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Our work is targeted but not limited to the communities in Muzaffarabad, Mirpur and Poonch Divisions of Jammu & Kashmir. In Muzaffarabad Division our focus areas are Muzaffarabad City, Neelum Valley and District Bagh. In Poonch Division, Rawalakot, Hajira & Abbaspur are focused by our volunteers and activists. We are also working in districts Mirpur, Kotli and Bhimber.Together with other civil society organizations around the globe, Press for Peace (PFP) concentrates on fundamental issues of today and identifies ways and means to address these issues. Initially, PFP started working at local level, where lot of emphasis was on highlighting sufferings and hardships of downtrodden and exploited communities. However, with the passage to time PFP strengthened its linkages with other regional and international like minded people and organizations in order to contribute globally. Being actively involved in the humanitarian work and relief activities just a few hours after the earthquake, Press for Peace (PFP) emerged as a motivating source for a huge number of volunteers in Jammu and Kashmir. Now, it has become a well-established and well-reputed organization.
Environmental degradation in Azad Kashmir | Kashmir: Building Peace Through Trade
Ejaz Mir, a young entrepreneur, lives in a small town at the border of Kashmir, which is divided into an Indian and a Pakistani side. Whenever the tensions between both nuclear powers escalate over their borders, shadows of war and clouds of fear hover over this town.
 Kashmri trader Ejaz Mir stands at the LoC
where Intra-Kashmir trade takes place.
Since childhood, this young trader has been witnessing shells falling, wounded civilians and the destruction of hospitals, schools and business structures in his surrounding area. However, when in 2002 India and Pakistan decided to establish travel and business links between the two divided parts of Kashmir, after 60 years of lack of communication, he finally regained hopes of rebuilding his stagnant business. Read Full Article
Press for Peace is a not-for-profit organization working in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established in 1999 as a platform to provide advocacy, capacity building, research and networking in peace & security, human rights, gender empowerment, sustainable development and related issues.Press for Peace is a charitable organisation registered by the department of Joint Stock Companies and Firms in Azad Kashmir under the provisions of Pakistan Societies Act 1860 applicable to the Azad Government of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Read More
Press for Peace (PFP) envisions a world of lasting peace and happiness for individuals of all creeds, cultures, races and regions of the world. It envisages that freedom to live, prosper and perform according to one’s belief is natural way to ensure basic human rights for all people of the world. However, it emphasizes on a balanced approach for individuals and community groups to perform in a way that their beliefs, physical actions and mental approaches are not harmful for any of the species of the globe.
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Environmental Issues and Need of Sustainable Development Writer/Resarcher: Ejaz Ur-Rehman
Language: English
Publisher: Press for Peace
Environmental issues and Sustainable Development concepts have often been ignored in relief, rehabilitation and development activities in the earthquake affected areas of the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. This study contributes to our current knowledge of disaster relocation literature and sustainable development of community. The researcher is Director Environment in Press for Peace.
Writer: Eva Maria Teja Mayer
Language: German
Publisher: Tyrolia-Publisher’s House, Austria
Hero of this book is Munir, an 11-year old school-boy from a mountain village near Bagh in Azad Kashmir. Despite having been injured himself, Munir supports his family and friends in the struggle of survival after devastating earthquake in 2005. Miss Eva has a first-hand experience of those tragedies which emerged after the disaster. She is a long-time associate of PFP.
Development at the cost of DestructionPakistan has initiated a mega power project in its administrative part of Kashmir without fulfilling mandatory environmental obligations required for development projects. Contemporary international environmental laws and standards bound all governments and their publics to conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and ecological surveys (both phase1&2) in every developmental project to achieve goals of sustainable development, nonetheless, Pakistan’s official Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA), has started the construction of US $2.16 billion- Neelum-Jhelum Hydro Project in a remote and scenic Neelum Valley -100 km to the north-west of Islamabad, through a consortium of Chinese firms in order to generate 969 Megawatt electricity, without fulfilling the set global criteria. Read More
Ecotourism a Sustainable Development Option in Azad Kashmir
Ecotourism has become an important economic activity in natural areas around the world. Tourism is becoming increasingly popular, as both domestic and international visitors flock to the most attractive places. Tourism is one of the largest and steadily growing economic sectors world - wide, as well as being a sector in which developing nations have a considerable stake. For this reason alone, tourism is a re levant factor in terms of development policies. Especial ly in nature conservation, the “ecotourism” option is increasingly advocated in order to contribute to conservation project funding and offer economic incentives for the preservation of ecosystems and their biodiversity. Read Ejaz's Blog |
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