Improving Nuclear Hotlines organized bu The Institute for Security and Technology (IST)
ARO Tayyaba Khurshid attended a webinar on Improving Nuclear Hotlines organized bu The Institute for Security and Technology (IST).
1 .The webinar highlighted the need of playing an active role in reducing nuclear dangers and minimizing the role of nuclear weapons in military strategies and inventories.
2 .It advocated for the importance of nuclear-armed states to effectively communicate with each other in a safe, secure, and reliable manner.
3 .The webinar addressed answer to the question: when or at what point in time, before or during a crisis, would states want to use a multilateral or bilateral crisis communications mechanism?
4. It emphasized the need for multilateral crisis communications and to assess the status of crisis communications in nuclear-armed states.
5. . Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Dr. Rabia Akhtar, Dmitry Stefanovich, and Daniil Zhukov were esteemed speakers for Webinar moderated by IST’s Deputy Director of Nuclear Policy Sylvia Mishra, with an introduction by Technology Policy Analyst Christian Steins.
Human Rights of Women & Children
Dr Asma Shakir Khawaja , ED CISS AJK participated as a key note speaker on Human Rights of Women & Children organized by International Muslim Women Union on the sidelines of 55th Session of the UNHRC on
Mar 21, 2024.
She highlighted the plight of Kashmiri women and their continous suffering for last 76 years.
Participation of Dr. Abida Rafique as a speaker in Webinar organized by Pakistan High Commission UK on February 5th
Dr. Abida Rafique had the honor of being invited as a speaker by the Pakistan High Commission UK on February 5th. The distinguished panel of speakers included notable figures such as Ms. Mushaal Hussein Mullick, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Human Rights & Women Empowerment, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, as well as esteemed Members of Parliament from the UK including Lord Qurban Hussain, MP Debbie Abrahams, MP Imran Hussain, and MP Afzal Khan. Additionally, Raja Najabat Hussain, Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Self-Determination Movement International, and Muhammad Ayub Thakur, Chairman of World Kashmir Freedom Movement, graced the event with their insights and expertise. MP Debbie Abrahams, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Jammu & Kashmir, and MP Imran Hussain, Vice Chair of APPG on Jammu & Kashmir and Pakistan, also contributed to the enriching discourse. Dr. Abida Rafique’s participation underscored her significant role in the dialogue surrounding human rights, empowerment, and the Kashmir issue on the global stage.
ARTICLE 370 IN THE INDIAN SUPREME COURT: ARGUMENTS, OUTCOMES AND THE WAY FORWARD
Dr. Asma Shakir Khawaja was invited to the 22nd Meeting of IPS-Working Group on Kashmir. The meeting was to analyze “ARTICLE 370 IN THE INDIAN SUPREME COURT: ARGUMENTS, OUTCOMES AND THE WAY FORWARD” on October 05, 2023 (Thursday) at 1:15pm, at IPS Seminar Hall. Few speakers including Dr. Asma Shakir Khawaja participated online.