The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), () is a strategic studies

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based in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

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established in 1973. It is funded by the

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. Its most famous member is the nationalist commentator

Shireen Mazari Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who served the Federal Minister for Human Rights, from 20 August 2018 to 10 April 2022. She is the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Chief Election Commi ...

. The organisation is devoted to providing an in-depth understanding and objective analysis of regional and global strategic issues, affecting international peace and security.

Discussion forum

Visiting dignitaries from other countries sometimes are invited to address and speak on worldwide current issues from this organisation's platform.Iran seeks to allay Chabahar port concerns
Aaj TV News website, Published 28 May 2016, Retrieved 3 May 2018 For example, in November 2017, the Japanese Ambassador Takashi Kurai gave a public talk here titled 'Japan-Pakistan Relationship: 65 Years and Beyond'. He reminded the audience that Pakistan was once the largest exporter of textiles to Japan while Japan was the largest exporter of machinery and vehicles to Pakistan. He also mentioned that then President

Ayub Khan Ayub Khan is a compound masculine name; Ayub is the Arabic version of the name of the Biblical figure Job, while Khan or Khaan is taken from the title used first by the Mongol rulers and then, in particular, their Islamic and Persian-influenced s ...

's visit to Japan was historical as the

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had welcomed him himself. He also said that more Pakistani textile products should be exported to Japan.

Tanvir Ahmad Khan Tanvir Ahmad Khan (12 June 1932 – 16 November 2013) was a career diplomat from Pakistan.Foreign Secretary (Pakistan) The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ) is the Federal Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Secretary, as in all other ministries of Government of Pakistan, is the bureaucratic head of the Ministry, who is a BPS-22 grade officer o ...

, after his retirement, had one time served as Director General and Chairman of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad.Ex-foreign secretary Tanvir Ahmad Khan dies
Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 November 2013, Retrieved 3 May 2018 In 2018,

Masood Khan Masood Khan () is a Pakistani-Kashmiri diplomat who is currently serving as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States. Khan also served as the 27th President of Azad Kashmir. Khan joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1980. From August 2 ...

, Pakistan's former

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was serving as the Director General of this institute.

References

External links

Institute of Strategic Studies Homepage
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