ISLAMABAD: Three groups came together today to conduct a National Conference on National Security and Foreign Policy, with the goal of discussing and making specific and actionable suggestions for Pakistan’s future elected government.
According to a news release, the Conference was jointly hosted in Islamabad by the Sanober Institute (SI), TMUC Islamabad, and the Centre for Law and Security CLAS yesterday.
More than twenty experts, academics, and former practitioners convened for in-depth discussions on four interconnected themes: Pakistan’s national security; South Asia’s geopolitics; Pakistan and its western frontiers; and Pakistan’s economic security.
A huge number of intellectuals, researchers, TMUC students, and members of the think tank community attended the panel discussions, welcoming the national debate on issues essential to the country’s future.
Addressing the conference, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Chairman of the Sanober Institute, stated that the globe is changing at a quick rate, which is hurting our region, South Asia. In these times of immense change, Pakistan has both problems and opportunities. He stated that the Conference talks offered a number of tangible proposals for the future elected government’s policymakers to consider.
Dr. Faisal Mushtaq TI, Founder & CEO Roots Millennium Education Group and Chairman Advisory Board Centre for Law and Security CLAS, expressed his hope that this collaborative effort by three private-sector organizations would provide useful guidance to the new government that will take power following the February 8th elections.
Mr. Rehman Azhar, a renowned journalist and Executive Director of the Centre for Law and Security (CLAS), emphasized the importance of all thinking minds in the country pooling their expertise to enable the incoming government to address the formidable challenges of national security and foreign policy confronting our country.
The policy suggestions gathered at the Conference will be put together in a booklet and given next month to senior policymakers of the country.
