May, 2016
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN’S UNWANTED PROBLEM – AFGHAN REFUGEES (MAY 31, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan’s unwanted problem: Afghan refugees SOURCE: The News International Tuesday, May 31, 2016 By AYAZ AMIR The truth is that Afghans don’t like Pakistan, considering Pakistan to be a Punjabi state. For reasons rooted in history they have viewed Punjab through a prism of hostility, not least […]
IN THE NEWS: AMNESTY REPORTS STAGGERING RISE IN IDP’S (MAY 31, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Amnesty Reports Staggering Rise In IDPs SOURCE: TOLO News Tuesday, May 31, 2016 The number of Afghans displaced by violence and poverty has more than doubled over the past three years, from 500,000 to 1.2 million, said Amnesty International (AI) in a new report. The report, My […]
IN THE NEWS: STRATEGIC BLOWBACK (MAY 30, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Strategic blowback SOURCE: Newsweek Pakistan Monday, May 30, 2016 *PAKISTAN: SOUTH ASIA’S ANGRY YOUNG MAN On the anniversary of Pakistan’s Chaghai nuclear test on May 28, Pakistan felt scared of what might happen next at the hands of terrorists being seduced by its neighbors—India, Iran and Afghanistan—plus, […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN – FOREIGN POLICY DILEMMAS (MAY 30, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Foreign policy dilemmas SOURCE: The Express Tribune Monday, May 30, 2016 By HASAN ASKARI RIZVI The death of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor in a drone attack in Balochistan on May 21 has raised several serious issues about the formulation and management of Pakistan’s foreign policy. The […]
IN THE NEWS: ANALYSIS: IRAN HAS SUPPORTED THE TALIBAN’S INSURGENCY SINCE LATE 2001 (MAY 29, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Analysis: Iran has supported the Taliban’s insurgency since late 2001 SOURCE: The Long War Journal Sunday, May 29, 2016 By THOMAS JOSCELYN On May 21, an American drone strike ended Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour’s reign as the Taliban’s leader. As The Wall Street Journal first reported, US […]
IN THE NEWS: 5 YEARS LATER: SALEEM SHAHZAD’S UNSOLVED MURDER FURTHER WEAKENS PRESS FREEDOM IN PAKISTAN (MAY 29, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten 5 years later: Saleem Shahzad’s unsolved murder further weakens press freedom in Pakistan SOURCE: Asia Times Sunday, May 29, 2016 By AMIR MIR ISLAMABAD–Five years down the road since the May 2011 brutal killing of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, who was Islamabad Bureau Chief of Asia […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN FAILS TO SEAL F-16 DEAL AFTER FINANCING ROW WITH US: REPORT (MAY 28, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan fails to seal F-16 deal after financing row with US: Report SOURCE: Times of India Saturday, May 28, 2016 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan seems to have failed to seal the $700 million deal for the purchase of eight F-16 fighter jets from the US following a row between […]
IN THE NEWS: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF TALIBAN LEADER’S KILLING (MAY 28, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Eyewitness Account Of Taliban Leader’s Killing SOURCE: Gandhara Saturday, May 28, 2016 (Posted) By KIYYA BALOCH Muhammad Afzal (name changed) heard a loud bang on the hot afternoon of May 21 as he waited for a bus near his remote village Killi Sanat Khan in southwestern Pakistan. […]
IN THE NEWS: TALEBAN IN TRANSITION – HOW MANSUR’S DEATH AND HAIBATULLAH’S ASCENSION MAY AFFECT THE WAR (AND PEACE) (MAY 27, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Taleban in Transition: How Mansur’s death and Haibatullah’s ascension may affect the war (and peace) SOURCE: Afghanistan Analysts Network Friday, May 27, 2016 By BORHAN OSMAN *The killing of Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansur in an American drone strike has deprived the Taleban of their official, and before […]
IN THE NEWS: THE MANY FACES OF PAKISTANI SOVEREIGNTY (MAY 27, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten The many faces of Pakistani sovereignty SOURCE: The News International Friday, May 27, 2016 By AYAZ AMIR The mother of all embarrassments was the taking out of Sheikh Osama bin Laden. General Headquarters went into deep shock and commanding generals lost the use of their tongues. Mullah […]