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WORKSHOP
ON
THE WORLD AFTER SEPTEMBER 11: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
AT HOTEL REGENT PLAZA
FEBRUARY 22, 2003
PROGRAM
ON PEACE STUDIES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION, DEPT. OF INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI
IN COLLABORATION WITH
HANNS SEIDEL FOUNDATION, ISLAMABAD
INAUGURAL
SESSION: 9.15-10.00 A.M
Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Program Director
Introduction to the Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
by Mr. Naeem Ahmed, Program Coordinator
Address by Dr. Prof. Talat A. Wizarat, Chairperson, International
Relations Department
Address by Prof. Dr. Abuzar Wajidi the Dean Faculty of Arts, University
of Karachi
Address by Dr. Andreas Reick, Resident representative, Hanns Seidal
Foundation, Islamabad.
Address by Prof. Dr. Zafar S. Saify, Vice-Chancellor, University
of Karachi
TEA:
10.00-10.30 A.M.
SESSION
ONE: 10.30-12.15
Chair: Prof. Sridhar Khatri, Executive Director, Regional Center
for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
1. Key note address by Professor Pervez Iqbal Cheema, President,
Islamabad Policy Research Institute.
2. The concept of terrorism: Myth or Reality? by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha,
Security Analyst based in Islamabad and Correspondent Jane's Information
Group.
3. Terrorism: Challenge or an Opportunity? by Dr. Moonis Ahmar.
4. Linkage between Terrorism and Religious Extremism: Challenges
for the Muslim World by Dr. Sheikh Mutahir Ahmed, Assistant Professor,
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
SESSION
TWO: 12.15-1.30 P.M
Chair: Brig (Retd) A.R.. Siddiqi, Executive Director, Regional Institute
of Strategic Studies, Karachi.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM
1. U.S. War on Terrorism: Successes and Failures by Dr. Haider Nizamani,
SSRC-SDPI Fellow, Islamabad.
2. U.S. War on Terrorism: A Non-U.S. Perspective by Ms. Ammara Durrani,
Assistant Editor, The News International
LUNCH:
1.30-2.15 P.M.
Session
Three: 2.15-3.30 P.M
Chair: Mr. M. B. Naqvi, eminent journalist
REGIONAL DIMENSIONS OF TERRORISM
1. Preventing or Combating Terrorism: A regional approach by Prof.
Sridhar Khatri
2. India-Pakistan Relations after September 11 by Mr. Naeem Ahmed.
3. SAARC perspective on Terrorism by Mr. Shamsul Muktadir, Independent
Researcher, Dhaka, Bangladesh and UNESCO fellow at the Department
of International Relations, University of Karachi
Session
Four: 3.30-4.30
Chair: Professor Pervez I. Cheema.
DOMESTIC DIMENSIONS OF TERRORISM
1. Domestic dimensions after September 11 by Mr. Aamir Ahmed Khan,
Editor, The Herald, Karachi.
2. Economic Predicament after September 11 by Kaiser Bengali, Deputy
Managing Director, Social Policy Development Center, Karachi.
Suggestions
and Recommendations
4.30-5.30
TEA
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