This volume is based on papers presented at the two-day international conference ―Towards an Asian Century: Future of Economic Cooperation in SAARC Countries‖ held on November 20-21, 2013 at Islamabad Hotel, Islamabad. The Conference was jointly organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, (HSF) Islamabad

The intriguing history of Islam in South Asiarecounted, analyzed and interpreted from various viewpoints:this book is expected to be a useful contribution to theacademic literature on the history of the region. It is ancollection of papers authored by a group of distinguishedspecialists who participated in the International Seminar onIslamic History, Art and Culture in South Asia held inIslamabad, Pakistan in 1986

This collection of folk tales and folk lores comprises heroes and heroines of the Panjab in the times gone by. Often told in the form of poems and ballads by the muses of yore, the legends describe the life, loves, adventures and heroics of these colourful characters. The book brings out the true flavour of Punjabi poetry through renditions of many of the original poems

There is a large volume of literature on Pakistan in the field of social sciences in general and popular culture in particular. Thus, there was an urgent need for a separate bibliography on this topic. An annotated bibliography covering all the existing literature on this topic

This monograph, shedding light on the economic, political, cultural, spiritual and intellectual linkages between Central Asians Republics and Pakistan, is based on the proceedings of conference titled 'Energy, Trade and Transit: Pak Central Asia Ties with Focus on Kazakhstan' held at IPS. Primarily comprising the papers as well as deliberations made by the experts of the region. The publication is a good reading to understand the security situation in the region, mutual concerns, the initiatives taken to strengthen the relations and the troubling factors in the relationship between Pakistan and CARs, strategic vision and practical strategies to increase bilateral as well as regional cooperation

This book contains brief description of a select portfolio of Pakistan`s products

Gandhara is the classic land on either side of the Indus river, the western comprising Peshawar valley. Throughout this land there developed the famous art between 1st century B.C. and 7th century AD, known after this geographic name as Gandhara art. The primary aim of the art is not to extol the kings or their ministers but to adore the Buddha, his whole life from birth to death and the preachings that he delivered to manking for the observation of moral ways of life and for salvation. This book helps to understand Gandharan art

This ground-breaking volume postulates an original thesis about the confluence of Western and Muslim aesthetics and emergence of a new international genrein contemporary art, Calligraph-art

The Council of Islamic Ideology organized a Round Table on 3rd February 2009 and invited to the ambassadors from Muslim countries to deliberate on these momentous developments, express and share their views on the issues together with eminent scholars and foreign policy experts in Pakistan. The purpose of this Round Table was to initiate a process of thought sharing on common issues faced by the Muslim world

The Council of Islamic Ideology is a Constitutional body whose functions have been enumerated in articles 227 - 230 of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. One of these functions is to submit all its recommendations, on different issues relating to law, society and economy in the form of Annual Reports. The Council has been, regularly, submitting its Annual Reports in Urdu, ever since its inception in 1973. Recently, however, it has been decided that a brief and concise Summary of Annual Report may also be published in English. This English Summary Annual Report, for the year 2004 - 2005, is the first of this series