LAW & SOCIETY

“O you who believe! Show integrity for the sake of God and bear witness with justice. Do not let hatred for a people incite you against justice. Be just. That is closer to God-consciousness”

[Quran, 5:8]

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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Pakistan

We have been working in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Trade Dispute Resolution Organisation of Pakistan (TDRO) to draft a state-of-the-art, comprehensive regime for the swift, efficient and effective resolution of international import and export disputes in Pakistan. This legislation promises to be effective given the participation and consultation of stakeholders, business communities, chambers of commerce, lawyers and judges that has been taken on board in drafting. The Legislative Statute is expected to be completed in June 2016 at which time it will be presented as a Bill before Parliament.

Water Wars of the World – Pakistan Case-Study

Just as last century’s wars were on oil, this century’s wars were predicted to be on water and the last 20 years has seen the truth of that prediction. The issue of water is of urgent relevance to Pakistan – from the conflict with India over the Indus Water Treaty, the problem of glaciers of the Himalayas and the steadily decreasing water table which is inversely proportional to the steadily increasing population.
AKF has partnered with a leading international law firm to study the situation in Pakistan and South Asia vis-a-vis the right to water under international law and how to tackle “water wars” from grass-roots wastage problems to national policy measures.

Counter-Narrative to Terrorism

The last 15 years have brought into sharp focus the reality that military force alone cannot defeat extremism and capturing and killing terrorists alone is not an effective strategy. One needs to understand how and why individuals become terrorists. Today, the focus of international counterterrorism efforts has shifted and more attention is being paid to the ‘softer’ side of the fight against terrorism. At AKF, ground-work has been laid to set up a Steering Committee on Counter-Narrative to Terrorism. This project has been undertaken in collaboration with the Lahore College for Women University (“LCW”), Lahore, Pakistan which holds the distinction of being the largest women’s university in Asia with a student population of 21,000. The objective is to research and document a reasoned counter-narrative to terrorism andengage civil, and government society in a constructive, result-oriented dialogue.