Roundtable Discussion “Pakistan; A Land of Opportunities for Central Asian Republics”


On 8th march 2018, CGSS organized a Roundtable Discussion on “Pakistan; A Land of Opportunities for Central Asian Republics” at Islamabad Club. The event brought together senior Advisory Board Members and experts from academia sector who provided their valuable input on this significant topic. The aim of the Roundtable discussion was to identify possible opportunities that Pakistan can offer to Central Asia as Pakistan’s geographical proximity with the Central Asian region serves as a gateway for strengthening political, economic and cultural ties in the region.
The participants stressed on the need to increase economic cooperation and people to people interaction while stating that CPEC offers a strategic opportunity for CARs to market their goods more competitively in the regional and global market, while also fostering regional economic and trade connectivity. They were of the view that both Central Asia and Pakistan have cultural affinity and commonalities. They also stated that in achieving the above goals there are multiple challenges but with concerted efforts, we can overcome it and for that we have to work very hard. This valuable input was provided by the following academia experts and Advisory Board Members of CGSS:
1. Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal – Professor School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
2. Ambassador Hasan Javed - Director, Chinese Study Centre, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad
3. Dr. Muhammad Islam - Dean/Director, Iqra University
4. Dr. Muhammad Khan - Brigadier/Professor, Department of Politics International Relations, Islamic University, Islamabad
5. Dr. Azmat Hayat - Former Chairman, Area Study Center, University of Peshawar
6. Dr. Adnan Sarwar - Professor/ HOD, Department of International Relation, NUML University
7. Dr. Raiz Shad - Department of International Relation, NUML University
8. Dr. Adam Saud - Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Bahria University
9. Dr. Zamir Ahmed Awan - Deputy Director, Chinese Study Centre, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad
10. Lieutenant General Naeem Khalid Lodhi, (Retd) – Member Advisory Board CGSS
11. Major General Hafiz Masroor Ahmed, (Retd) – Vice President CGSS
12. Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed Gondal – Former Federal Secretary and Member Advisory Board CGSS
13. Ambassador Amjad Majid Abbasi – Member Advisory Board CGSS
14. Brigadier Akhtar Nawaz Janjua, (Retd) – Member Advisory Board CGSS
15. Brigadier Abdul Rehman Bilal, (Retd) – Member Advisory Board CGSS
16. Mr. Khalid Rahim – Member Advisory Board CGSS
17. Mr. Javed Majid - Member Advisory Board CGSS

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