Turkey and Pakistan initiated security discussions in Istanbul on Tuesday, bringing together scholars and practitioners from both countries to focus on regional issues, policies and economic cooperation.
In what is described as the first Turkey-Pakistan security dialogue, professor Rabia Akhtar from the University of Lahore said the participants elaborated on how the regional security architecture shaped the foreign policies of the two countries.
“This is the first such opportunity to listen firsthand from scholars of the two countries, to share our views candidly, which was intellectually a very, very engaging exercise,” said Akhtar, who is director of the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research at the university.
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