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Transforming a university conflict into a student development platform Dr. Shahbaz Israr Khan June 11, 2013 Published by Peace and Conflict Monitor  Link: http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=990   In this article, Dr. Khan tells the story of how the student council of Gomal University was formed to mediate a conflict between two student societies, and eventually became a way for students to break down the barriers between them and play a meaningful role in the administration of the university. The conflict I am discussing here is an experience that my team and I, as a president of a student council [1] , had mediated and transformed at Gomal University, Pakistan, in 2008. Gomal University is located in Khyber Pukhtunkhaw (KP) province of Pakistan and receives students from all four provinces of the country and also from other countries like Sudan, Kenya, Nepal, Egypt, Syria are among few to mention. Most of the st...

Data tabulation: ‘Province lacks groups focused on youth’     Data tabulation: ‘Province lacks groups focused on youth’ By Our Correspondent Published: May 6, 2013 Share this article Print this page Email As many as 14 districts in the Punjab have no youth organisations at all,” says Shahbaz Israr Khan. DESIGN: SUNARA NIZAMI/FILE LAHORE:  “There is a dearth of youth-focused and youth-led organisations in many districts in the province. As many as 14 districts in the Punjab have no youth organisations at all,” said Bargad Programme Officer Shahbaz Israr Khan. Dr Khan has a degree in Gender and Peace Building from the UN  University for Peace. He led a team to develop the first ever Youth Directory, which aims to collate data on all youth organisations and informal groups in the country. The first volume was released last month by Bargad, an NGO working for the development of the youth. The project funded by a...