Institute of Regional Studies

Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad
ادارہِ علاقائی تحقیق اسلام آباد ، پاکستان
FormationNovember 1981; 43 years ago (1981-11)
FounderAgha Ibrahim Akram
TypeSouth Asian policy think tank and research institute
Legal statusNonprofit corporation
PurposePolicy analysis
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
President
Ambassador Jauhar Saleem
IRS Team
  • Aarish U. Khan
  • Humera Iqbal
  • Imran Sardar
  • Maryam Mastoor
  • Nabila Jaffer
  • Shahid Ilyas
  • Zunaira Inam
  • Ammad Farooq
  • Amna Nisar Abbasi
  • Reema Shaukat
  • Aizah Azam
  • Fraz Naqvi
  • Talha Tufail Bhatti
  • Aleena Shah
  • Sandaleen Qaiser
Websitewww.irs.org.pk

The Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad (ادارہِ علاقائی تحقیق اسلام آباد ، پاکستان) is an independent, non-profit research centre devoted to the study of the region around Pakistan: South Asia, Southwest Asia (Iran, Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf), China, and central Asia, as well as the Indian Ocean region. It also studies and analyses policies of major power centers towards South Asia. The institute was set up in November 1981 and founded by Agha Ibrahim Akram. It is considered one of Pakistan's leading think tanks.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Tikekar, Maneesha (2004). Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan. Bibliophile South Asia. ISBN 978-81-85002-34-7.
  2. ^ "Message by Founder-President". Archived from the original on 12 February 2007.
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