Afghanistan/Pakistan
IN THE NEWS: AFGHAN PEACE LOST IN TRANSITION WORRIES (MAY 21, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghan peace lost in transition worries SOURCE: The Washington Post Tuesday, May 21, 2013 By PAMELA CONSTABLE Amid the scattered but steadily mounting carnage of the Taliban’s annual spring offensive, including a suicide bombing Monday that killed a provincial council head, hopes of stirring life into peace [...]
IN THE NEWS: [PAKISTAN] POISONED CHALICE (MAY 20, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Poisoned chalice SOURCE: The News International Monday, May 20, 2013 By CHRIS CORK No wonder Nawaz Sharif was happy to see the PTI of Imran Khan take Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – he knows that it holds the seeds of Khan’s undoing. Every imaginable challenge in governance is present [...]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHAN PRESIDENT SEEKS INDIAN MILITARY AID AMID PAKISTAN ROW (MAY 19, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghan President Seeks Indian Military Aid Amid Pakistan Row SOURCE: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Sunday, May 19, 2013 President Hamid Karzai is due to open a trip to India during which he is expected to seek more Indian assistance for Afghanistan’s armed forces. The three-day [...]
IN THE NEWS: POLITICS IN PAKISTAN’S BIGGEST CITY. A KILLING IN KARACHI (MAY 19, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Politics in Pakistan’s biggest city. A killing in Karachi SOURCE: The Economist Sunday, May 19, 2013 THE police in Karachi say they still have an open mind about the murder, late on May 18th, of Zohra Shahid Hussain, a senior politician with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), [...]
IN THE NEWS. SINO-PAK ALLIANCE: NAVAL AND NUCLEAR COOPERATION (MAY 18, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Sino-Pak alliance: Naval and nuclear cooperation SOURCE: Observer Research Foundation By C RAJA MOHAN Saturday, May 18, 2013 The unrealistic expectations in India from Li Keqiang’s visit to Delhi and Mumbai next week are likely to be tempered when weighed against the Chinese premier’s agenda in Pakistan. [...]
IN THE NEWS: THE LANDMARK ELECTIONS 2013 (MAY 17, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten The landmark elections 2013 SOURCE: Pakistan Observer Friday, May 17, 2013 By MIRZA ASLAM BEG The verdict of 11th May 2013, by the Pakistani voters, has demolished several myths, establishing new realities which promise a brighter future for Pakistan, emerging from the depths of sorrow and sacrifices [...]
IN THE NEWS: IMRAN KHAN BEGINS TEST OF HIS LIFE (MAY 17, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Imran begins Test of his life SOURCE: The Frontier Post Friday, May 17, 2013 By MUZAFFAR BUTT For the first time, relatively inexperienced Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) is going to make its debut in the political arena after winning majority seats in the Kyber Pakhtunkhawa. The PTI seems [...]
IN THE NEWS: IMRAN KHAN AGREES TO COOPERATE WITH RIVAL SHARIF IN PAKISTAN (MAY 16, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Imran Khan agrees to cooperate with rival Sharif in Pakistan SOURCE: The Indian Express Thursday, May 16 2013 Imran Khan today promised to cooperate with Nawaz Sharif to tackle key challenges like terrorism despite “serious political differences” with the PML-N chief who is set to become Pakistan’s [...]
IN THE NEWS: THE AFGHANISTAN CHALLENGE (MAY 15, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten The Afghanistan challenge SOURCE: Dawn Wednesday, May 15, 2013 By NAJMUDDIN A SHAIKH IT is more or less clear that despite security threats and administrative breakdowns the massive — by Pakistani standards — turnout in the May 11 elections has given Nawaz Sharif a clear mandate. It [...]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN ELECTIONS – A NEW DAWN IN PAKISTAN (MAY 15, 2013)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan Elections: A New Dawn in Pakistan SOURCE: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Wednesday, May 15, 2013 By SHUJAAT BUKHARI It is indeed the time for Pakistan and Pakistanis to celebrate. Braving the threats from extremists to not to recognize the polling booth as a step [...]