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“Private and Individual Jihad should be Criminalised” – Senator Afrasiab Khattak
“Jihad has always remained a state institution and thus any sort of individual and private jihad should be criminalised by the State,” said Senator Afrasiab Khattak, ANP’s central and senior leader, whilst …
World After 9/11
A seminar organised under the title of “World After 9/11” will be hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on TWS. The event will take place in the Macmillan room, Portcullis House, …
Perspectives – Countering Radicalisation and Extremism
A seminar titled “Perspectives – Countering Radicalisation and Extremism” will be hosted by Forum for International Relations Development (FIRD) on 9 September 2014. The keynote speaker Senator Afrasiab Khattak, ANP’s central and …
Perspectives: Countering Radicalisation in the Modern World
A seminar titled “Perspectives: Countering Radicalisation in the Modern World” will be hosted by Forum for International Relations Development (FIRD) on Thursday 18 September 2014. Speakers include FIRD Chairman Toaha Qureshi MBE, …
United We Stand, Divided we fall: Consquences of Long March – Toaha Qureshi MBE
(Current situation in Pakistan) Toaha Qureshi MBE Pakistan, within a year of having a smooth democratic transition, is standing on the verge of anarchy in wake of the planned “Azadi (Independence) …
There is hope for a better and stronger Pakistan: Senator Saeed Ghani Visits FIRD secretariat
(7th June, 2014) Senator Saeed Ghani, Chairman Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances, from Pakistan People’s Party visited the Secretariat of Forum for International Relations development and London College of Business Management …
ISIS and the Changing Iraqi Dynamics – Toaha Qureshi MBE
A lot has changed since I last wrote about the uprising of ISIS a few days ago. Iraq is supposedly divided into three parts, (the ISIS controlled region, the Kurdish region and …
ISIS, Iraq, Syria and Iran: A Shia-Salafi Conflict Brewing in the Middle East
By Toaha Qureshi, MBE – Chairman FIRD Nothing is constant in world politics. An enemy of decades could become a friend all seasons all of a sudden. The same happened between the …
In Pursuance of Peace: Dialogue over War? by Toaha Qureshi MBE
(27 June, 2014) (Operation Zarb e Azb: Photo Courtesy Dawn News) By: Toaha Qureshi MBE Recent news has been hit with updates on “Operation: Zarb-e-Azb (Strike of the Prophet’s Sword)” being executed …
Pakistan Press Club UK 2014 Elections Hosted by FIRD
(June 20, 20140 – Pakistan Press Club UK 2014 Elections Hosted by FIRD The sixth annual election of Pakistan Press Club UK (PPCUK) took place at the Forum for International Relations Development …
