Smog in Lahore: Impact and Policy Options
Smog has turned Lahore from a ‘city of gardens’ to one of the most polluted cities in the world. Historically,

Suffering in Silence – Marital Rape in Pakistan
Marital Rape is a type of domestic violence and sexual abuse in which an individual is subjected to non-consensual intercourse

Language Under Constitution
Language is one of the important aspects of society. It is not some words brought together but an entity that connects an individual to his family, identity, culture, music, beliefs and wisdom (Zalmay, 2017). Currently in Pakistan there are 72 languages spoken (provincial and regional) including the official languages Urdu and English (Zalmay, 2017). In 2014 the Parliamentary Paper highlighted that 10 out of 72 languages are near extinction and despite the fact that four major provincial languages Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi and Pashto/ Puhkto are spoken in four provinces of Pakistan, with the exception of Sindhi, the other three have no official

Message from Dr. Saeed Shafqat
It gives me pleasure to share with you that since 2008, we have been publishing the Quarterly Research & News magazine. Over the years Quarterly has performed a very useful function of sharing the Centre’s activities and views of our guest speakers, while occasionally publishing research articles, policy briefs and consultative dialogue

Thesis
Articles

Comparative Study of EVM Performance
Ajwah Nadeem


Siachen Glacier Conflict: A Battle Worth Fighting?
Aleena Afzaal


The Phenomenon of Globalization
Fareeha Adnan


Pak – Afghan trade – Taliban takeover, a blessing in disguise?
Nimra Zahid Mir


Suffering in Silence – Marital Rape in Pakistan
Neesa Abbas


Smog in Lahore: Impact and Policy Options
Muhammad Shahid

Events Overview

Policy Brief Series Launch Event with Civil Service Academy 
CPPG & Pakistan Administrative Service


Geo-political transformations in the Indo-Pacific and their relevance for Pakistan
Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot and Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
Webinar


Transformations in Pakistan’s political economy and CPEC
Professor Matthew McCartney
Seminar


China-Pakistan Relations in the Twenty-First Century’ by Ayesha Siddique
Centre for Public Policy and Governance
Book Launch

Reviews and Recommendation

Book Review: Ethnic Federalism In Pakistan by Maryam S. Khan
Nimra Zahid Mir
Reviewed by Nimra Zahid Mir. “Ethnic Federalism in Pakistan: Federal design, construction of ethno-linguistic identity and group conflict” is an


Book Review: Property Taxes and State Incapacity in Pakistan by Dr. Mujtaba Piracha
Roha Suhail Qureshi and Ajwah Nadeem
Reviewed by Roha Suhail Qureshi and Ajwah Nadeem. Dr. Mujtaba Piracha was ideally suited to pen the first-of-its-kind detailed analysis
