Kashmir Cause and Role of Diaspora: Opportunities and Challenges
Dr Asma Shakir Khawaja, Executive Director CISS, AJK chaired a rountable discussion on Kashmir Cause and Role of Diaspora: Opportunities and Challenges organized by Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad on 20th May, 2024. Dr Asma also gave concluding remarks in the event and shared her views on how Diaspora creates enabling environment where diplomacy can work and issues could be raised in more appropriate way. She appreciated the role Kashmiri and Pakistani Diaspora have been playing to highlight Kashmir cause but concluded that more can be done in terms of giving space to Kashmiri youth in International forums and passing the cause to next generation effectively.
Research Officer Abida Rafique and Tayyaba Khurshid also participated in the event and discussed their comments in discussion session.
Pakistan's Solidarity Day
On February 5th,2024,Dr. Asma Shakir Khawaja, Executive Director, CISSAJK spoke on Contextualization of Solidarity Day in Webinar on Pakistan’s Solidarity with Kashmiris- An Introspective analysis and Way Forward organized by Department of International Reatipns, MUST, AJK .