Think Tanks of Pakistan

Pakistan has a number of think tanks which mainly revolve around Internal Politics, Foreign Security Issues, and Regional Geo-Politics. Most of these are centered around the capital, Islamabad, and have been founded by former Military and Intelligence Personnel.

Other think tanks concern religion and how its influence could grow in an otherwise unreligious country. These are centred throughout the country and work under the umbrella of the mammoth Jamaat-e-Islami with headquarters in Lahore and has immense global influence, reach and regard among Muslims.

There are several other think tanks as well, such as those concerning the state of education in the country which hold many former or present educationists. There are also think tanks concerning human rights, women rights, labour rights, justice, city development, heritage protection and environmental protection, all headed by the country's urban dwelling, educated elite living, most of whom have studied and/or worked abroad.

Most are known to the general public through seminars and newspaper articles, or conducting workshops and lectures at colleges and universities. BrassTacks, a security and geopolitical think tank based in Islamabad  however has broken the trend and now has a TV show with its head now a TV personality. Islamic think tanks and their heads were already famous throughout the world. Following are the Think Tanks of Pakistan:-

• Applied Economics Research Center (AERC)
• Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
• Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)
• Social Policy and Development Center (SPDC)
• Collective for Social Science Research (CSSR)
• Alternative Solutions Institute (ASI)
• GrandeStrategy Institute (GSI)
• Institute for Development Studies and Practices (IDSP)
• Institute of Leadership in Media (ILIM)
• Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA)
• Pakistan Institute of National Affairs (PINA)
• Sustainable Development Policy Institute
• Institute of Regional Studies(IRS)
• Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS)
• Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)
• Strategic Institute for Maritime Affairs
• Pakistan Academy of Sciences
• Spearhead Research
• Good Governance Forum