Awareness Workshop on Peace and Regional Cooperation

Awareness Workshop on Peace and Regional Cooperation

An awareness workshop for the youth “The role of youth in promoting regional peace and cooperation” was organised at PILER Centre on 28/12/2010.

Youngsters, 20 males and 20 females, teachers of temporary schools for flood affected at labour complex and Northern Bypass flood relief camps participated in the workshop. In addition, Muqatda Mansoor,B.M Kutty, Nizamuddin Nizamani, Mr. Shujauddin Qureshi, Shahab Khattak, Zulfiqar Shah and Mr. Kamal Jamro were the resource persons (speakers) in the workshop.

Mr. Muqtada Mansoor faculty member at Biztech University revolved his discussion around understanding of conflict and peace while involving the participants. He discussed different dimensions of conflicts ranging from domestic to local and regional as well as international and the initiatives to resolve those conflicts. Participants of the workshop actively contributed during the discussion.

Mr. B.M Kutty of PILER told about initiatives taken by the Pakistan Peace Coalition for maintaining peace and reduction of the conflict like situation in the region particularly between the two arch rivals India and Pakistan.

Zulfiqar Shah, Joint Director of PILER gave a presentation about globalization with special reference to political and economic globalization which is being witnessed in the form of IMF, WB, WTO and Multi-National Corporations (MNCs). Moreover, he apprised them of the regionalism including regional arrangements for cooperation such as SAARC, ASEAN, European Union, African Union etc. He informed them that youth should acquaint itself of the wider spectrum of society whereby they could play much broader and significant role.

Nizamuddin Nizamani, a trainer and columnist gave a presentation on conflict and peace which was followed by Q&A session from the participants.

Shahab Khattak of Amn Tahrik, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province gave an overview of the law and order situation in his province and Taliban’s atrocities against citizens. He pointed out that it was due to wrong policies of military regimes regarding Afghanistan in the past and because of those polices people are suffering.

At the end Mr. Sharafat Ali gave a vote of thanks and the participants were given certificates of participation.