The first international conference on peace, security and governance was organised by the Centre for Peace, Security and Development (Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education) in collaboration with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace at a local hotel.
According to organisers here, the former Ambassador Shahid Amin underlined the need to handle US-Pak relation with care and with willingness to remove whatever has arrived in the form of misunderstandings and not allowing them to become major issues.
Dr Masuma Hasan, chairperson Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) Karachi stressed on the role of women in maintaining peace. She quoted the UN Resolution 1325 which ensures special need for women to be taken into account at all levels whenever there negotiations for peace are been taken place. Goerge Perkovich, director Nuclear Policy Programme, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said that US can help in promoting educational reforms in Pakistan.
Syed Mustafa Kamal, former City Nazim Karachi said the democracy is about the empowerment of local government system as this is the only way to get people's contribution toward their cities and then the country. "We cannot fight and win the war against terrorism with the help of forces but by serving the people through a proper strategy", he noted.
Former federal minister Javed Jabbar said that Pakistan was a predominantly Muslim country than a theoretical state. Despite of all our flaws, we still have the capacity to produce balance and global level excellence. Former federal minister Dr Farooq Sattar and Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq in their brief remarks appreciated Abdullah Dadabhoy for establishing the Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education.
In his welcome address, Abdullah Dadabhoy, Chairman Board of Governors DIHE talked about the Centre for Peace, Security and Development DIHE and theme of the conference. Former Naval Chief Sahid Karimullah, Arif Habib, Dr S M Taha, Tariq Waseem Ghazi also spoke on the occasion.-PR