PROGRAM

SEMINAR ON

NOVEMBER 30, 2006 WORKSHOP
THEME: CONFLICT RESOLUTION: REALITIES AND SOLUTIONS

     

9.30 A.M Welcome and Introductions

Session One 9.40-10.45 A.M.
Chair: Dr. Abdur Rob Khan
Chief Guest: Prof. Dr. Akhlaq Ahmed, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi
Theme: Conceptual Framework
Opening remarks by Prof. Talat A. Wizarat, Prof. Moonis Ahmar, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
Key note address: Prof. Dr. Rifaat Hussain, Executive Director, Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Speech by Chief Guest, Prof. Dr. Akhlaq Ahmed, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi

Tea: 10.45-11.00 A.M.

Session Two 11.00-12.15
Chair: Prof. Dr. Talat A. Wizarat
Theme: Conflict Resolution Realities and Solutions: A South Asian Perspective

1. Presentation on, A South Asian Mechanism for Conflict Resolution by Dr. Abdur Rob Khan, Director Research, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka
2. Presentation by Prof. Dr. Mehtab Ali Shah, Department of International Relations, University of Sindh, Jamshoro on Gaps in State and Society: Approaches of Conflict and Conflict Resolution: A Case Study of Kashmir Dispute in Pakistan.

Session Three 12.15-1.30
Chair: Prof. Dr. Mehtab Ali Shah
Theme: Global and Regional Conflicts

1. Presentation on An Overview of Contemporary Conflicts by Fizzah Ali and Sana Anis
2. Presentation on The Role of Research Institutes and Think Tanks in the Process of Conflict Resolution and Management by Jordan James and Haris B. Aziz
3. Presentation on, The Role of Students in the Process of Conflict Resolution by
   Wajiha Nabi, Salman Ahmed, Madiha Naqvi and Fizzah Ali

Lunch: 1.30-2.15

Session Four 2.15-3.30
Theme: Simulation Exercise on, Iran-U.S. Nuclear Crisis

3.30-3.45: Concluding remarks and findings