PICSS research and data are referenced by public institutions, researchers and media organisations examining conflict and security in Pakistan and South Asia. This archive documents how PICSS work enters policy, scholarship and public discourse.
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PICSS Referenced in 2026 Study of Geopolitics and Geo-Economics
A 2026 study on geopolitics and geo-economics describes PICSS as an Islamabad-based think tank and draws on PICSS analysis in discussing Pakistan’s…
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EUAA’s 2026 Pakistan Country Focus Uses PICSS as a Key Security Data Source
EUAA’s 2026 Pakistan Country Focus repeatedly draws on PICSS data and its Annual Security Report 2025 in assessing militant violence, casualties, regional…
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Dawn Editorial Draws on PICSS Data to Assess Pakistan’s 2025 Security Crisis
Dawn’s editorial A lethal year used PICSS data on fatalities, militant violence and regional security trends to assess Pakistan’s deteriorating security environment…
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Belgian CGRS Security Report on Pakistan Uses PICSS Data and Annual Security Reports
Belgium’s CGRS/Cedoca used PICSS Annual Security Reports, methodology and statistical data in its 2016 official Country of Origin Information assessment of Pakistan’s…
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PICSS Referenced in 2026 Study of Geopolitics and Geo-Economics
A 2026 study on geopolitics and geo-economics describes PICSS as an Islamabad-based think tank and draws on PICSS analysis in discussing Pakistan’s economic and strategic environment.
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PICSS Security Data Cited in 2026 Book on Afghanistan and India–Pakistan Geopolitics
A 2026 book on Afghanistan and India–Pakistan geopolitics uses PICSS data on conflict fatalities in its assessment of regional security trends.
EUAA’s 2026 Pakistan Country Focus Uses PICSS as a Key Security Data Source
EUAA’s 2026 Pakistan Country Focus repeatedly draws on PICSS data and its Annual Security Report 2025 in assessing militant violence, casualties, regional security trends and armed-group activity in Pakistan.
Dawn Editorial Draws on PICSS Data to Assess Pakistan’s 2025 Security Crisis
Dawn’s editorial A lethal year used PICSS data on fatalities, militant violence and regional security trends to assess Pakistan’s deteriorating security environment in 2025.
Open source ↗Belgian CGRS Security Report on Pakistan Uses PICSS Data and Annual Security Reports
Belgium’s CGRS/Cedoca used PICSS Annual Security Reports, methodology and statistical data in its 2016 official Country of Origin Information assessment of Pakistan’s security situation.
PICSS Referenced in India’s National Security: Annual Review 2015–16
PICSS is referenced in the 2016 volume India’s National Security: Annual Review 2015–16, edited by Satish Kumar.
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