Counter terrorism Project: Victory
With Grace For Pakistan
Prepared By: Zunaira Latif
Victory with Grace Consultants Inc.
December 2013
PSC 783
Problem of terrorism in Pakistan
1. Reductions in
investments
2. Impact on FDI
3. Lost exports
4. Extremism and
militancy
5. Poverty and
Unemployment
ARABIAN SEA
OIL FROM GULF
EUROPE
35%
USA
30%
JAPAN 86%
AUSTRALIA66%
Position Responsibilities of the
Consultants
1. Measures to address conditions conducive to
the spread of terrorism
2. Measures to combat terrorism;
3. Measures to build States’ capacity to prevent
and combat terrorism
4. Measures to ensure respect for human rights
for all and the rule of law
Short Term Proposals for Counter
terrorism
Proposal#1
1. Bomb Detection
Applications
2. Deployment of
Counter Bomber
Impact:
1. integrates radar
and video
2. Accurate
3. No Privacy Issues
4. Portable
Proposal#2:Improvement of Police
Stations Infrastructure
1. Better police-community relations through
improved infrastructure
2. Model replicated in United States and
Western Europe, as well as United Nations
(UN)
3. Corporate look with Front Desks
4. Monitoring through CCTV cameras
5. Morale building of Policemen
Proposal#3: Image Branding against
terrorism
Official counter terrorism Campaign
through Social media tools
Features:
1. Awareness
2. Neutralize extremist mindsets
3. Contribution towards de-radicalization
4. Platform for building counter terrorism
narrative
5. Soft image of Pakistan
Proposal#4: Civic education workshops
Civic Education workshops on:
1. increasing community awareness
2. counter terrorism painting exhibitions
inter faith dialogues
3. skill generation by youth
4. role of media in counter terrorism
efforts
5. Women awareness and empowerment
projects.
Meeting Long Term goals through
Capacity building of the state
Proposal #1 Employment
Generation: Replication
of Shakti Business
model
Facilitating distribution
system to transfer
consumer products via
women microentrepreneurs.
Shakti model Continued
Impact
1. improve living
conditions
2. Counter terrorism
solutions through
meeting business and
social objectives
3. Promotion of microenterprise products
4. Improvement of
overall infrastructure
of villages
Proposal#2
Reforms in Religious Seminaries
(Madressahs)
Project of Madressahs
modernization with
UNESCO
Impacts
1. Curriculum Revision
2. Capacity building of
Instructors abroad
3. Modern classroom
practices
4. Alignment of academic
education with
religious education
Proposal#3
Protection of non-profit organizations
(NPOs) from terrorist financing abuse
NPOs important role in
fighting against
terrorism through:
1. Programmed
Budgets
2. Financial Auditing
3. Registered financial
transactions
Proposal#4
Replication of Corporate MNCs Projects:
Project Sunlight
1. MNCs corporate responsibility to be
channelized against terrorism.
2. Project “Sunlight initiated in November 2013
Example of brands in action
3. Movement to educate children, provide them
amenities.
4. As counter terrorism strategy ,it possesses
potential to turn children into peaceful
citizens
Project Sunlight contd..
1. Unilever would be
providing meals to 2
million children
through WFP; Safe
drinking water and
hygiene facilities with
help of UNICEF.
2. Model is already
being implemented in
Brazil, India,
Indonesia, UK and US
December 2013 – PSC 783
Sean Nichols
Orientation
Current Situation
 Terror Attacks and Violence
 2012 - 700 Deaths and 525 wounded
 2012 - 270 Terror Attacks
 Corruption and Organized Crime
 High Poverty and Unemployment
 Porous Borders / Illicit Activity
 Hard-line State Policies
Russian Policies
 Hard-Power
 Counter-Terror Operations
 High-Value Leaders Targeting
 Detention, Torture, & Kidnapping
 Strategic Deterrence
 Intelligence Gathering
Russian Policies
 Soft-Power
 Economic Development
 Infrastructure Projects
 Tourism Development
 University System Access
 Less emphasis on ReconciliatoryFactors
Recommendations
1) Alter Special Operations and Security Practices
 Sieging of entire areas / Large civilian casualties
 Alienation of local populations
 Increase the use of technology / Reduce civilian deaths
2) End Human Rights Abuses and Strategic Deterrence
 Harsh interrogation, torture, and kidnapping
 Violence against relatives / burning of property
Recommendations
3) Fight Corruption and Provide Increased Representation
 Law enforcement & judicial system are corrupt
 Fair, Democratic elections / Prosecution of lawbreakers
4) Increased Dialogue / Reconciliation of Religious Groups
 Sufi and Salafis brought together / Stoppage of violence
 End of State discrimination towards specific groups
Questions?