Panel Discussion on ‘Recollecting Yesterday and Imagining Tomorrow Meeting Students from Merged Districts’

PESHAWAR: Aspire-KP organized an interactive panel discussion titled “Peshawar University and Merged Areas: Recollecting Yesterday and Imagining Tomorrow” at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), University of Peshawar. Engaging directly with university students from the newly merged tribal districts, the session examined the historic academic linkages between the university and the border belt while exploring evidence-based policy solutions for higher education access, youth empowerment, and post-merger socioeconomic integration.

Pakistan- Afghanistan Peace Jirga held on 31 March at Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Jointly organized by Aspire-KP and Qaumi Islahi Tehreek, the “Pakistan–Afghanistan Peace Jirga” convened prominent political figures, religious scholars, tribal elders, and policy analysts to deliberate on de-escalating regional tensions. The assembly issued a joint declaration calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire, strict territory non-use guarantees, uninterrupted trade corridors, and the dignified repatriation of Afghan refugees through institutionalized diplomacy and citizen dialogue.