Shiraz Shaikh

Research Assistant at @IPRI_Pak | NDU | Tweets are Personal Views | Terrorism, Insurgency and Countermeasures.

[Shiraz Shaikh @s_2772]

My latest for @etribune on "Prospects of TTP Merger within Al-Qaeda".

https://t.co/58KCG6kn0v

[Raashid Wali Janjua @WaliRaashid]

Threatening water starvation is a HR violation as well as a crime according to UN Convention on Water Law 1997. C.R Patel's statement therefore falls within the purview of HR crimes as well as violation of international law.
https://t.co/wwnDyrAnLg

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

#MD25|
Chairman Pakistan-China Institute Senator @Mushahid welcomes all guests and participants at this years Margalla Dialogue on the 11th & 12th November at the Marriott Hotel, Islamabad

#MargallaDialogue2025 #IPRI

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

We are commemorating the aspect of targeting people based on their religion. As far as Islam is concerned, it is the second fastest growing religion, it is under threat from such malign forces that aim to tarnish its essence. Mosques are being targeted, hate speech is on the rise and a systematic hatred is being proliferated by non Muslims and there is a growing requirement to sit and discuss the growing Islamophobia and its implications. The international community needs to sit and discuss the safety and freedom of all religions and minorities in the world
Live: https://t.co/8E4qhxMxaL

President IPRI @MajidEhsan99

[The Resurrection @xxresurrection]

What's up with the fire near or inside Dha 2 Islamabad?

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI Books|
Recrudescence of TTP Violence, its Causes and Possible Remedies

Our latest Publication on #TTP is now live on our website

https://t.co/wO2XzIhkQt

@WaliRaashid @Nawazverdag @s_2772 @furqan_khans @NoorulainShiekh

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI Book Launch|
Recrudescence of TTP Violence, its Causes and Possible Remedies

Join us in launching our latest Publication on #TTP on August 6th, Tuesday at 1100hrs, Jinnah Hall IPRI

@AsifDurrani20 @WaliRaashid @Nawazverdag @s_2772 @furqan_khans @NoorulainShiekh

Livestream available: https://t.co/gtAFq6HpIV

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI Trainings|
Women Leading Change: Shaping The Future Leadership Accelerator: Two-Day Intensive

IPRI concludes our Special Leadership Accelerator on Women Leading Change: Shaping The Future we thank our Speakers and Collaborators for a highly successful Two-Day Intensive

@SalmanAneel @SiddiqueHumayun @Sherazahmad003 @NishaaIshtiak @rreshaikh @IwcciPk @FIA_Agency @ICT_Police @ogdclofficial @infer_digital @UNICEF_Pakistan @AKF_Global @assiraattrust @ULahore @cpdi_pakistan @BahriaOfficial @primeinstitute @UNFPAPakistan @thebankofpunjab @NDUIslamabad @FJWU_official

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI Bulletins|
Kashmir Bulletin - 1821 days since August 5th, 2019

@NETT_2023 #Kashmir #KashmirConflict #5August #FreeKashmir

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI Updates|
Gaining Steam: Far-Right Radicalisation on Gaming Platforms

Asst. Researcher @s_2772's latest Policy Insight has been published in @GNET_research

https://t.co/BBuSEKe2tN

[GNET @GNET_research]

Steam's 33M users in 2023 highlight the gaming platform's popularity, but its laissez-faire approach to content moderation allows extremists to exploit it.

@s_2772 delves into far-right radicalisation on Steam and offers solutions to combat it.
https://t.co/a41PYyfOQZ

[The Khorasan Diary @khorasandiary]

ALERT:
The Bannu Peace Jirga, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comprising of 43 elders, has presented 11 demands to the government. Negotiations with the government are set to take place in Peshawar.

The demands include the non-acceptance of "Operation Azm-e-Istehkam" in Bannu district and the elimination of all Taliban bases, both "Good" and "Bad", in the district. Additionally, they demand an end to raids on religious seminaries and homes in the name of search operations. The jirga also seeks the presentation of all missing individuals in local courts or public disclosure of their records.

Furthermore, they demand that the government enhance resources for the police and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), hand over authority to conduct operations against the Taliban in the district and Injured police personnel should receive medical treatment at military-run hospitals.

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI RTC|
President @AmbDrRaza gives his opening remarks by highlighting the varied contexts of terminologies like Asia-Pacific and the Indo-Pacific. He argues that the Indo-Pacific strategy aims at containing China, and therefore strangulating the prospects of CPEC.

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI RTC|
Director Research @WaliRaashid moderates todays august panel. He sets the foundation for the talk today as he sheds light on the multipolarity ensuing in geopolitics today- where countries are moving towards multilateralism and minilateralism.

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI RTC|
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal(@zafar_jaspal) takes the floor for his talk. He identifies the determinants of the Indo-Pacific security architecture, what is driving them, and what are the concerns. The US has transformed its hub adn spokes systems to entities like AUKUS, Quad.

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI RTC|
Ambassador Naghmana Hashmi gives the Chinese perspective on the developments within the Indo-Pacific paradigm and how China perceives these threats.
@AmbNaghmanaHash
https://t.co/Jk59iBm7JN

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI RTC|
Dr Ashfaque Hasan (#NUST) gives his talk on the economic challenges and opportunities that Pakistan faces with the developments taking place in the Indo-Pacific.

[Ihtisham Ul Haq @iihtishamm]

Breaking News 🚨

Former PM Imran Khan and FM Shah Mahmood win. Islamabad High Court has dismissed the Cipher case.

[Shiraz Shaikh @s_2772]

Happy to share that my research paper has been published in Comparative Strategy, Vol 43 no 3.

The link to article: https://t.co/OuS89Hp5kU

#Taliban #Afghanistan #Insurgency #Terrorism

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI Quotations|
Iran-Saudi Rapprochement and its Effects on Pakistan

https://t.co/HqP8khiW1e

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

IPRI Books|

IPRI's latest publication, our new book, "Akhand Bharat: A Threat to Regional Peace." is now live on our website.

Hindu religious nationalists, including Savarkar, believe in a mythical Hindu homeland with frontiers across the subcontinent. The RSS did not recognise the Indian Constitution after 1947 due to the lack of Manu Laws, which formed the Hindu way of life with caste classification and discrimination.

#India #BJP #RSS #Hindutva #SouthAsia

https://t.co/ZWDDOia5fZ