Compiling and contrasting the data on various forms of violence between 2013 and 2015, this annual report examines various aspects of militancy and the outcome of...
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Q3 Security Report – 2015
Third Quarter 2015 - Introduction Pakistan’s war on terror and criminal gangs continued to expand during the July-September quarter as security forces extended their operations...
Security Report July- September, 2015
Third Quarter 2015 - Introduction Pakistan’s war on terror and criminal gangs continued to expand during the July-September quarter as security forces extended their operations...
Heinous Crimes Report – January – June 2015
INTRODUCTION Since May 2014, The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) began collecting data on heinous crimes from the local press covering the national spectrum....
Mullah Omar’s Death: A Game Changer
The death of the Taliban supremo, Mullah Omar, has finally been confirmed by a spokesman for Afghanistan’s security services last month in July, 2015, putting all speculations...
Governance Community And Religion
As part of its counter-radicalization advocacy campaign for the promotion of secular governance and democratic values, the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) in...
Development of Chabahar Port and the Strategic Turf Wars between Regional Rivals
The landlocked Afghanistan has been using the port of Karachi in Pakistan for its international trade for decades but with the development of the strategically located Chabahar...
Encirclement of Pakistan: What awaits Pakistan under the Growing Indo-Afghan Relations?
For years, particularly since the unfolding of the anti-terror war in October 2001, apprehensions of encirclement by India and Afghanistan have been growing. For most of the...
Counter-Terrorism and Pakistan Police
Pakistan is home to an estimated 200 million people, spread over six regions including the provinces of Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab and Sind, and the...
Al-Qaeda’s Women Wing in Pakistan: The Shaheen Force
The Al-Qaeda core operating from tribal areas of Pakistan is keen to compete with its splinter, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL) at all levels. To match the...
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“For the past nine years, I have been living in Pakistan. Being part of different youth initiatives here has allowed me to witness the incredible warmth and hospitality of the Pakistani people, and how they empathize with young Afghans like me. The Pak-Afghan Youth Peace Initiative by CRSS has helped me realize my potential as a youth and refugee leader. I’m determined to spread the messages of peace and friendship that I am taking away from this fellowship.”