Agenda: Islamabad Security Dialogue 2026

Islamabad Security Dialogue, a flagship event organized by the Government of Pakistan, is a platform for critical thinking and robust intellectual discourse on some of the most important and pressing challenges and opportunities facing Pakistan and the wider region.

The theme for the fourth edition of Islamabad Security Dialogue is:

NAVIGATING GLOBAL DISRUPTIONS: INVESTING IN IDEAS AND PEOPLE.

30 - 31 March, 2026

0900-1830 Hrs

Jinnah Convention Center—Islamabad, Pakistan

The fourth iteration of the two-day event, taking place in Islamabad, will be attended by international thinkers and scholars, renowned international media persons, practitioners, members of the federal cabinet, diplomatic corps, former government officials, legal experts, academics, think-tanks, and civil society members. The event will be inaugurated by His Excellency Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

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The two-day event will have the following eight sessions:
  • Comprehensive Security In A Disruptive World
  • The Making of Tomorrow: Transformations Shaping Global Futures
  • The Art of Multi Domain Warfare
  • Water Wars: A New Security Frontier?
  • How Hard Power Is Redefining Global Security Architecture
  • Where Everyone Matters: Shared Challenges and Cooperation In South Asia
  • New Media: Democratized Information and Weaponized Lies
  • Investing In Emerging Technologies: Securing the Future

INAUGURAL SESSION

(Closed Session)

  • 0900 - 1120
  • 0900 – 0930

Registration

-

  • 0930 - 0955

Arrival of Guests

-

  • 1000 - 1010

National Anthem and Recitation of the Holy Quran

-

  • 1010 – 1020

Welcome Remarks

  • Secretary
  • National Security Division

-

  • 1020 – 1120

Inaugural Addresses by Chief Guests

  • Foreign Head of State/Government
  • Prime Minister of Pakistan
  • 30 mins

Session 1

COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY IN A DISRUPTIVE WORLD
(NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORS FORUM)

  • 1130 - 1300
  • 1130 – 1135

Session Introduction

  • 5 mins
  • 1135 – 1150

Keynote Address

  • National Security Advisor of Pakistan
  • 15 mins
  • 1200 – 1300

Speeches by NSAs

  • 60 mins

Session 2

THE MAKING OF TOMORROW: TRANSFORMATIONS SHAPING GLOBAL FUTURES

(Open Session)

  • 1315 – 1500
  • 1315 – 1320

Session Introduction

  • 5 mins
  • 1320 – 1335

Keynote Address

  • Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan
  • 15 mins
  • 1200 – 1300

Moderated Panel Discussion

Christoff-Jeferlot
Christoff Jeferlot
Bastian-Giegerich-(IISS)
Bastian Giegerich (IISS)
Moeed-Yusuf
Moeed Yusuf
Wang-Jisi-(Peking-University)
Wang Jisi
Keyu-Jin-(London-School-of-Economics)
Keyu Jin
  • 60 mins
  • 1500 - 1550

LUNCH BREAK

  • 50 mins

Session 3

THE ART OF MULTI DOMAIN WARFARE

(Open Session)

  • 1600 – 1645
  • 1600 – 1605

Session Introduction

  • 5 mins
  • 1605 – 1645

Fireside Chat

  • Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force
  • Moderated by Alan Warnes, Air Forces Monthly
  • 40 mins

Session 4

WATER WARS: A NEW SECURITY FRONTIER?

(Open Session)

  • 1645 – 1805
  • 1645 – 1650

Session Introduction

  • 5 mins
  • 1650 – 1705

Keynote Address

  • Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination
  • 15 mins
  • 1705 – 1805

Moderated Panel Discussion

Christoff-Jeferlot
Christoff Jeferlot
Bastian-Giegerich-(IISS)
Bastian Giegerich (IISS)
Moeed-Yusuf
Moeed Yusuf
Wang-Jisi-(Peking-University)
Wang Jisi
Keyu-Jin-(London-School-of-Economics)
Keyu Jin
  • 60 mins

INAUGURAL SESSION

(Closed Session)

  • 0900 - 1100
  • 0900 – 0940

Registration

-

  • 0930 - 0955

Arrival of Guests

-

  • 1000 - 1010

National Anthem and Recitation of the Holy Quran

-

  • 1010 – 1025

Welcome Remarks

  • National Security Advisor
  • 15 mins
  • 1020 – 1120

Inaugural Address by Chief of Army Staff

  • Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir
  • 25 mins

Session 5

HOW HARD POWER IS REDEFINING GLOBAL SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
(COMMANDERS FORUM)

  • 1105 - 1300
  • 1105 – 1110

Session Introduction

  • 5 mins
  • 1110 – 1130

Keynote Address

  • Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
  • 15 mins
  • 1130 – 1300

Speeches by Senior Military Commanders

  • US (CENTCOM), China, Russia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UK, NATO
  • 90 mins

Session 6

WHERE EVERYONE MATTERS: SHARED CHALLENGES AND COOPERATION IN SOUTH ASIA

  • 1310 – 1430
  • 1310 – 1315

Session Introduction

  • 5 mins
  • 1315 – 1330

Keynote Address

  • Foreign Minister from a South Asian country
  • 15 mins
  • 1330 – 1430

Moderated Panel Discussion

Christoff-Jeferlot
Christoff Jeferlot
Bastian-Giegerich-(IISS)
Bastian Giegerich (IISS)
Moeed-Yusuf
Moeed Yusuf
Wang-Jisi-(Peking-University)
Wang Jisi
Keyu-Jin-(London-School-of-Economics)
Keyu Jin
  • 60 mins
  • 1430 - 1530

LUNCH BREAK

  • 60 mins

Session 7

NEW MEDIA: DEMOCRATIZED INFORMATION AND WEAPONIZED LIES

(Open Session)

  • 1530 – 1655
  • 1535 – 1540

Session Introduction

  • 5 mins
  • 1540 – 1555

Keynote Address

  • Minister for Information and Broadcasting
  • 15 mins
  • 1555 – 1655

Moderated Panel Discussion

Christoff-Jeferlot
Christoff Jeferlot
Bastian-Giegerich-(IISS)
Bastian Giegerich (IISS)
Moeed-Yusuf
Moeed Yusuf
Wang-Jisi-(Peking-University)
Wang Jisi
Keyu-Jin-(London-School-of-Economics)
Keyu Jin
  • 60 mins

Session 8

INVESTING IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: SECURING THE FUTURE

(Open Session)

  • 1700 – 1820
  • 1700 – 1705

Session Introduction

  • 5 mins
  • 1705 – 1720

Fireside Chat

  • Minister for Information Technology and Telecom
  • 40 mins
  • 1720 – 1820

Moderated Panel Discussion

Christoff-Jeferlot
Christoff Jeferlot
Bastian-Giegerich-(IISS)
Bastian Giegerich (IISS)
Moeed-Yusuf
Moeed Yusuf
Wang-Jisi-(Peking-University)
Wang Jisi
Keyu-Jin-(London-School-of-Economics)
Keyu Jin
  • 60 mins
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