPRI Journal, Winter 2007.

(b)“Pak-GCC Security Relations in Light of Iran’s Nuclearisation”, Gulf Research Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (forthcoming book in Dec 2007).

(2) Book Review

IPRI Journal Book Review, Pervez Musharraf, In the line of Fire, IPRI Journal Winter 2007.

d. Dr Noor ul Haq

(1) Research Paper

“Misperception about Violence in Islam: Causes and Remedies”, IPRI Journal, Winter 2007.

(2) Book Review

Madeline Korbel Albright, The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2006), published in IPRI Journal, Vol. VII, No. 1, Winter 2007.

(3) Editor – IPRI Factfile. As editor has so far edited 43 monthly issues.

e. Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik

(1) Research Papers

(a) “Pakistan’s Economic Relations with the Middle East” IPRI Journal Vol VI No 2 Summer 2006.

(b) “Emerging Regional Economic Integration in East Asia: Challenges and Choices for Pakistan” IPRI Journal Vol VII No1 Winter 2007.

(2) Book Reviews

(a) United States-Pakistan Relations in the Post Cold War Era: The Pressler Amendment and Pakistan National Security Concerns by Aazar Tamana. (Perth: Curtin University of Technology, 2004, IPRI Journal Vol VI No 2 Summer 2006).

(b) Overcoming Stagnation in Aid-Dependent Countries by Nicolas van de Walle, (Washington D.C: Center for Global Development, 2005), IPRI Journal, VII, No 1 Winter 2007.

f. Mr Asghar Ali Shad

(1) Newspaper Articles: 107 newspaper articles in various Urdu Newspapers.

g. Mr Ghulam Ali

(1) Book Review

Associations of Social Scientists: An Analytical Study (Islamabad: Council of Social Sciences, 2006) IPRI Journal Summer 2006.

h. Ms Nuzhat Khanum

(1) Research Paper

“Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries,” IPRI Journal, Volume VI, Number 2, Summer 2006.

(2) Book Review

“The EU & Turkey: A Glittering Prize or a Millstone?”, IPRI Journal, Volume VI, Number 2, Summer 2006.

i. Ms Asifa Hasan

(1) Book Review

Understanding Security by TK Oomen, IPRI Journal Summer 2006.

j. Mr Tauqeer H Taki

(1) Research Papers

(a) “Tackling Extremism in Pakistan”, Defence Journal Karachi, Vol 10 No 8 March 2007.

(b) “Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament: Pakistan’s Attitude & Perspective”, Defence Journal Karachi, Vol 10 No 9 April 2007.

k. Mr Muhammad Mustansar Billah Hussain

(1) Research Paper

“Israel: The End of Invincibility” The article was accepted for publication (on June 11, 2007) in the Summer 2007 issue of National Development and Security; a quarterly journal published by Foundation for Research on International Environment, National Development and Security (FRIENDS).

l. Ms Farhat Akram Mughal

(1) Research Paper

“Pakistan and Central Asia Economic Endeavors, ed Dr Safdar Mahmood, Current Affairs, October 2006.