ISLAMABAD — The Center for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS), a recently established premier international think tank, is holding its inaugural seminar titled ‘Innovating Pakistan-Gulf Relations', at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Thursday. The seminar will be attended by leading politicians, renowned scholars, international energy experts, seasoned diplomats and serving and retired senior civilian and military leadership from various countries to deliberate upon vital contemporary and emerging traditional and non-traditional security challenges faced by Pakistan, Gulf region and the world at large. The seminar will involve formal launch of CPGS monograph series, which encapsulate a diverse range of important issues ranging from Pak-Gulf Relations: Past, Present and Future, the emerging dynamics of energy security of the Gulf region, Peaceful uses of nuclear technology and Afghanistan sans foreign troops and options for Pakistan. Qamar Zaman Kaira, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, will deliver the key-note address. Others who will speak on the occasion will include Gen. (Retd.) Ehsan-ul-Haq, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Maj. Gen. (retd.) Dr. Anwar Bin Majed Bin Anwar Eshki, Chairman Middle East Institute for Strategic and Legal Studies, Lt. Gen. (retd.) Agha Muhammad Umar Farooq, former president National Defense University, Faheem-Al-Hamid, managing editor, international, Okaz group of newspapers, Prof. Dr. Pervez Iqbal Cheema, Dean FCS, National Defense University, Tarek Mishkhes, Ambassador Arif Kamal, Tahir Sher Muhammad and Air Commodore (retd.) Khalid Iqbal. — SG
