PICSS

The establishment of ‘Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies' (PICSS) is a very important step in the direction to fulfill the imperative need for just such a policy and strategy research organization. PICSS intends to organize its activities by focusing its attention on regional anti-state political struggles, political tensions between states of both the regions, disputes arising out of ethnic or religious differences, security and defense related issues, anti-state armed insurgencies, as well as monitoring activities of non-state actors in both these regions... PICSS will also serve as a reliable databank where information and statistics related to disputes, conflicts, and issues related to security and defense shall be made available to those who have an interest in such data. We are certain that data collated by PICSS would be extremely useful for other think-tanks, educational institutions, researchers, and policy formulation institutions... To work as an..