Speakers at a seminar on peace building and conflict resolution stressed the need for resolving conflicts through a positive frame of mind, tolerance, commitment and a pragmatic approach.

The seminar was organised by the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation on Wednesday in collaboration with the US Institute of Peace at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF).

The house was opened by Dr Andrew Robertson, an American expert on conflict resolution.

He said that in 1984, the US Congress had created the US Institute of Peace aiming at preventing violent conflicts and to facilitate the parties to resolve disagreements through dialogue. He said besides the congress and the legislative houses, the USA had a think-tank to advise the government on national and international affairs.

He said the institute had been working on building a civil society in Pakistan by hosting radio shows, working with communities to empower women, engaging the youth and training teachers and students in conflict management

...American expert Jacqueline Wilson said that peace was not the absence of conflict, but the resolution of conflict in a peaceful manner. She said it was natural for conflicts to develop and that people must learn how to resolve them.

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