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31/08/2026

Nasir Dawar, Senior Journalist and Tribal Representative from North Waziristan, associated with Wahdat News, discussed the growing presence of ISKP and TTP in Pakistan’s tribal districts, highlighting their expansion and rivalry including the recent clashes between the two, during the conversation with The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) on the sidelines of ‘Stakeholder Consultation on Pakistan–Afghanistan bilateral developments and the way forward’ under its Beyond Boundaries VII initiative.

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24/08/2026

Arbab Qaiser, Chief, Customs Wing, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) examined the impact of Pakistan–Afghanistan border closures on regional transit trade, highlighting disruptions to trade with Central Asian states, China, and Afghanistan during the conversation with Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) on the sidelines of ‘Stakeholders Consultation on Pakistan-Afghanistan Bilateral Developments and the Way Forward’ under its Beyond Boundaries VII initiative.

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17/08/2026

Dr. Qibla Ayaz, member of the Shariat Appellate Bench at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and Former Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Pakistan, highlights the role of civil society, religious leaders, and traders in strengthening Pakistan–Afghanistan relations during the conversation on the sidelines of the ‘Stakeholders Consultation on Pak-Afghan Bilateral Developments & the way forward’ organized by The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) under its Beyond Boundaries VII initiative.

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10/08/2026

Ammara Durrani, Senior Policy and Governance Expert, reflected on five years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan and its impact on Pakistan–Afghanistan relations during the conversation on the sidelines of the “Stakeholders Consultation on Pakistan-Afghanistan Bilateral Developments and the way forward” hosted by Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) under its Beyond Boundaries VII initiative.

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10/08/2026

Building Climate-Resilient Infrastructure in Gilgit-Baltistan: Indigenous Solutions for Mountain Communities

As floods, glacial melt, landslides, and cloudbursts increasingly damage irrigation systems and other essential infrastructure across Gilgit-Baltistan, cement-heavy construction is proving costly and difficult to sustain. Muhammad Darjat makes the case for combining indigenous knowledge, participato...

07/08/2026

During the conversation on the sidelines of ‘Stakeholder Consultation on Pakistan–Afghanistan bilateral developments and the way forward’ hosted by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) under its Beyond Boundaries VII initiative, Religious Scholar M***i Muhammad Qasim Haqqani emphasized the humanitarian and socio-economic impact of prolonged border closures on communities in Chaman and along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border.

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05/08/2026

Despite persistent security challenges, Pakistan and Afghanistan have no viable alternative but to pursue sustained dialogue-based engagement, pragmatic cooperation, calibrated security measures, expanded trade and stronger Track 1.5 and Track II diplomacy to rebuild trust and improve bilateral relations, experts said during a high-level stakeholder consultation on Pakistan-Afghanistan bilateral developments and the way forward, organised by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) under its multitrack diplomacy initiative, Beyond Boundaries VII.



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Experts urge both sides to adopt pragmatic cooperation, calibrated security measures, expanded trade and stronger Track 1.5 and Track II diplomacy.

03/08/2026

Maj Gen (Retd.) Inam-ul-Haque, during the conversation with Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) on the sidelines of the "Stakeholder Consultation on Pak-Afghan Bilateral Developments and the way forward," under the Beyond Boundaries VII initiative, discussed the long-term dynamics of Pakistan–Afghanistan relations, highlighting the importance of addressing key challenges while pursuing long-term cooperation.

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29/07/2026

Dr. Salma Malik, Assistant Professor at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, discussed the evolving regional landscape and Pakistan's policy towards Afghanistan. She emphasized the need to move beyond short-term diplomatic gains, strengthen confidence-building measures, invest in long-term regional cooperation, and adopt a strategic, economically driven approach to Pakistan–Afghanistan relations during the conversation in a roundtable titled "Pak-Afghan Relations: What Next? Towards Pragmatic Policy Pathways in a Shifting Regional Order" hosted by The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).

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27/07/2026

Ammara Durrani, senior development expert and former Assistant Resident Representative of UNDP Pakistan, examined the changing regional landscape and its implications for Pakistan–Afghanistan relations during the conversation in a roundtable titled ‘Pak-Afghan Relations: What Next? Towards Pragmatic Policy Pathways in a Shifting Regional Order’ hosted by Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).

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