It is matter of great pleasure and honor for me to be part Pakistan Council on Foreign Relations (PCFR) as the Chairman. Since its formation, the Council has been educating the people of Pakistan on a variety of issues related to international relations, diplomacy, trade, economy, law, and cultural affairs. During its incumbency, prominent foreign diplomats, business experts, and scholars of international stature were invited to share their thought-provoking ideas with our members.
Over two decades, PCFR remained determined to facilitate the connection of Pakistan’s business community, academia, and civil society with the foreign diplomatic missions based in Pakistan and abroad accredited to Pakistan. This has helped to promote mutually beneficial relationships between Pakistan and other countries. In its efforts to share knowledge and expertise, PCFR has also been forward looking for developing linkages with national and international think tanks through signing MoUs. The most recent achievement in this respect is the signing of MoU between PCFR and the Centre for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC), Azerbaijan.
The last one year has seen many important developments across the globe. The major developments like great power competition, the lingering Ukraine-Russia War, the Iran-Saudi Arab rapprochement, the latest developments Palestine-Israel conflict, soaring global inflation, and climate change have unveiled a plethora of renewed challenges and opportunities for the comity of nations. In these evolving global dynamics countries like Pakistan can hardly escape the consequences.
In these developing global dynamics, Pakistan Council on Foreign Relations is playing important role in generating informed discussions through seminars, interactives sessions with diplomats, round-table conferences, and articles by our members. I have no doubt that PCFR will continue to play its part in the future as well.
Over two decades, PCFR remained determined to facilitate the connection of Pakistan’s business community, academia, and civil society with the foreign diplomatic missions based in Pakistan and abroad accredited to Pakistan. This has helped to promote mutually beneficial relationships between Pakistan and other countries. In its efforts to share knowledge and expertise, PCFR has also been forward looking for developing linkages with national and international think tanks through signing MoUs. The most recent achievement in this respect is the signing of MoU between PCFR and the Centre for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC), Azerbaijan.
The last one year has seen many important developments across the globe. The major developments like great power competition, the lingering Ukraine-Russia War, the Iran-Saudi Arab rapprochement, the latest developments Palestine-Israel conflict, soaring global inflation, and climate change have unveiled a plethora of renewed challenges and opportunities for the comity of nations. In these evolving global dynamics countries like Pakistan can hardly escape the consequences.
In these developing global dynamics, Pakistan Council on Foreign Relations is playing important role in generating informed discussions through seminars, interactives sessions with diplomats, round-table conferences, and articles by our members. I have no doubt that PCFR will continue to play its part in the future as well.
Ambassador Syed Hasan Habib is Chairman of the Pakistan Council on Foreign Relations. Ambassador Habib has served in Foreign Services of Pakistan for 30 years in different positions. Ambassador Habib represented Pakistan as head of mission in North Korea, Consul General in Chengdu, China, and also served in different positions at Pakistan’s missions in China, Iran, Netherland, Morocco, and Switzerland. Before joining Foreign Services, Ambassador Habib served in Postal Services of Pakistan. Ambassador Habib is also associated with the Institute of Business Management (IoBM), renowned university in Karachi as Senior Fellow and teach subjects related with International Relations and Pakistan Studies.