As part of its public diplomacy programme, the Institute arranges roundtable sessions, lectures and seminars on a regular basis. These sessions have been addressed by world leaders, scholars and academics including: Presidents Ayub Khan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf; Prime Ministers Liaquat Ali Khan and Benazir Bhutto: Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, President Habiba Bouraqiba, Prince Karim Aga Khan, Madame Sun Yat Sen, Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan, Henry Kissinger, Rauf Denktash, Justice Philip C. Jessup, Lord Clement Attlee, President Sjahrir, Prime Minister SWRD Bandranaike, Professor Arnold Toynbee, Professor Andre Siegfried, Professor Y. V. Gangovsky, Michael Krepon, Walter Russell Mead, Professor Kishore Mahbubani and the most excellent Rajmohan Gandhi.
All events are open to members of the Institute and the general public unless otherwise stated. Check out our events page on our website here. Some past events include:
2015
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 January, Saturday | The Politics of Dissent in Pakistan | Mr. I. A. Rehman Secretary-General, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan will address the members of The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs | Library of the Institute |
2014
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 11 January, Saturday | Why Arabs Rebel? | Mr. Raza Naeem, an Arabic-speaking social scientist, book critic (for Newsline Pakistan and Frontline India) and translator, trained in Political Economy at the University of Leeds in UK, currently engaged as Research Fellow in the Graduate Institute of Development Studies at the Lahore School of Economics in Lahore | Office of the Chairman |
| 2. | 21 January, Tuesday | China–Japan Relations & Current Crisis | Mr. Toshio Fujita, Director, Oil & Gas Division, Saita Pakistan PTE Limited, Karachi | Office of the Chairman |
| 3. | 30 January, Thursday | A round table discussion with the members of the Institute | Hakan Gok, Assistant Professor, Maulana Rumi University, Konya, Turkey and Salim Cevik, Lecturer, School of Government, Ipek University, Ankara, Turkey | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 8 February, Saturday | The state of India’s democracy | Rajmohan Gandhi, historian, biographer and former member of Rajya Sabha | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 15 February, Saturday | Iranian influences on South Asia | Dr. Francis Robinson, CBE, DL, Professor of History of South Asia | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 17 February, Monday | Enhancing Danish-Pakistan Relations and Denmark in the European Union | His Excellency Jesper Moller Sorensen, Ambassador of Denmark in Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 12 March, Wednesday | Karachi’s Changing Demographics and Urban Strife | Arif Hasan, renowned architect and urban planner, Chairperson of Orangi Pilot Project-Research & Training Institute, and Urban Resource Centre, Karachi | Library of the Institute |
| 8. | 29 March, Saturday | National Security | Members of the Institute | Office of the Chairman |
| 9. | 29 April, Tuesday | Address to the members of the Institute | Mr. Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan | Sindh Governor’s House |
| 10. | 30 May, Friday | Indian Elections of 2014: Impact on the region and Pakistan-India relations | Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Ambassador | Library of the Institute |
| 11. | 24 June, Tuesday | Current state of Kashmir Conflict: Is there a way forward? | Members of the Institute | Office of the Chairman |
| 12. | 19 July, Saturday | The unfolding situation in the Middle East | Members of the Institute | Office of the Chairman |
| 13. | 21 August, Thursday | Internal situation in Pakistan and way forward | Members of the Institute | Office of the Chairman |
| 14. | 16 October, Thursday | Thoughts on the creation of Pakistan and relations with the community of sovereign States: Mr. Ahmed E. H. Jaffer, former Member of Parliament in India and in Pakistan and one of the close associates, of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah | Mr. Abdul Kader Jaffer, former Pakistan High Commissioner in United Kingdom | Library of the Institute |
| 15. | 22 October, Wednesday | The Middle East of the Arab Spring | Dr. Helmy Al Hadidy, President, Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization | Library of the Institute |
| 16. | 25 November, Tuesday | The 2014 Indian elections and their impact on the region | Dr. Lawrence Saez, Professor in the Political Economy of Asia, Department of Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London | Library of the Institute |
2013
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 February, Monday |
Russia’s View of Pakistan | Prof. Dr. Vyacheslav Y.Belokrenitsky, Head, Near and Middle East Department and Deputy Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow |
Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 3 April, Wednesday |
U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S.- Pakistan Bilateral Relations |
Michael Dodman, Consul General of the US | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 13 April, Saturday |
Party Manifestos and the Futureof Pakistan’s Economy | Zubeida Mustafa Dr. Kaiser Bengali Haris Gazdar | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 26 April, Friday |
65 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Russia | Andrey V. Demidov, Consul General of the Russian Federation | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 2 May 2013, Thursday | Party Positions on Foreign Policy | Ambassador Shahid M. Amin Ambassador Mansur Alam Nausheen Wasi | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 7 June, Friday | Post Elections Economic and Political Analysis | Dr. Kaiser Bengali and Haris Gazdar | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 14 December, Saturday | Global versus regional – A comparative approach to problems facing us today | Dr. Satya Pal Anand, Professor, Comparative Literature, University of Columbia, Washington DC | Library of the Institute |
2012
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 January, Monday | A conversation on US Assistance to Pakistan |
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Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 20 February Monday | US-Pakistan Strategic Cooperation |
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Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 12 March, Monday | A meeting with members of the institute to observe the Commonwealth Day |
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Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 27 April, Friday | UK-Pakistan Foreign Policy | His Excellency Mr. Adam Thomson CMG, British High Commissioner in Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 19 May, Saturday | The role of media in Pakistan’s socio-economic development | Ms. Zubeida Mustafa | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 15 June, Friday | Religious Pluralism in the United States of America | Mr. Shabbir Mansuri, Chief Executive Officer / Founding Director of Institute on Religion and Civic Values (IRCV), USA | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 17 September, Monday | ‘Turkish Foreign Policy and Current Challenges’ | M. Babur Hizlan, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey | Library of the Institute |
| 8. | 24 September, Monday | Building a peaceful South Asia responsive to the aspirations of all our peoples | Dr. Kamal Hossain, former Foreign Minister of Bangladesh | Library of the Institute |
| 9. | 20 November, Tuesday | A discussion with council members of the Institute on the security and geopolitical situation in Iraq | A group of professionals from Pakistan Petroleum Limited | Library of the Institute |
| 10. | 4 December, Tuesday | Pakistan-China Relations |
A delegation from the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) comprising of: 1. Prof. Feng Zhongping, Assistant President, CICIR. 5. Mr. Hanliqun, Assistant Research Fellow, CICIR. |
Library of the Institute |
2011
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 March, Friday |
The Post Revolution Situation in Egypt: 1.Egyptian Revolution and Beyond by Shahid M. Amin 2. Egyptian Revolution: Is it Relevant to Pakistan? |
1.Shahid M. Amin, former Ambassdor of Pakistan 2.Dr. Shahid Hassan Siddiqui, Chairman of Research Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance(R.I.IB.F) |
Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 16 May, Monday | After Osama Bin Laden | Riaz Mohammad Khan, former Foreign Seceratary and Ambasador of Pakistan. | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 19 May, Thursday | State of the US-Pakistan Relationship | Dr. Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 8 September, Thursday | Situation in Karachi and its Impact on Pakistan’s Economy | Majyd Aziz, former President of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 27 September, Tuesday | France and the Arab World | Dr. Jean Paul Bled, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sorbonne, Paris | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 3 October, Monday | Interactive session with members of the PIIA | Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress, USA | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 20 October, Thursday | Energy Potential and Meeting the Challenge of Energy Gap in Pakistan | Moin R. Khan, Chairman, Pakistan Institute of Petroleum Geo Scientists and General Manager Exploration, Pakistan Petroleum Limited | Library of the Institute |
| 8. | 29 October, Saturday | Contemporary Turkish Politics in the Light of State-Law Relations | Dr. Ihsan Yilmaz, Associate Professor of Political Science at Faith University, Istanbul, Turkey | Library of the Institute |
| 9. | 17 November, Thursday | Interactive session and exchange of views with members of the PIIA | Indian journalists from Mumbai Press Club, led by Jatinbabu Desai | Library of the Institute |
| 10. | 21 November, Monday | State of the US-Pakistan Relationship | Ambassador (retd) Dennis Kux, Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC | Library of the Institute |
| 11. | 22 November, Tuesday | Seminar on Importance of Contemporary Iran in the Middle East and the World |
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Library of the Institute |
| 12. | 28 December, Wednesday | India, Pakistan and the 1948 British Nationality Act | Dr. Sarah Ansari, Head of the History Department, Royal Holloway, University of London | Library of the Institute |
2010
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 February Friday |
Pakistan’s Economy: Challenges and Opportunities | Dr. Shahid Hassan Siddiqui, Chairman of Research Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance(R.I.IB.F) | Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 26 March Friday |
State of Religious Freedom in South Asia | Ms. Safiya Ghori South Asia Policy Analyst at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom |
Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 19 May 14 Wednesday |
U.S. Strategic & Economic Interests in the Region | Dr. Daniel N. Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Concepts and Communication, LLC Alexandria, Virginia | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 1 June Tuesday |
The Navy’s Role in Peacetime Diplomacy: Emerging Scenario in the Indian Ocean | Admiral Noman Bashir NI (M), Chief of the Naval Staff | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 2 August Monday |
Choice of Strategy: Bombs or Jobs | Dr. Kaiser Bengali, Adviser to the Chief Minister of Sindh on Planning and Development | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 6 August Friday |
Future of American Foreign Policy | Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 11 December Saturday |
WikiLeaks and After: 1. “WikiLeaks Impact on International Diplomacy” by Mr Mansoor Alam2. “WikiLeaks: Access to Information” by Mazhar Abbas |
Mansoor Alam, former Ambassador- Government of Pakistan Mazhar Abbas, senior journalist, Anchorperson ARY News and former Secretary General Pakistan Federal Union of journalists(PFUJ) |
Library of the Institute |
2009
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 31 January Saturday |
Islamic Revolution of Iran: Consequences and Achievements In collaboration with the Pak-Iran Friendship Association |
1.Dr. Syed Rasoul Mousavi Director General, Instituite of Political and International Studies Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran 2. Mashallah Shakari Ambassador, Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan 3. Masoud Mohammad Zamani, Counul General, Islamic Republic of Iran in Karachi 4.Prof. Mohammad Hossain Panahie, Tabatabai University, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran 5.Justice (Retd) Sajjad Ali Shah, Former Chief Justice of Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 19 February Thursday |
United States Relations with the Islamic World | Dr. Stephen R. Grand, Fellow and Director of Saban Center at Brookings Project on US Relations with the Islamic World |
Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 18 April Saturday |
Changing Nature of War and War Studies | Prof. Anatol Lieven, Department of War Studies, King’s College London |
Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 3 June Wednesday |
Commemorative Session on the eve of the twentieth death anniversary of Imam Khomeini | Justice (Retd.) Sajjad Ali Shah, former Chief Justice of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan eminent scholars from the Islamic Republic of Iran |
Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 10 June Wednesday |
Developing Pakistan’s Soft Borders | Ambassador G.R. Baluch, Director General (Research) Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 8 October Thursday |
The Current State of Global Terrorism- Pakistan’s Role in Countering Extremism | Clifford May, President, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, United States of America | Library of the Institute |
2008
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 January Saturday |
Stabilising Effect of Banks’ Activities on Pakistan’s Economy- special focus on banks with foreign stake | Dr. Shahid Hassan Siddiqui, economist and columnist, Chairman of Research Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance(R.I.IB.F) |
Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 8 February Friday |
Threat of Terrorism and Security of Ocean Trade. What contribution can the Pakistan Navy make? | Admiral Afzal Tahir NI(M) Chief of the Naval Staff |
Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 3 April Thursday |
Role of the Asian Development Bank in Pakistan’s Development | Peter L. Fedon, Country Director of ADB |
Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 26 April Saturday |
Australian Security Policy | Ms. Zorica McCarthy Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 16 June Monday |
CDs On Lambrick Papers-Hur Movement Record 79 files, The British Library London, Files: F 208/12 to 79, 1893 to 1947, handed over by Khadim Hussain | Aftab Nabi Rochi Ram Advocate Prof. Ijaz Qureshi Kashif Ali Nizamani |
Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 29 July Tuesday |
South Asia and the Middle East: Ensuring World Peace | Agha Murtaza Poya Islamic scholar |
Library of the Institute |
2007
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 13 March | Commonwealth Day | Qutubuddin Aziz, Honorary Representative in Pakistan of Commonwealth Society, London Mahdi Masud, former Ambassador S.M. Fazal, President of Commonwealth Journalists Association of Pakistan |
Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 9 May | Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations and the role of the media and civil societies in the two countries. | Ten-members media delegation from Bangladesh | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 3 April | Four Years and Thirteen Days: Iraq Today and Tomorrow | Sayed Ammar Al Hakim, Iraqi scholar | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 4 April | Risks and Rewards of a US-Pakistan Alliance | Farhana Ali, International Policy Analyst at RAND Corporation | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 12 June | Pakistan-Switzerland Relations | Martin Beinz, Swiss Consul General | Library of the Institute |
2006
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 14 Februarys | Swiss Banking System: Judicial Constraints on Money Laundering | Julius F. Anderegg, Consul General of Switzerland and Anwar Jamal Kidwai, senior banker | Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 12 June | Management Challenges of the 21st Century: Global and Local Trends | Farooq Hassan, Executive Director, Management Association of Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 1 July | Imperative of swift progress in the Muslim world | Dr. Habibur Rehman Khan, President of the Institute of Islamic Thought, Karachi | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 21 September | Canada and Pakistan: Partners for Peace and Prosperity in South Asia | David B. Collins, Ambassador of Canada in Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 7 December | Hijab, Naqab and Burqa in the West: A Leap Towards Discrimination | Sibghatullah Kadri, Queen’s Counsel in the United Kingdom | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 8 December | Prospects of Pakistan-China economic cooperation | Five-member delegation from the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) | Library of the Institute |
2005
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 5 March | Pakistan-Kazakhstan Relations | Six-member media delegation from Kazakhstan including Andrey Georgiyevich, Director-General, International Institute; Olessya Ivanova, Editor-in-Chief The Almaty Herald; Yesknader Amanzhol, Representative, Russian Language Media; Zhuldyz Abdildakyzu Abdilda, Executive Secretary, Zhas Alash; Marat Danay and Daulat Ali, freelance journalists | Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 14 March | Commonwealth Day | Mohammad Abdul Hanan, Deputy High Commissioner , People’s Republic of Bangladesh; Qutubuddin Aziz, Honorary Representative in Pakistan of the Commonwealth Society, London; S. M. Fazal, President Commonwealth Journalists Association of Pakistan, Karachi; Nabiha Gul, Research Officer, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Karachi | |
| 3. | 7 June | Kyrgyz revolution: reasons and consequences | Islan Ryskulov, Consul General of the Kyrgyz Republic | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 30 July | Pakistan-Sri Lanka bilateral relations, regional trade and intra-state political scenario in Pakistan and Sri Lanka | Six-member media delegation from Sri Lanka including Gamini Weerakon; Noorul Ameen Izzadeen, Deputy Editor, Daily Mirror; Bandula Parakum, Journalist, The Island; Rashompi Silva, Journalist, Sunday Observer; Ramesh Uvais, Chief Sub Editor, Daily Mirror; and Tushara Gooneratne, Deputy Editor, Daily Lanka Deepa. | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 21 July | UK’s Presidency of the European Union, 2005 | Peter Wilson, British Political Counsellor, Islamabad | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 13 August | Agriculture and Globalization: Subsidies and their Impact on Developing Countries | Dr. Syed Hussain Imam, Senior Scientist at the USDAARS, Western Regional Research Center, California | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 27 August | China’s Stand on the Enlargement of the UN Security Council | Zhang Chunxiang, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 8. | 20 September | Curtailment of Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the UK and European Union after 7/7 | Sibghatullah Kadri, Queen’s Counsel and Convener of Muslim Lawyer’s Forum, UK | Library of the Institute |
| 9. | 29 October | Earthquake prone areas in Pakistan | Ali Hamza Kazmi, former Director-General, Geological Survey of Pakistan; Nayyar Alam Zaigham, Professor, Department of Geology, University of Karachi; Syed Aamir Ahmad KAzmi, Director-General, Pakistan Meteorological Department and Consultant, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi | Library of the Institute |
| 10. | 8 December | Pakistan-China Relations | Six-member delegation from the Association of Former Diplomats of China including Chai Fanghai, President of the Association of Former Diplomats of China; Zhang Chengli, Executive Vice President of the Association of Former Diplomats of China; Tang Mingxin, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Association of Former Diplomats of China; Zhang Dayong, VicePresident of the Association of Former Diplomats of China; Chen Wenzhao, council member of the Association of Former Diplomats of China | Library of the Institute |
| 11. | 13 December | Disparities in International Health Care and its Standards | Dr. Robert C. Myrtle, Professor, University of Southern California, US | Library of the Institute |
2004
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 27 March | Pakistan-China Relations, regional and international issues | Two separate delegations comprising journalists and academicians from China. The first delegation included: Xing Yang Ming, Vice-President, China Association of International Friendly Contact (CAIFC); Chen Zu Ming, Assistant President, CIAFC; Li Hui Min and Wang Wei, Deputy Directors, Second Department of Asian Affairs, CAIFC and Liang Yong Chang and Zhang Qing Yu, Assistant Researchers, Second Department of Asian Affairs, CAIFC. The second delegation included: Professor Yang Cui Bai, Research Fellow, South Asia Institute of Sichuan University; Wu Bai Yi, Deputy Director, Research Department, The China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies, Beijing; Han Hua, Associate Professor, Institute of Asian and African Studies, School of International Studies, Peking University; Zhang Liang, Senior Editor, Peoples Daily and Shi Pengyun, Copy Editor, China Daily. |
Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 29 April | Role of Britain in the Region | Mark Lyall Grant, CMG, British High Commissioner; S. M. Fazal, Editor, Daily News and President, Commonwealth Journalists Association; Farzana Shakoor, Assistant Professor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 13 May | Pakistan-EU Relations | Ilkka Uusitalo, Ambassador and Head of the European Commission delegation; Rashid Soorty, Chairman, Soorty Enterprises (Pvt.), Karachi, Sanam Noor, Research Officer, The Pakistan Institute of International Affai | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 14 May | Pakistan-South Africa Relations | Six-member media delegation from South Africa | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 10 June | Nature of Russian Relations with CIS Countries: Impact on Pakistan | Vladimir P. Mikhaylov, Consul General of the Russian Federation, Karachi; Fateh Ali Hashim, Honorary Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco; Dr. Talat A. Wizarat, Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi; Farzana Shakoor, Assistant Professor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 30 June | Pakistan-Nepal Relations | Five-member delegation from Nepal | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 11 December | Pakistan-Egypt Relations | Seven-member media delegation from Egypt. The delegation included: Dr. Magdi Morgan, Secretary-General, Permanent Bureau of Afro-Asian Writers, Cairo; M. Tariq Fouda, journalist, weekly Saa; Muhammad Musa, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Al-Ahram; Zeinab Abbas, Director, Middle East News Agency (MENA), Cairo; Dr. Hoda Mithis, Director, Centre for Asian Studies, Cairo University; and Dr. Ihab El Sharif, Deputy Assistant Minister for Mashriq, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo | Library of the Institute |
2003
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 5 April | United Nations on the brink: Will it meet the fate of the League of Nations? | Aziz A. Munshi, former Attorney-General, Government of Pakistan; Ardeshir Cowasjee, senior analyst; Barkat Alam, Professor of Economics, Glasgow Caledonian University; S. M. Fazal, President Commonwealth Journalists’ Association, Fatehyab Ali Khan, Chairman, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Nausheen Wasi and Nabiha Gul, Research Officers, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs. | Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 21 April | The Development and Humanitarian Mandate of the UN | Onder Yucer, Resident Representative, UNDP | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 26 April | Asia and Africa | 16-member delegation of African diplomats led by Dr. Tariq Waheed, Deputy Director, Foreign Services Academy | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 12 May | Commemorating 55th Anniversary of Pakistan-Russia/USSR Relations | Moin Jan Naim, Director-General, Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan; Vadim Akhmetove, Russian Consul; Sergey Kuznetsov, Director of the Russian Centre of Science and Culture; Vladimir Mikhaylov, Russian Consul General; M. H. Askari, senior analyst; Abdul Razzaq, former President, Pak-Soviet Friendship Society, Marvi Memon Ali, freelance researcher; Syed Junaid Ahsan, Research Officer, PIIA | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 26 July | Pakistan-Bangladesh relations | Six-member delegation of academics and media representatives from Bangladesh | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 25 August | Pakistan-Turkey Relations | Six-member delegation of Turkish intellectuals | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 24 October | Pakistan-Russia Relations | Six-member delegation of journalists and academicians from Russia | Library of the Institute |
| 8. | 28 November | Pakistan-China Relations | Four-member delegation of researchers from the Shanghai Institute of International Studies (SIIS) | Library of the Institute |
| 9. | 3 December | President Pervez Musharraf’s Visit to the Republic of Korea: Ushering an Era of Expanded Cooperation | Jeon Bou-guan, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea | Library of the Institute |
2002
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 3 January | Asia and Africa | A group of diplomats from Asian and African countries, led by Mansoor Alam, Director-General, Foreign Services Academy. Nausheen Wasi, Research Officer, PIIA, made a presentation. Anwar Jamal Kidwai, analyst, spoke on ‘Asia and Africa: Concerning Security and Economic Issues | Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 2 February | Foreign Policy and Religion | Mansoor Alam, Director-General, Foreign Services Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 15 February | Bilateral Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh in South Asian Scenario | Mahmud Ali, Federal Minister | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 21 February | President Pervez Musharraf’s visit to the United States | Agha Masood Hussain, journalist; Anwar Jamal Kidwai, analyst; M. H. Askari, news analyst; Jawed Bukhari, analyst. | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 8 April | Israeli Occupation of Palestine | S. M. Fazal, President, Commonwealth Journalists Association; Dr. Talat A. Wizarat, Chairperson, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi; Shahid Amin, former Ambassador of Pakistan; Iqbal F. Quadir, Retd. Vice Admiral, Pakistan Navy; M. H. Askari, senior analyst; Fatehyab Ali Khan, Chairman, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 11 May | Current Situation in Kashmir | Dr. Majeed Siraj, Chairman, Kashmir Council for Human Rights | Library of the Institute |
| 7. | 16 May | 1. Prospects of Renaissance in the Islamic World 2. Agenda of Africa in the 21st Century 3. Future of Zimbabwe |
23-member delegation of African diplomats visited the Institute. Presentations were made by Mansoor Alam, Director-General, Foreign Services Academy; Ore Ademola Akerehe, Nigerian diplomat and Syed Junaid Ahsan, Research Officer, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, respectively | Library of the Institute |
| 8. | 1 November | Personal Impressions | Wolfram W. Karnowski, author of books on Bhimjee and EFU | Library of the Institute |
| 9. | 13 November | International Dimensions of General Elections in Pakistan | Sibghatullah Kadri, Queen’s Council, London; Professor Sikander Mehdi, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi; Shahid Amin and Mahdi Masud, former Ambassadors | Library of the Institute |
| 10. | 27 December | Asia and Africa: regional and global issues | Diplomats from Asian and African countries led by Dr. Tariq Waheed, Deputy Director, Foreign Services Academy | Library of the Institute |
| 11. | 31 December | Personal Impressions | Naimatullah Khan, City Mayor, Karachi | Library of the Institute |
2001
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 24 February | US Nuclear Weapons Policy: Past, Present and Future | William F. Burns, Major-General, US Army, Retired | Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 12 March | Flashpoints in Asia and Africa: Global Implications | 17-member delegation of diplomats from African countries headed by Mansoor Alam, Director-General, Foreign Services Academy. Presentations were made by Tehmina Mahmood and Nausheen Wasi, Research Officer, PIIA | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 30 May | Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Pak-China Diplomatic Relations | Lin Shanglin, Consul General of People’s Republic of China; Ishrat Hussain, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan; Iqbal F. Quadir, Vice Admiral (Retd.),Pakistan Navy; Mahdi Masood, former Ambassador of Pakistan; Dr. Talat A. Wizarat, Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi; Syed Sikander Mehdi, Chairman, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 10 July | Breaking the Barrier on Kashmir in Delhi | Sultan Ahmad, writer and analyst; Shamim-ur-Rehman, analyst; Hafiz R. Khan, former Secretary, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs | Library of the Institute |
| 5. | 6 August | Impressions on Pak-India Summit at Agra | Media personalities | Library of the Institute |
2000
| # | DATE/DAY | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
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| 1. | 22 January | Managing Pakistan’s Present Economy: International Obligations vs Internal Compulsions | Shahid Javed Burki and Ishrat Hussain | Library of the Institute |
| 2. | 28 April | South Asia after President Clinton’s Visit | John E. Bennett, Consul General of USA; Mahdi Masood, former Ambassador of Pakistan; Qutubuddin Aziz, Honorary Representative in Pakistan of the Commonwealth Trust, London; Iqbal F. Quadir, Vice Admiral (Retd.), Pakistan Navy | Library of the Institute |
| 3. | 18 May | 10 Years of United Germany: A Personal Statement | Dr. Karl Fischer, former German Ambassador to Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 4. | 23 June | Foreign Policy of Pakistan | General Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan | Auditorium of the Institute |
| 5. | 26 July | Kashmir Problem: Pakistan’s Foreign Policy | Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, Chairman, Grand Democratic Alliance, Pakistan | Library of the Institute |
| 6. | 26 October | 1. Divisive Factors/Forces in OAU 2. Problems of Colonial Legacies in Africa |
Presentations made by Tehmina Mahmood and Nausheen Wasi, Research Officers, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, to a group of 16 foreign diplomats from African countries led by Mansoor Alam, Director-General, Foreign Services Academy | Library of the Institute |
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